Introduction to Environmental Justice
Lesson to briefly introduce the audience to the history of the Environmental Justice Movement.
Topics covered
-What is environmental justice?
-Overview of redlining, from CRM to EJ, Warren County Protests, Robert Bullard, First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit
-"The Principles of Environmental Justice"
-Equity vs Justice
Interactive(s)
-Timeline building
Developed in March 2024.
Sample Slide
Sample Slide
Intro to Gendered Pronouns
Professional development to provide a baseline introduction to correctly using gender pronouns.
Topics covered
-What are gendered pronouns
-Differences between Gender & Sex
-Why using correct pronouns in required
-Recommendations for what to do if you misgender someone
-FAQ
-Scenarios discussion
Developed in March 2024.
Collaborative Work
Health, Wellness, & Food Justice
An introductory lesson on what health and wellness means, looks like, and feels like, and the underlying systems that influence our conceptions of health and wellness.
Topics covered
- Popular conceptions of health & wellness and where they come from
-Overview of sugar, ultra-processed foods, genetically modified organisms, food deserts, food justice, food sovereignty, food advocacy, and the politics of embodiment
-A brief history of land privatization & capitalism
-Decolonizing diet
-Redefining health & wellness by de-centering western hegemony
Interactive(s)
-Spectrum response to prompts
-Working groups brainstorm on spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional health
Developed in April 2024 in collaboration with Mariatou Coulibaly.
Sample Slide from Presentation
Response Cards (4) used to prompt discussion during activity #2 active listening
Global Liberated Leader
Interactive lesson plan designed for students to critically engage with global issues via individual and collective identities. The lesson centers around 3 interactive sessions; 1-Defining and exploring solidarity and liberated leadership, 2-What are global systems of oppression and how do they manifest, 3- Connecting larger ideas to the self
Topics covered
-Tema Okun's "White Supremacy Culture"
-Characteristics of a Liberated Leader
-Internationalism & solidarity via Black Feminist thought
-The power of difference as defined by Audre Lorde
-Setter colonialism, gentrification & apartheid
Interactive(s)
-Working group brainstorm to define and categorize terms related to the characteristics of white supremacy culture, and a liberated leader
-Paired active listening with response cards
-Collective reflection building starting with big picture ideas and narrowing down to smaller fractals
Developed in November 2023 in collaboration with Mariatou Coulibaly.
