Section outline

  • Description: In this module, participants will build on the material they explored in the previous module, tying climate change, equity, and intersectionality into the concept of climate justice. 

    Objectives:
    After completing this module participants will be able to…

    • Define climate justice
    • Gain a deeper understanding of the 6 pillars of climate justice
    • Identify climate justice issues and solutions in their own communities

    Estimated Time for Completion:
    2 hours

    Benchmark Assessment:

    Module 2 Tasks:


    • Defining Climate Justice

      The topics of climate change, equity, and intersectionality (explored in the proceeding module) are inextricably linked to conceptualizing climate justice. Namely, social justice issues such as those encompassed by equity and intersectionality are crucial to achieving climate justice. 


      TASK 1: Watch this short video clip. 
       
      After watching the video, please explore this resource: The Climate Justice Crash Course.  Review at least two different sections that you are least familiar with. While some content is specific to Maine, most of the document's topics are universal.

    • SECTION 1, ASSIGNMENT: In your COURSE JOURNAL, (no more than 1000 words) please develop a reflection answering the following questions:

      • Please describe in your own words what climate justice means to you.  

      • What biases or assumptions do you have about climate justice? 

      • How did you feel after exploring the climate justice crash course?  What came up for you? Did you learn something new that you could use in your teaching?


    • The Six Pillars of Climate Justice

      The University of California’s Center for Climate Justice proposes 6 pillars making up Climate Justice. The Six Pillars are as follows: 


    • SECTION 2, ASSIGNMENT: After exploring the above resources and exploring the University of California’s Center for Climate Justice website.  Please briefly record in your COURSE JOURNAL information that surprised you or questions you have about the six pillars of climate justice. 


    • Climate Justice In My Community

      Each of us has climate justice issues happening in our own communities. From a lack of access to healthy, local food, to inequitable access to climate education across our schools, we face many challenges that are connected to the climate crisis. We know that “climate change takes any problem you already had, any threat you were already under, and multiplies it. Climate change is not the great equalizer, it is the great multiplier," -Mary Annaise Heglar.  Let’s think more about how the climate crisis impacts the most vulnerable people in your community. 

      SECTION 3, ASSIGNMENT: Refer back to the illustrations you created for MODULE 1, SECTION 3, ASSIGNMENT 1. In your COURSE JOURNAL, develop a response as a caption for the illustration you created. 

      Please reflect on the following questions.

      • Why is the specific social justice issue you chose one that is important to your community? 

      • How does this issue intersect with climate change

      • What makes it an issue of climate justice? 

      • Which of the 6 pillars of climate justice does this issue fall under and why? 

      • How can an intersectional approach be used to address this issue?


    • Submit Module 2 Course Journal Assignment
      Opened: Friday, 4 October 2024, 11:00 AM

      Submit Module 2 Course Journal:

      • Upload your COURSE JOURNAL with MODULE 2 Assignments completed. You may either upload it as a Word document or share a link to your Course Journal Google Document (Be sure that you set the Sharing Setting to “Anyone with the link” and the role of “Commenter”).