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We call on ourselves and commit to support others to take the following steps to stand up for racial and environmental justice now.

1) Learn about and for stopping police violence and other forms of racism against communities of color. Study the to the long-term, systemic harm of . Learn about the global violence of climate change, and brown and Black activists’ and scholars’ work in the climate justice movement in  and. Learn why in policy statements such as theand the. Educate ourselves about.

2) Support racial justice by donating to organizations led by people of color that engage in organizing and policy advocacy against structural racial violence, such as the, local chapters,,,, and the.  Support people of color-led environmental justice organizations, such as the and the. Find and support local racial and environmental justice organizations in our area.  If we donate to mainstream environmental organizations or causes, earmark our financial support for environmental justice issues.

3) Actively engage with against individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism,. Engage in racial and environmental justice organizing in ways that foreground and respect leadership by people of color: join and follow the lead of organizations like those listed above, sign their petitions, and circulate their calls for justice to our networks.  White allies can join organizations such as which has many local chapters that hold themselves accountable to black and brown leaders, while turning out support to end white silence on racial injustice.   Support a, and vote and campaign for elected officials who promise to enact transformative policies for racial and environmental justice.  Reshape our work to address environmental justice issues or prioritize them in our research agendas.

These resources were shared by ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½'s Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative.