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  Thanks for your beautifully written and thoughtful article. I was almost moved to tears while I imagined your daughter and everyone like her. As a halfling myself, I've definitely encountered a lot of ignorance and homogeneity. One problem I see is that often when people try to address race in environmental groups only a few people of color are present, and it falls on them to describe their experiences, which gets annoying after a while. Many white environmentalists take too much of an apologetic tone when discussing race, either with each other or with people of color. Its difficult to strike a balance between talking and addressing the issue and having it take over and become overwhelming. I was surprised you didn't mention organizations working towards green jobs in inner cities, because I consider them the vanguard in diversification. These include Green For All ( http://www.greenforall.org/ ), Sustainable South Bronx ( http://www.ssbx.org/ ), and Urban Habitat ( http://www.urbanhabitat.org/rpe ).  On Reflecting on his daughter's future, a father says the green movement must diversify posted 1 year, 5 months ago 4 Responses