Naolo Charles is the founder of the Black Environmental Initiative (BE iNITIATIVE). A social entrepreneur, Naolo also co-founded the Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice (CCCEJ) with Ingrid Waldron, a coalition launched to support racialized communities affected by environmental injustices. Holder of master’s degree in environment, Charles delivers a green
U.S. sociologist Robert Bullard, who spearheaded the environmental justice movement more than 40 years ago, is now inspiring young Black Canadians to fight environmental inequalities with data, maps and “pressure."
A recently formed group pushing for Black voices to be heard in climate justice discussions sent three of its interns to COP26 in November. They saw no other Black Canadian youth inside the venue at all and returned more motivated than ever.
Toxic Legacy: The Fight to End Environmental Racism in Canada. To view the videos that accompany this article, click here. When industrial warning sirens blare through Chemical Valley, Arnold Norman Yellowman hears the neighbourhood dogs howling in this small.