Apr 17, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Intersectional Environmentalism: Building a Collective Climate and Social Justice Movement to Engage Today’s Issues
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Intersectional Environmentalism: Building a Collective Climate and Social Justice Movement to Engage Today’s Issues
April 17, 2025 – 12:00pm-1:00pm ET
Diandra Marizet Esparza
Cofounder and Director of Impact, Intersectional Environmentalist
Description:
Inspired by the work of Kimberlé Crenshaw, Leah Thomas identified and popularized the term intersectional environmentalism, defined as ‘an inclusive approach to environmentalism that advocates for the protection of both people and the planet.’ In this presentation, attendees learn how identity and culture intersect with environmentalism to engage today's most pressing climate issues. This case-based presentation provides a foundational base to help folks learn about and deepen their understanding of climate and social justice through an intersectional lens. Free and open to the public.
About the speaker:
Diandra Marizet Esparza (she/her) is an organizational development strategist, published writer, poet and co-founder of Intersectional Environmentalist, where she currently serves as the Director of Impact. Diandra’s work seeks to help environmentalists everywhere recognize culture as an expression of relationship to land. Her work advocates for the accessibility of diverse stories for rising generations. Diandra is a contributing writer in the academically adopted book The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet.