Environmentalism is anti-racism
Jessica
It bears repeating again and again, and again after that: meaningful environmentalism is always anti-racist. The only path toward a sustainable society is honest about the systemic racism that lies at the heart of environmental collapse. Exploitation of land is kin to exploitation of people.
In practice this means that we need to challenge the exploitative mindsets dominant cultures have instilled in us, at every turn and across different kinds of sustainability work. This list highlights the myriad intersections between anti-racism and sustainability work, from traditional Indigenous knowledge to discussions on population numbers and a variety of practical climate justice work.
In addition to the books below, we also recommend having a look at the following articles and resources:
on racism and the fossil fuel industry: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/fossil-fuel-industrys-legacy-white-supremacy
and on decolonising conservation: https://www.survivalinternational.org/campaigns/conservation
Linked Books
![Image for The Intersectional Environmentalist : How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97818008/9781800812857.jpg)
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- The Intersectional Environmentalist : How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
- author
- Thomas, Leah
![Image for Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97801419/9780141991955.jpg)
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- Braiding Sweetgrass : Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- author
- Kimmerer, Robin Wall
![Image for A Bigger Picture : My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97815290/9781529075724.jpg)
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- A Bigger Picture : My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
- author
- Nakate, Vanessa
![Image for Decolonizing Conservation : Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97819421/9781942173762.jpg)
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- Decolonizing Conservation : Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common
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- Dawson, Ashley, Longo, Fiore, International, Survival
![Image for On Infertile Ground : Population Control and Women's Rights in the Era of Climate Change](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97814798/9781479899357.jpg)
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- On Infertile Ground : Population Control and Women's Rights in the Era of Climate Change
- author
- Sasser, Jade S.
![Image for Climate Change Is Racist : Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817857/9781785787751.jpg)
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- Climate Change Is Racist : Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice
- author
- Williams, Jeremy, Mos-Shogbamimu, Dr Shola
![Image for Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger : 11](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97805203/9780520300743.jpg)
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- Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger : 11
- author
- Sze, Julie
![Image for Pollution Is Colonialism](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97814780/9781478014133.jpg)
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- Pollution Is Colonialism
- author
- Max Liboiron
![Image for Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown](https://jackets.dmmserver.com/media/356/97815261/9781526169181.jpg)
- title
- Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown
- author
- Laurie Parsons
![Image for Black Earth Wisdom : Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97800631/9780063160897.jpg)
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- Black Earth Wisdom : Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists
- author
- Penniman, Leah
![Image for Farming While Black : Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97816035/9781603587617.jpg)
- title
- Farming While Black : Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
- author
- Penniman, Leah
![Image for Dark Emu : Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97819113/9781911344780.jpg)
- title
- Dark Emu : Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture
- author
- Pascoe, Bruce
![Image for White Skin, Black Fuel : On the Danger of Fossil Fascism](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97818397/9781839761744.jpg)
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- White Skin, Black Fuel : On the Danger of Fossil Fascism
- author
- Malm, Andreas, The Zetkin Collective
![Image for The Memory We Could Be : Overcoming Fear to Create Our Ecological Future](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97817802/9781780264400.jpg)
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- The Memory We Could Be : Overcoming Fear to Create Our Ecological Future
- author
- Macmillen Voskoboynik, Daniel
![Image for Banzeiro Okoto : The Amazon as the Centre of the World](https://jackets.gardners.com/media/640/97819116/9781911648611.jpg)
- title
- Banzeiro Okoto : The Amazon as the Centre of the World
- author
- Brum, Eliane (Author), Whitty, Diane (Translator)