It's Time to Talk About Environmental Racism

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Kayley Chery, people of color Coordinator for Extinction Rebellion Youth in New York City, and Ayisha Siddiqa co-founder of Polluters Out and Fossil Free University to outline their upcoming protest in New York City on September 25th. They also talk about the importance of BIPOIC leadership in the environmental movement and how environmental racism has centered on majority black and brown communities in New York City. Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. Donate to the March Against Environmental Racism: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/maer The Youth NYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theyouthnyc/?hl=en Application for your absentee ballot: http://www.vote4ourfuture.org/votebymail.html If you’re interested in getting involved with the National Children’s Campaign visit: tinyurl.com/teamncc Spotlight: Jessica Scarane - Dem running for Senate in Delaware, learn more about her campaign at: https://www.jessfordelaware.com/ This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.