For too long, many environmental organizations have practiced an advocacy that doesn’t acknowledge the nurturance and manipulation of white racism as a taproot of our opposition’s political power. As a climate movement, we have both a moral and a strategic imperative to change that.
It’s no secret that a Trump presidency would spell disaster for our climate. What we need to focus on is connecting Republicans down the ballot with Trump and his unforgivable policies.
Climate justice is inextricably tied to the fights against racism, inequality, and hate. Two opportunities to take a stand this Thursday:
Like all bullies, Trump wants to play on his own field. To defeat Trump and the ideas that have made his rise possible, the left must stake out a playing field of our own.
If we want to see climate justice served, we need to stop the rising wave of Trump-inspired hatred, and build stronger bonds between the movements standing against it.