Climate Justice is Social Justice: Climate Operation

02/09/23 • 30 min

Meet our first international guest: Heizal Patricia Nagginda of Uganda. Heizal founded Climate Operation to create a place where all people can learn about the climate crisis, how it impacts them, and what they can do to address it. Climate Operation began as a regional hub and is now an international space that has reached thousands of people. To promote creativity and accessibility, Climate Operation uses different mediums to get the message across, including tool kits and comic books. In all of her work, Heizal highlights the connections between climate and social justice, such as the effects weather extremes have on people who contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, yet are feeling the worst impacts of climate change.

Climate Operation:

Website

Climate Education Directory

11th Hour Climate Education Comic Book

Follow Climate Operation on Instagram

Other Resources:

Tania’s article on climate migration

Tania & Heizal’s chat on Indigenous voices in conservation

How to take climate action venn diagram

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Cover art by Vivian Garcia (@viv_doodles)

Intro and Outro music: Clocks by Smith the Mister (All rights and credit go to Smith the Mister. No copyright infringements intended)

Climate Operation:

Website

Climate Education Directory

11th Hour Climate Education Comic Book

Follow Climate Operation on Instagram

Other Resources:

Tania’s article on climate migration

Tania & Heizal’s chat on Indigenous voices in conservation

How to take climate action venn diagram

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Cover art by Vivian Garcia (@viv_doodles)

Intro and Outro music: Clocks by Smith the Mister (All rights and credit go to Smith the Mister. No copyright infringements intended)

Previous Episode

The Gente in Gentrification

Gentrification impacts communities around the world. It can lead to increased cost of living, displacement of long-term residents, and discriminatory behavior. We analyze gentrification trends in México City, Puerto Vallarta, and California and use them as examples of a larger issue. To allocate resources fairly, policies and practices should be created and implemented by local communities rather than foreign investors, who tend to prioritize profit over people's well-being. As travelers and as immigrants, we acknowledge that by us moving to new areas we influence the local culture, and we can do so in a way without uprooting the lives of those who were there before us. ("Gente" means "people" in Spanish)

At Closing the Gap we acknowledge that the above-mentioned places lie on Indigenous land.

Speak up for Iran:

Mohsen Shekari

Middle East Matters Action Items

Persian with Purpose Action Items

Resources:

Community Land & Investment Trusts Explained

Rent control groups: @housingjustice4all, @streetwatchla, @latenats, @oaklandtenatsunion

Definitions:

Gentrification - the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses

Digital Nomad - people who travel while working remotely using technology and the internet

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Cover art by Vivian Garcia (@viv_doodles)

Intro and Outro music: Clocks by Smith the Mister (All rights and credit go to Smith the Mister. No copyright infringements intended)

Next Episode

Identifying as a Minority in the U.S.

It's our last episode of Season 1! Tania & Adriana take time to reflect on the past season and celebrate the beautiful, progress-oriented community we've all built - that includes you! We then discuss something very close to our hearts: what it's like to live in the United States when you lack certain powers or privileges, and when you possess others. The mixed emotions including frustration, despair, and the urge to take action are ones many people experience. By sharing our perspectives, we hope to inspire you to share your story. It's time for us minorities, or marginalized/underrepresented people, to take up space and show up for our communities.

Definitions: Reparations - making amends through financial compensation or other means to try to right wrongs

Organizations to support:

Regional-Based Organizations

⁠Little Miss Flint

Trans Defense Fund Los Angeles

National-Based Organizations

United We Dream

Indigenous Peoples Movement

Movement for Black Lives

Dear Asian Youth

We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Cover art by Vivian Garcia (@viv_doodles)