{"id":1818,"date":"2024-02-05T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-sustainability\/?page_id=1818"},"modified":"2024-05-09T05:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T05:06:03","slug":"environmental-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/environmental-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2024\/05\/img_5660_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3745\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2024\/05\/img_5660_720.jpg 540w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/401\/2024\/05\/img_5660_720-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Description: Trash can with cardboard cut out of fire coming out of it. Above the fire is a cardboard cut out of black smoke with paint on it that says<br> &#8220;Would you want this in your backyard?&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Involved In the Community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climategen.org\/our-core-programs\/youth-environmental-activists\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YEA! MN <\/span><\/a>&nbsp;YEA! Campaigns is an intensive mentorship program for youth ages 13\u201318 who want to win change for environmental justice in their city, town, county, or school district. Building community power with local partners to target effective local climate solutions and systemic change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunrisemovement.org\/\">Sunrise Movement<\/a> &#8211; Sunrise Movement Macalester <br>Mac Sunrise takes inspiration from the national Sunrise Movement to take action against climate change. Our goal is to promote student advocacy around climate justice and equity. Students have and will continue to take action in favor of progressive climate policies like Minnesota&#8217;s Green New Deal by organizing and executing mass calls to representatives, office visits, and peaceful protests. Contact <a href=\"mailto:sunrise@macalester.edu\">sunrise@macalester.edu<\/a> for more information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnipl.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light<\/span><\/a> MNIPL works in partnership with faith communities to build transformative <em>power<\/em>&nbsp;and bring the&nbsp;<em>lights<\/em> of people\u2019s unique gifts to addressing the climate crisis. They work to grow the climate movement in Minnesota by empowering individuals and communities across the state to take action that is authentic, effective, and energizing in their context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mn350.org\/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1ZeUBhDyARIsAOzAqQKXuAt03D2cLmIfekX6B7tK6Qk35e_uksHMPCNik5LjF2YHn4I7zJMaAmUHEALw_wcB\">MN350<\/a> MN350 unites Minnesotans as part of a global movement to end the pollution damaging our climate, speed the transition to clean energy, and create a just and healthy future for all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Involved On Campus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macnest\/climate-justice\/\">MacNest Climate Justice Internship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Environmental Justice Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xjQB49svNGuZE-X8K40qIJpVY4bTkPZg5IBc3EDWCWI\/edit\">Environmental Justice Calendar 2022-2023 Version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1G5s10l75ucCNggVCmuqo0cwQoKMUE2Tc?usp=drive_link\">Curated Environmental Justice Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mlpp.pressbooks.pub\/environmentaljustice\/\">A Call For Change: Minnesota Environmental Justice Heroes In Action<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mlpp.pressbooks.pub\/environmentaljusticevol2\/\">A Call For Change: Minnesota Environmental Justice Heroes In Action, Volume 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Content Coming Soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Involved In the Community Get Involved On Campus Environmental Justice Resources<\/p>","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1818","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1818"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3759,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1818\/revisions\/3759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}