Posts by Sarah Duroff
World Resources Institute: Special Projects Specialist, Climate
World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. They are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy,…
Read MoreThis is just how unfair climate change is
We’re all living through the climate crisis. But we’re not all in it together. So what exactly does climate change have to do with social injustice? And how can we fix it? This is climate justice explained. We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Our new…
Read MoreHarriet Washington: Medical Apartheid, Environmental Racism, and Targeted Disinformation
May 24th at 8 PM Eastern RSVP: Tinyurl.com/ssu-hw Harriet Washington is an award-winning historian, medical ethicist, and author of multiple books including Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present and A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind. She…
Read More#OurClimateFuture Virtual Rally
Thursday, May 12, 2022 6:00pm PDT This year, California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing its 2022 Scoping Plan, a blueprint for California’s climate policy for the next 20 years. The stakes are huge. The Scoping Plan could commit California to bold action and a full, coordinated phaseout of oil and gas — or it…
Read MoreFrontline Youth: Fighting for Climate Justice
Black and Brown youth speak for themselves to tell their stories as a part of an intergenerational movement for liberation from all extractive systems and industries. More info This 7 minute video showcases the beauty and joy of young people who come from a long legacy of intergenerational leadership, grounded in community. They are fighting…
Read MoreReimagining our Worlds from Below: Transnational Conversations on Resistance, Movements, and Transformations
May 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has made more evident persistent, systemic inequalities that are rooted in and shaped by ideological, economic, political, social, and cultural structures. However, there are other transnational concerns that exacerbate these inequalities, including dwindling natural resources, expanding conflicts, increasing authoritarianism, and widening wealth gaps. Amid all these, a deeper awareness of…
Read MoreUC Global Health Day 2022: Centering Social Justice in Community Health
Sat, May 7, 2022 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM PDT This system-wide conference on global health showcases the outstanding research, training and outreach taking place across the University of California and is an amazing opportunity for UC students, fellows, faculty, staff and visiting scholars to gather to share their work. Interdisciplinary by nature and collaborative…
Read MoreChief Scientist, Senior Scientists, and Associate Scientists (Multiple Hires)
About Project Drawdown The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”— the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Since the 2017 publication of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown,…
Read MoreLaunch of the University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity
Join the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity for a series of virtual events to hear from climate and health leaders as they discuss opportunities for building healthy and equitable communities and a healthier planet for future generations. Learn more and register
Read MoreRacism and Climate Change Are About You | Dr. Atyia Martin | TEDxDirigo
Climate change effects us all, but it doesn’t effect us equally. In this thorough talk, Dr. Martin examines the intersections of climate change and racism, from who’s at the table during policymaking, to which communities are effected by natural disasters, and which receive resources first. Incorporating multidisciplinary data and research, Dr. Martin proposes ways for…
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