Environmental Justice Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:address environmental racism
inequitable environmental burdens
gptkbp:advocatesFor fair treatment of all people
meaningful involvement in environmental policies
gptkbp:emergedIn gptkb:United_States
1980s
gptkbp:focusesOn environmental justice
gptkbp:goal promote sustainable development
achieve environmental equity
empower marginalized communities
eliminate environmental disparities
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:public_policy
community empowerment
public health
disproportionate impact
environmental equity
gptkbp:hasGlobalImpact yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Environmental Justice Movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkb:climate_justice_movement
urban planning
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:trade_unionist
indigenous rights movement
gptkbp:method community education
policy advocacy
direct action
grassroots organizing
legal action
gptkbp:notableEvent Warren County PCB Landfill protest
First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit
gptkbp:notableFigure Robert Bullard
Beverly Wright
Vernice Miller-Travis
gptkbp:notableFor Principles of Environmental Justice (1991)
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Indigenous_Environmental_Network
Southwest Organizing Project
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:relatedTo environmentalism
social justice
public health advocacy
climate justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chicano_Environmental_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7