Climate Justice Is Social Justice

Positives

• This video is engaging and thought-provoking. 
• This video is a fantastic conversation starter for a multitude of topics. 

Additional Prerequisites

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Differentiation

• Cross-curricular connections can be made in language arts classes when reading about justice issues or writing persuasively, as the presenter does an excellent job laying out an argument. 
• Before viewing, have students work in pairs to make a Venn diagram of climate justice and social justice. After viewing, have students revisit their diagrams to move or add concepts to the intersection between climate justice and social justice, then make a class concept web to show how all of the concepts are connected. 
• Other related resources include this video about the links between climate and racial justice, this collection of resources for teaching environmental justice, and this video about kids getting involved in climate justice.