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

NonProfit Quarterly

3 Built on the Sesan River, the dam was part of the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” which sought to expand its “foreign policy interests.” They also had access to forests where they could collect timber and non-timber forest products such as mushrooms. 2 (Spring 1998): 417–28.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices. For those impacted by AIcommunities, workers, everyday peoplesuch policies serve as essential protective barriers.

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

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Living Beyond the Constructs: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Marcus Walton

NonProfit Quarterly

I remember this [ NPQ elevating the voices of social change leaders of color] was a vision of yours. There were people of color representing a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds—from South Asian to African American. And I think that’s the generative stance—that’s why I started to move beyond race to talking about power.”

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Changemakers, Disruptors, and Protectors of Our Earth: Young Women and Girls of the Global Majority Leading Climate Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

7 Although women and girls experience the greatest impacts of climate change, national climate policies rarely consider their unique needs. 15 UNICEF also underscores that climate change impacts adolescent girls by limiting their access to vital social services, which further entrenches cycles of poverty and vulnerability.

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The Digital Economy Is Broken—But It’s Not Too Late

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Those who faced barriers in the offline world along the lines of gender, race, ethnicity or ability would find new opportunities. The digital economy thus has not only failed to deliver, but has exploited racial/ethnic, gender, and geopolitical hierarchies in the process. However, current reality is miles apart from that vision.

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Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition

NonProfit Quarterly

2 Today’s Utility System Disparities Deploying new climate technologies with century-plus-old unjust laws, regulations, and practices… poses a high risk that existing disparities will be locked in for another century while the root power, race, and capital imbalances fueling the climate crisis go unaddressed.

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