Cielo Sharkus joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the field of civil engineering can help combat environmental injustice and better engage with communities.
Former Agents of Change fellows Azmal Hossan and Cielo Sharkus speak with Hossan’s mentor, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about climate change science and communication.
“El término de justicia ambiental no llegó hasta más tarde. Cuando comenzó el movimiento de los trabajadores agrícolas, ya estaba sucediendo pero no es como se llamaba”.
“The environmental justice term didn’t come until later. When the farmworker movement started it was already happening but it’s not what it was called.”
Es difícil evitar la eco-ansiedad. Pero si desintoxicamos nuestras redes sociales y nos centramos en la comunidad, todos podemos encontrar buenas noticias e inspirar el cambio.
Bathrooms, when sufficient, provide us the space to care for ourselves and have dignity. We need to extend this right to people experiencing homelessness in US cities.
