| ID | 162628 |
| Title Proper | Black lives and climate justice |
| Other Title Information | courage and power in defending communities and Mother Earth |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mersha, Sara |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article shares examples of the leadership of Black communities and social movements in the struggle for climate justice, in four different parts of the world: resisting extraction and promoting community health in Nigeria; addressing extreme climate impacts and building people’s sovereignty in Haiti; confronting repression, defending territory and Mother Earth in Honduras; and cultivating community control and building a land-based movement in the US. Together, these examples have rich lessons to share around the importance of linking climate justice with racial justice; of combining strategies of resistance with those of creating alternative models; of maintaining focus on Black communities’ connections with land, territory and Mother Earth; of recognising and creating space for women’s leadership; and of intersectionality across geography and sector. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 39, No.7; Jul 2018: p.1421-1434 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 39 No 7 |
| Key Words | Caribbean ; Nigeria ; Climate Change ; Global South ; Gender and Feminism ; Agriculture and Food Security |