Extreme weather events like the deadly tornadoes that ripped across several states last week are becoming more common. Climate scientist Michael Mann told Democracy Now!,“Make no mistake, we have been seeing an increase in these massive tornado outbreaks that can be attributed to the warming of the planet.”
A climate justice curriculum rejects cynicism by centering stories of activism that provide students both a practical and visionary path toward a more just future.
Below are lessons and resources that are part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach Climate Justice Campaign. We hope you will use them with your students and share your story.
A People’s Curriculum for the Earth is a collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis.
The book features some of the best articles from Rethinking Schools magazine alongside classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution — as well as on people who are working to make things better.
The climate crisis is not going away. But with each new disaster, there is a new opportunity to convince schools that the time to teach climate justice is now. We cannot do that without your help.
