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b'Racism permeates every aspect of society. Environmental racism is a form of systemic racism in which people of color are disproportionately burdened with health hazards through policies and practices that force them to live in proximity to sources of toxic waste such as sewage works, mines, landfills, power stations, major roads, and emitters of airborne particulate matter. \\n\\nIn this episode, co-founder of Movement Generation: Justice and Ecology Project, Gopal Dayaneni is joined by community organizer and environmental justice advocate Carla Maria P\\xe9rez for a powerful conversation exploring the connections between environmental racism and climate change and what we can do as individuals and communities to address and heal from the harms of both.\\n\\nThis episode contains explicit language. It was recorded during a live online event on April, 28, 2021. A transcript is available at ciispod.com.\\n\\nYou can also watch a recording of this and many more of our conversation events by searching for \\u201cCIIS Public Programs\\u201d on YouTube.'