Investor Presentaiton
How Did the Environmental Justice Movement Arise?
October 1991. First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held in
Washington, D.C. Several hundred people who identify as Native American, African American,
Latino, and Asian Pacific attended and adopted. "17 Principles of Environmental Justice" as a
comprehensive platform for a national and international movement of all people.
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Environmental justice affirms the sacredness of Mother Earth, ecological unity and the interdependence of all species, and the right to be free from
ecological destruction.
Environmental justice demands that public policy be based on mutual respect and justice for all peoples, free from any form of discrimination or bias.
Environmental justice demands the right to participate as equal partners at every level of decision-making including needs assessment, planning,
implementation, enforcement and evaluation.
Environmental justice affirms the need for urban and rural ecological policies to clean up and rebuild our cities and rural areas in balance with
nature, honoring the cultural integrity of all our communities, and providing fair access for all to the full range of resources.
17. Environmental justice requires that we, as individuals, make personal and consumer choices to consume as little of Mother Earth's resources and to
produce as little waste as possible; and make the conscious decision to challenge and reprioritize our lifestyles to insure the health of the natural world for
present and future generations.
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