TIPPING THE SCALES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE


An
Online University-Style Learning Experience

”Tipping the Scales for Environmental Justice” is for Sierra Club activists 
(or
potential activists) who are concerned about the inter-related
environmental and social justice issues that face many of America's 
communities.

The mission of the course is to engage in dialogue, deepen our understanding 
of the issues
facing many of our country’s poorest communities, and begin to learn how to
take effective action.

APPLY NOW for May 28th to July 2nd Session (go to Clubhouse/Training 
http://mitchell.sierraclub.org/go/training/)

Course Technology
Note:  This course is best-viewed using a high-speed (Cable-modem, DSL, or 
Network) connection to the internet.  Those with a dial-up connection may 
still participate, but may need to access alternate computers for some of 
the multimedia presentations.

During the course, you will interact with professional Sierra Club 
Environmental Justice
activists, learning peers, and content in a variety of mediums.  You will 
gain compelling insight into the connections between environmental 
pollution, poverty, racism, and class inequity.  You
will develop your understanding of the EJ issues in your own area, and the 
Sierra Club resources that can help address them.  

Together, we will explore the connections between environmental quality and 
social
justice.  We’ll create a community of learners, in which all can contribute 
insight, share experience, and build a network of peers to carry us forward 
as we work toward environmental justice.  We will:

   Review the Sierra Club's Principles of Environmental Justice, and apply 
them to local and
national issues
   Familiarize ourselves with the role of environmental justice in the 
Sierra Club's mission and
activities
   Explore the relationship between race, class, and environmental injustice
   Analyze and describe the social justice dimensions of environmental 
issues for the communities that are impacted
   Analyze successful Sierra Club Environmental Justice initiatives to learn 
what led to success
   Review Executive Order 12898 so that we understand and can describe its 
mandates


Please note that your participation will take at least two hours a week, and
possibly four or more hours.  Be prepared to make that commitment, so that 
you and your classmates can obtain the full benefits.

 Your course facilitators,


    Rita Harris

    Bill Price

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