#32: Are You Ready for Some Radical Environmental Justice?

In Episode 32 , Quinn & Brian ask: Are You Ready for Some Radical Environmental Justice? Our guest is Shantha Ready Alonso , Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries, which we're pretty sure means she's the boss of all the religious folks out there – and luckily enough for you pious people, she's delightful! The mission of Creation Justice Ministries is to "educate, equip, and mobilize Christian communities and individuals to protect, restore, and rightly share God's Creation." But more than that, and this is why we really wanted to chat with Shantha, they focus on providing support to the vulnerable and marginalized. As an individual, when you watch the news and see all of the problems in the world (and then maybe pour yourself another drink or cry a little), those big problems can feel insurmountable for a regular person. And as the environment rapidly deteriorates and starts fighting back, the marginalized communities that are already suffering the most from our systematic problems just get more crap piled onto them. But Creation Justice Ministries is going into small vulnerable communities, asking the people who live there what actually needs to be done, and then educating them on how to solve those problems themselves. Because that's where people actually give a shit, and that's where you can have the most impact. Trump's Book Club: The Green Bible Links: Creation Justice Ministries Facebook: Twitter: @CreationJustice YouTube: youtube.com/user/NCCCEcoJustice Read: "Science Has Resolved the Question of Boxers vs. Briefs" The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Earth Day Sunday The Season of Creation LVEJO - Leadership Development for the Sustainable Self Determination of Little Village Katherine Hayhoe US Climate Action Network Connect with us: Intro/outro by Tim Blane Follow Quinn: @quinnemmett Follow Brian: @briancolbertken

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#32: Are You Ready for Some Radical Environmental Justice? is an episode from Important, Not Important.

This episode is 01:12:54 long.

This episode was published on Aug 28, 2018.

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