2019 Resources
Organizations:
All of the Above Hip Hop Academy: http://alloftheabovehiphop.org/
Catholic Climate Covenant: https://
HBCU Climate Change Consortium: http://www.dscej.org/our-work/hbcu-climate-change-consortium
Hip Hop Caucus: http://hiphopcaucus.org/
Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/
Youth Climate Strike: https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/
Web links:
A Climate Change Primer for Middle School: https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/climate-change-primer-middle-school
Climate Change and Michigan: https://www.miclimateaction.
Climate Change Evidence from NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/
Global Climate Change – A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good: http://www.usccb.org/issues-
Great Lakes Regional Climate Change Maps: http://glisa.umich.edu/
Dr. Robert Bullard – Father of Environmental Justice: https://drrobertbullard.com/
Shock Waves – Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty (PDF): https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/
Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/
The Zero Hour: http://www.thisisthezerohour.com/
US Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/learn-about-environmental-justice
Local efforts:
Citizens’ Climate Lobby https://citizensclimatelobby.
Grand Rapids Climate Resiliency Report-A regional forecast of climate change Impacts to West Michigan and the Great Lakes Region: https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/files/assets/public/departments/office-of-sustainability/reports-and-documents/climate-resliency-report.pdf
Grand Rapids Neighborhood Environmental Action Report – Health, Environment and Race in Grand Rapids: Spring 2019 report co-authored by LINC UP and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice: www.lincup.org/resources
Grand Rapids Public Schools Education Resource Guide: A guide of supporting resources and prompts intended for use by any High School educator interested in engaging their students in discussion on the topic of climate justice regarding the 2019 Wege Speaker lecture by Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali (downloadable PDF)
GRPS City High Lecture: Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali’s lecture at City High Middle School on April 11, 2019: https://youtu.be/8eiO1dZpHr8
Youth Virtual Conference on Climate: Video recording of 2019 conference hosted by Grand Rapids Public Schools’ City High/Middle School with student presentations on climate/energy/sustainability issues from Grand Rapids MI, Minna Nigeria, La Paz Costa Rica, and Portland OR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Literature Resources for Youth
Five Books: The Best Cli-Fi books: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/cli-fi-dan-bloom/
Listopia Cli-Fi: Climate Change Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/36205.Cli_Fi_Climate_Change_Fiction
Electric Lit: These 8 Books are Fiction, but Climate Change is Not: https://electricliterature.com/these-8-books-are-fiction-but-climate-change-is-not-977f94d7b30
