In late June, the temperature soared to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Siberia, above the Arctic Circle. This year is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history. The climate crisis has not paused for the pandemic.

The climate crisis. The pandemic. Police violence. Racial inequality.

Teachers must ask: What is our role ---- and the role of the curriculum ---- in preparing students to confront these emergencies ---- and those to come?

Students deserve a curriculum that helps them make sense of this moment , and that explores the connections between crises.

Climate change is making outbreaks of disease ----- like COVID-19 ----- more common and more dangerous. Climate change intensifies droughts, fires, hurricanes, and deadly heat waves ----- and inequality. Climate change drives migration and creates millions of refugees. Climate change is an emergency.

Teaching climate justice helps students understand these present realities and why some people are affected more than others. Teaching climate justice means teaching students the history of imperialism and white supremacy that have led to today's climate apartheid. Teaching climate justice means alerting students that they can contribute to making things better.

Life on Earth is at risk. Here is a resource that helps students see what's wrong and imagine solutions.

This collection of articles, remote-learning friendly role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics helps breathe life into teaching environmental justice.

Order your copy at RethinkingSchools.org

During the COVID-19 crisis, we share this annotated list of more than 100 films. 

 

It has always been a good idea to use " films with a conscience ," but films may now be an even more accessible "text" we can use to help young people think deeply about the world. Many of these films alert students to how individuals and social movements have tried to make life better. 

The list includes 23 films about Environmental Justice. Many are available to stream online for little or no cost.

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