Racializing Climate Justice in/for Education
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
- Authors
- Alexandra Schindel; Monica L. Miles; Kate Haq (ORCID 0000-0003-4543-741X)
- Source
- Current Issues in Comparative Education. 2023 25(2):100-107.
- Subject
- Climate
Environmental Education
Social Justice
Consciousness Raising
Social Problems
Weather
Natural Disasters
Disproportionate Representation
Mortality Rate
Racism
African American Community
Educational Practices
Teaching Methods
Transformative Learning
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1523-1615
In this essay, we argue for racializing approaches to teaching climate change to better understand and address climate injustices. We draw upon the example of the Buffalo Blizzard of 2022 which caused a disproportionate number of deaths in the Black community. Extreme weather events such as the blizzard highlight the ways in which climate catastrophes and racial injustices are inextricably linked. We urge educators across all content areas to incorporate a climate justice education approach and outline an approach to transformative climate justice learning.