TOOLKIT

Table of Contents
Letter from the Environmental and Climate Justice Director ........................................................... 1
Organizational History ............................................................................................................................... 5
Youth and College Division: History ........................................................................................................ 6
The History of Environmental Justice .................................................................................................... 7
A Movement Sparks ................................................................................................................................ 7
The Movement Takes Hold ................................................................................................................... 8
Milestones ................................................................................................................................................ 9
The Effects of Climate Change .............................................................................................................. 12
How Are People Affected by Climate Change? ............................................................................... 13
What is Climate Justice? ......................................................................................................................... 14
Climate Justice Takes Root .................................................................................................................... 15
The Connection Between Environmental Justice and Climate Justice ........................................... 16
NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program Overview ....................................................... 17
Role of Youth in the Environmental and Climate Justice ................................................................. 18
10,000 Steps to Environmental and Climate Justice Project ........................................................... 19
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 20
REGISTRATION................................................................................................................................... 21
REPORTING ......................................................................................................................................... 21
REWARDS ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Going the Distance ................................................................................................................................... 23
10,000 Step Challenge ............................................................................................................................. 24
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.................................................................................................................................. 25
Project: Voter Registration ..................................................................................................................... 26
Project: Getting out the Vote .................................................................................................................. 27
COAL BLOODED CAMPAIGN ..................................................................................................................... 28
Project: Coal Blooded Toolkit ................................................................................................................ 29
ECONOMIC JUSTICE .................................................................................................................................. 30
Project: Creating a Green Collar Movement ......................................................................................... 32
Project: Entrepreneurialship .................................................................................................................. 33
Project: Energy Efficiency ...................................................................................................................... 34
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