CLIMATE JUSTICE & URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Methods and Activities for Educators Presented by: Cynthia Espinosa Marrero, Pulegium Consulting
● Understand the definition of Climate Justice and intersections in Urban EE ● Understand up to three hands-on urban environmental education activities ● Have time to network amongst each other.
● Intro & Overview of workshop ● Activity #1: Common Circles. ● Activity #2: #Tech #social media ● Activity #3: Tell me what nature means to you ● Closing & Evaluation
PULEGIUM CONSULTING Cynthia M. Espinosa Marrero
My Business Name: Pulegium Consulting, named after the Pennyroyal plant Mentha Pulegium
Trainings for Educators/Trainers *Diversity, Inclusion and Undoing Racism in the Environmental field *Ecological Design/Permaculture and how to use it to design your educational projects/programs *Community engagement in Environmental Education
Curriculum Development *Food systems *Community Engagement *Diversity, Inclusion and Undoing Racism in food systems/environmental field *Community Service Learning
Teaching
Relief Work with Puerto Rican Farmers
Climate Justice Climate justice is a subfield of environmental justice, concerned with “the inequitable distribution of the adverse impacts of climate change on economically, politically, and socially marginalized communities around the world” (Mitchell & Chakraborty, 2014, p. 476).
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Urban Environmental Education “Urban EE has the same objectives as traditional EE: to encourage awareness, knowledge, attitude formation, skill development, and participation in solving environmental problems. Both traditional and urban environmental educators strive for an environmentally literate citizenry that is willing and able to solve environmental problems.” Frank, J. and Zamm, M. (1994), p. 2
Image credit: Antioch University Seattle New Urban EE Program
According to Cohen (n.d), roughly ● “At least 70 % of the U.S. three-quarters of greenhouse gas population will live in cities by emissions are emitted in urban 2050 and 51% of them will be areas (p.5). people of color who come from diverse ethnic and cultural “By 2050, the World Bank (2016) backgrounds.” estimates that 1.9 billion ● Social justice plays a big role in city-dwellers will live in water-stressed cities, characterized determining how people live by seasonal water shortages, up and thrive in cities. from 500 million in 2000.” (Cohen, n.d. p.4) Data from: Thomashow, C. (2018). Urban Environmental Education & Social Equity. eePro. Retrieved from: Data from: Cohen, D.A.. (n.d.). Climate Justice and the Right to https://naaee.org/eepro/groups/diversity-equity-and-inclusion City. Penn Institute for Urban Research. Retrieved from: /discussions/urban-environmental-education-and-social http://penniur.upenn.edu/uploads/media/Cohen.pdf
Hands-on Activity #1: Common Circles
Hands-on Activity #2: #Technology #social media
Technology & Social Media Social media are computer-based technologies like websites and phone applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Some popular social media websites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Youtube. (Obar, Jonathan A.; Wildman, Steve, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media#cite_note-SMDefin ition-1).
● Increase Live Streaming 2018 Social ● More privacy related applications Media Trends ● Increase of Gamification and social media combination ● Sponsored Posts ● Product Placements ● Employment Advocacy Retrieved from: DeMers, J. (2017). Forbes Magazine & 3D Digital.
Guidelines for Activity ○ If you have your phone, take 2 minutes to login to one of your social media accounts and search the following hashtags: ■ #urbanee ■ #climatejustice ○ Once you found an image or statement that catches your attention, share it with the person next to you (5 mins). ○ If you do not have social media accounts, write down ideas of what other technological uses you or your organization should look into and questions that you may have.
Music Video: Grow Food by Appetite for Change. Appetite For Change is a North Minneapolis nonprofit organization that uses food as a tool to build health, wealth and social change.
Group Discussion What were some environmental education message in the music video? What was surprising for you? What would you do differently?
Hands-on Activity #3: Tell me what nature means to you.
Guidelines for Activity ○ In walking pairs, go outside and find an item from nature that calls your attention. We ask to observe and leave nature where it belongs! ○ Take 10 minutes as a pair, 5 minutes each to share your item and what it means to you. ○ Return back in 10 minutes!
Group Discussion What were some items that you found? What were some stories that came up? Did you find this activity useful?
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