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Oppressive Heat: Climate Change and Civil Rights

Oppressive Heat: Climate Change and Civil Rights

FromClimate One


Oppressive Heat: Climate Change and Civil Rights

FromClimate One

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Communities of color often live closest to factories and refineries that spew toxic pollution. That’s one reason why polls show more African Americans and Latinos say climate is a serious concern than whites.

Ingrid Brostrom, Assistant Director, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, Pastor Emeritus, Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta, GA Mystic, Musician, Bay Area Coordinator, Hip Hop Caucus

This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA on October 31, 2017.
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Released:
Nov 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Host Greg Dalton brings you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.