Many groups across the globe have been standing up and speaking out for climate action. Here are some actions you may have missed from the weekend: risestjames.org In Washington, D.C., activists from the group Rise St. James held a funeral procession in memory of those who lost their lives to cancer and other illnesses that have been plaguing residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana which has been dubbed “Cancer Alley.” The majority-Black area has been deemed a so-called “sacrifice zone” and counts some 200 petrochemical plants over an 80-mile stretch of the Mississippi river. This is activist and Goldman Prize winner Sharon Lavigne, speaking in front of the White House yesterday.
Actions you might have missed
Actions you might have missed
Actions you might have missed
Many groups across the globe have been standing up and speaking out for climate action. Here are some actions you may have missed from the weekend: risestjames.org In Washington, D.C., activists from the group Rise St. James held a funeral procession in memory of those who lost their lives to cancer and other illnesses that have been plaguing residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana which has been dubbed “Cancer Alley.” The majority-Black area has been deemed a so-called “sacrifice zone” and counts some 200 petrochemical plants over an 80-mile stretch of the Mississippi river. This is activist and Goldman Prize winner Sharon Lavigne, speaking in front of the White House yesterday.