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Sierra Club Embraces Environmental Justice, Difficult Internal Reckoning [1]

"Ramón Cruz, a Brooklyn activist originally from Puerto Rico, is the first Latino to head the country’s oldest and largest environmental organization."

Activism [2]
Diversity [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: InsideClimate News [8], 10/21/2020

IJA Tribal Nations Media Guide [9]

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The Native American Journalists Association's Guide offers a context checklist to consider when reporting on Indigenous communities: government, economy, geography, treaties, people and culture.

Useful Links [10]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Diversity [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]

"Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic" [13]

"Historically Navajos have lived off the land. But decades of assimilation, forced relocation and dependence on federal food distribution programs changed that. Navajo farmer Tyrone Thompson is on a mission to help people return to their roots. He's even taken to social media to teach traditional farming techniques."

Agriculture [14]
Diversity [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Food [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [16], 07/29/2020
July 14, 2020

Taiwan: Its Role in WHO, China and Global Policy [17]

Join International Community Radio Taipei for a virtual discussion (English language) on how Taiwan has moved from a dictatorship to a democracy with freedom of press, speech and assembly; how Taiwan fits in with the international fight against COVID-19; how the people and government in Taiwan are reacting to the crackdown on civic freedoms in Hong Kong; and the importance of Taiwan's relations with the United States and China.

Other Events [18]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [19]
Diversity [3]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Journalism & Media [11]
Region: 
Asia [22]

"Interior: Racist Roots, Lack Of Diversity Haunt National Parks" [23]

"National parks, often romanticized as "America's Best Idea," are also one of its whitest."

Diversity [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Government [20]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [25], 06/26/2020
July 25, 2020

When the Press Badge Doesn't Protect You [26]

The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reports more than 430 aggressions against reporters during these protests. This online SPJ program, 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET, will offer firsthand accounts of attacks as well as commentary on such incidents.

Other Events [18]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Diversity [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [27]
July 22, 2020 to July 23, 2020

IJNR Virtual Workshop: Environmental Racism and Journalism [28]

This free Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop for journalists will focus on environmental issues, race and reporting, using Houston and other cities as case studies to explore larger systemic issues prevalent throughout the US. Registration opens Jul 1 to the first 25 registrants.

Workshops and Fellowships [29]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [2]
Diversity [3]
Journalism & Media [11]

Group Targeting Environmental Racism Relaunches Amid Virus Disparities [30]

"The National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN), which aims to fight environmental inequality and racism, is relaunching amid the disproportionate impact that the coronavirus has had on African Americans."

Chemicals [31]
Diversity [3]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [33], 06/16/2020
June 11, 2020

Climate Coverage and Racial Justice [34]

Attention Journalists! Join Covering Climate Now at 5:00 p.m. ET for a “Talking Shop” webinar on how newsrooms can incorporate racial and environmental justice framing in their coverage of the climate crisis and its solutions. The session is by and for journalists; CCNow membership is not required.

Professional Meetings [35]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [36]
Diversity [3]
Environmental Justice [4]

SEJ Stands With Journalists of Color Speaking Out About Systemic Racism [37]

The Society of Environmental Journalists stands with journalists of color who are shedding light on systemic racism, inequities, and discrimination inside and outside of the newsroom. We condemn violence against people who are peacefully protesting police killings of Black people, and violence against journalists reporting on them. We condemn the silencing of Black voices in any newsroom, as well as voices from other underrepresented communities.

Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [3]
Journalism & Media [11]
People & Population [12]
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Public [6]

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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sierra-club-embraces-environmental-justice-difficult-internal-reckoning [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/activism [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [8] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16102020/sierra-club-ramon-cruz-environmental-justice [9] https://www.sej.org/library/tribal-nations-media-guide [10] https://www.sej.org/category/library/useful-links [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/navajo-nation-sees-farming-renaissance-during-coronavirus-pandemic [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [16] https://www.npr.org/2020/07/28/895735482/navajo-nation-sees-farming-renaissance-during-coronavirus-pandemic [17] https://www.sej.org/calendar/taiwan-its-role-who-china-and-global-policy [18] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/other-events [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [22] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [23] https://www.sej.org/headlines/interior-racist-roots-lack-diversity-haunt-national-parks [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [25] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063447583 [26] https://www.sej.org/calendar/when-press-badge-doesnt-protect-you [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [28] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ijnr-virtual-workshop-environmental-racism-and-journalism [29] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/workshops/fellowships [30] https://www.sej.org/headlines/group-targeting-environmental-racism-relaunches-amid-virus-disparities [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [33] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/502813-group-targeting-environmental-racism-relaunches-amid-coronavirus [34] https://www.sej.org/calendar/climate-coverage-and-racial-justice [35] https://www.sej.org/category/event-types/professional-meetings [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [37] https://www.sej.org/sej-stands-journalists-color-speaking-out-about-systemic-racism [38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=19 [39] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=16 [40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=17 [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=18 [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=21 [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=22 [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=23 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=24 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/diversity?page=25