COMM 157SL SJSU Climate and Social Justice Worksheet
Description
In general, all journal entries for 157SL must be:
Complete. Your journal entry must sufficiently address the prompt and/or the assignment requirements. It should present a sufficiently developed argument using the required resources.
- Clear. You should present an argument that logically progresses from one point to the next. Your claims should be well supported with good/strong evidence from proper sources.
Correct. Your journal entry should be accurate. It should be free of errors, whether in reasoning, grammar, typography, etc.
- Compelling. To receive a grade of “excellent,” your journal entry should go beyond simply “checking off the boxes” to present arguments, insights, and/or reflections that are thought-provoking and reflective. Ideally you should demonstrate a deep and/or novel understanding of the material.
- This week’s PROMPT on climate change and social justice is:
- According to the Global Justice Ecology Project, “The heart of climate justice is the understanding that the urgent action needed to prevent climate change must be based on community-led solutions and the well-being of local communities, Indigenous Peoples and the global poor, as well as biodiversity and intact ecosystems.”
- For this journal entry:
First, take a look the following article:
alifornia is home to eight of the 10 cities in America where air pollution is worst.pdf
1. What connections can you draw between environmental inequality and other theme/s covered in class so far such as food insecurity, housing inequality, racial inequality or health inequality? How might environmental hazards affect your site’s community? What roadblocks currently exist for addressing environmental inequality and climate change?
2. Next, considering this article [Roadmap for saving the earth],the Global Justice Ecology Project quotation above and the value based policy you generated with your small group during class, what viable solutions can you articulate for addressing the issue? As per usual, refer to the 157SL course materials but don’t quote. Rather, put everything into your own words.
Additional, suggested reading:
A Question of Environmental Racism in Flint.pdf
Climate Change is Already Forcing Americans to Move-Bloomberg View
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