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Environmental Justice Movement

This sounds like a worthy project, and I wish Edward Norton the best with it. I would like to make a comment, however, about the overall tone towards poor communities of color. He may be very much aware of the environmental justice movement in this country and around the world, although from this interview you wouldn't know it. There are two environmental movements we can speak of, one is the middle-class white enviro movement and the other is a very diverse grouping of locally based groups working hard to end the environmental degradation of their communities. A central tenet of this movement is that people have the right to live, play, and work in a healthy and safe environment. Commonly referred to as the EJ movement, this work receives little attention in the press despite its significant accomplishments towards holding corporations as well as governments environmentally accountable, not to mention the white environmental movement which often acts as if humans are parasites. I'm not suggesting this is Norton's opinion, just that his remarks show little knowledge of this large area of activism. If Norton and others would like to learn more about EJ, there are numerous EJ organizations with a wealth of experience. Just a few to mention are the SouthWest Organizing Project in Albuquerque, the Environmental Health Coalition in San Diego, and the Indigenous Environmental Network based in Minnesota. On An interview with actor and solar advocate Edward Norton posted 4 years, 6 months ago 4 Responses