2019 Resources

Organizations:

All of the Above Hip Hop Academy: http://alloftheabovehiphop.org/

Catholic Climate Covenant: https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/

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.org/climate_change_and_Michigan

Climate Change Evidence from NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

Global Climate Change – A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and the Common Good: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/global-climate-change-a-plea-for-dialogue-prudence-and-the-common-good.cfm

Great Lakes Regional Climate Change Maps: http://glisa.umich.edu/resources/great-lakes-regional-climate-change-maps

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/default/files/publication/Shock_Waves.pdf

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.org/chapters/MI_Grand_Rapids/

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?v=k07Q1-LW62Y

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

Other Projects

Mustafa Santiago Ali
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Mustafa Santigao Ali: 2019 Presentation

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus
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Video: Mustafa Santiago Ali, Netroots Nation 2018

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus
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Video: Mustafa Santiago Ali – Still Moving Toward Environmental Justice

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus
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Video: Partnership with WMCAT students

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus
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Video: Mustafa Santiago Ali Speaks at Taking Nature Black

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus
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Video: Mustafa Santiago Ali Interviewed by C2ES President Bob Perciasepe

Mustafa Santiago Ali, Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice & Community Revitalization for the Hip Hop Caucus