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Bridging for Environmental Justice across Space and Time: Cambodia and the US South

NonProfit Quarterly

In a video posted by Human Rights Watch in 2021, villagers describe the displacement, loss of natural resources, and erosion of cultural connection that they faced after being moved to resettlements when the dam was constructed. 1 The project, which was in development from the 1990s on, has been operational since 2017.

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Indigenous Land Return as Climate Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Considering Northern California’s climate vulnerability, Sogorea Te’ has since turned all of their himmetkas on returned land into culturally based climate resiliency hubs for the community during natural disasters. A himmetka is a concept that is part of an Indigenous epistemology rooted in taking care of one’s guests.

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Navigating Climate Justice: Empowering BIPOC Youth with Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

NonProfit Quarterly

6 Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Climate Work Geography and geospatial science, which are integral parts of Earth system science, use tools such as geographic information systems and remote sensing to study the physical and cultural environments on Earth.

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. But so too is the creative spirit. Led by Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge made everything much worse.

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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

NonProfit Quarterly

This component provides a process for delving deeply into one’s own life experiences and peeling back the layers to uncover the complex dynamics—specifically of race and diversity—that shape our perspectives. Civil society leaders must grapple with complex challenges rooted in social inequality, systemic biases, and cultural divides.

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The Long Road to Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Last month, health policymakers, funders, and executives gathered at the Urban Institute to discuss the 20-year anniversary of the report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.

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Enough Is Enough: Leading With Equity in 2025 and Beyond For Success

Fundraising Leadership

Diversity is a plus, equity a necessity, and inclusion is the process to achieve the desired culture, writes Feldt. Those strategies include embracing new perspectives from a team of colleagues representing identities across race, gender, geography, religion, ability, neurodiversity, education, expertise, and experience.