NCEJN’s 19th Annual Environmental Justice Summit
Fri, October 20, 2017 at 12:00 PM
to Sat, October 21, 2017 at 3:15 PM EDTFranklinton Center at Bricks
281 Bricks Ln, Whitakers, NC, 27891, United States (map)- Animals
- Environment
- Vegan
Event Description
Buidling People's Power Against State Violence Through the Lens of Environmental Justice
When we say state violence, we are talking about the willful and negligent actions of government at all levels that cause harm to our most marginalized and dispossessed communities, through policies, laws, individual acts, and representation. We call such actions violence because they are just as effective at dehumanization and disempowerment as any physical harm.
Legislative acts like voter ID laws and more recently HB467, which eroded the people's right to pursue health and financial compensation from harmful industrial argibusiness, tells communities of color and poor communities that they are not worthy of reprsentation or protection. It tells them their lives and livelihoods are not as worthy as corporate profits.
We are committed to calling out state violence in all forms, whether it comes from the barrel of a police officer's gun or from the pen of a regulatory agency. Both harms are equally real, and we will fight equally as hard against them.