Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice
@ Chicago Justice Gallery
1344 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Wednesday, October 11th, from 5:30PM - 8PM
On view through Wednesday, December 31st
The UIC Latino Cultural Center and Social Justice Initiative in partnership with community organizations Alianza Americas and the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)invite you to join us for the opening reception of Climates of Inequality, an exhibition featuring stories of environmental justice, collective resistance, and community solutions to create a more just future.
The climate crisis is not new for those it most severely impacts – Indigenous and Black communities, People of Color, and low-wage earners. Instead, it is a continuation of disproportionate environmental harms they have resisted for generations. This exhibition features the stories of 7 communities as they confront their respective locality’s history of environmental racism – and how these legacies are contributing to the climate crisis. The stories are a part of the participatory public memory project led by the Humanities Action Lab and created in collaboration with over 500 students, educators, and environmental justice advocates in more than 20 cities across the US, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Mexico.
Climates of Inequality centers climate change as a social justice issue and expands the Chicago story from Little Village to feature other “sacrifice zones”: Altgeld Gardens, Calumet River, McKinley Park, Pilsen, and the Southeast Side. By featuring the voices of local artists, leaders, and residents, this exhibition affirms the work and dedication of frontline communities combating environmental and climate harms while creating a more just future.
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Tags: Alianza Americas, Chicago, Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice, Humanities Action Lab, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), near west side, Social Justice Initiative, UIC Latino Cultural Center
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