" Black Environment Thought and Action: A Participatory Dialogue on Promoting Black Environmental thought and Action"

This two hour workshop brings to the center of the USSF the intersection of the concept of "black environmental thought and practice" with movements for land reform, against economic inequality, for environmental justice, and for the multiple claims and rights of communities of color to participate equitably in the promotion of a more sane, environmentally and culturally sound approach to global justice. AfroEco proposes to do a participatory workshop to help participants "see" and "claim" the space to organize. Our focus is on 1) a collective naming and claiming of the historical forces that have impeded our well being around the intersections of economic, environmental, and social injustice 2) the development of an alternative vision and 3) the articulation of the appropriate next steps to take to realize the vision.

We will utilize popular education strategies including locating participants' histories in the context of the struggles for Black environmental justice. We wil also have participants work in small groups and work on action steps to extend the discussion of Black environmental thought and actions given the high degree of environmental racism impacting Black communities in the U.S.