Community Learning Series
Join the 2024 Community Learning Series
The 2024 Community Learning Series started on January 30th. Kyla Smith is facilitating the series around the book Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas.
Book Circles have been matched, but you can still join the series! Registration is free and all are welcome!
Thank you for your interest in our 4th annual Community Learning Series! In our 4-part series, we read and discuss a selected book together to…
- learn about systems of oppression;
- apply what we’re learning through collective action in our community; and
- connect with folks with shared values and a commitment to justice.
Kyla Smith will facilitate the 2024 Community Learning Series around the book The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas.
About the book
This book aligns with Fair Future Movement’s commitment to an equitable and just environmental movement and future.
Explore Leah Thomas’ theory of intersectional environmentalism in this year’s Community Learning Series’ pick: The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet.
Incorporating Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality with the environmental movement, Leah Thomas dives into the necessity of centering inclusivity when pushing for environmental change. Thomas thoroughly explains the marginalization of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and low-income communities and how developing an intersectional environmentalist lens could lead us toward environmental justice.
This book aligns with Fair Future Movement’s commitment to an equitable and just environmental movement and future. We will use Thomas’ book as a guide for altering our own theory of environmental justice and as a source of inspiration for taking more equitable environmental actions in our communities.
Schedule
Kyla Smith will facilitate four monthly discussions focused on a specific theme from the book. Sessions are held virtually on the following dates at 11am and 6pm. Please attend the time on each date that works best for you!
Jan 30 – Orientation
Feb 27 – Session 1: Introduction to Intersectional Environmentalism
Mar 26 – Session 2: Privilege and the Environmental Justice Movement
Apr 23 – Session 3: Centering BIPOC Communities in the Environmental Movement
May 21 – Session 4: Continues Learning
If you’re reading the book with a Book Circle, you’ll decide with your small group when you’d like to meet virtually in addition to the four sessions hosted by Kyla.