{"product_id":"engage-connect-protect-empowering-diverse-youth-as-environmental-leaders-paperback","title":"Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngelou Ezeilo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Chiles\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngage, Connect, Protect \u003c\/em\u003ehighlights the need to recognize the work of environmental champions in communities of color, and create opportunities for business, educators, and policymakers to engage with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards through culturally relevant learning and career opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding environmental strength through a diversity of youth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eAn accessible guide to respond to the inequities faced by persons of color marginalized by mainstream environmentalism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Rev. Dr. Dianne Glave, author, \u003cem\u003eRooted in the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Highlights the cultural connection to nature that black and brown people have always had, and the need...for it to be reclaimed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Kamilah Martin, Global Youth Educator, Vice President, Jane Goodall Institute \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHILE CONCERN ABOUT \u003c\/strong\u003ethe state of our land, air, and water continues to grow, there is widespread belief that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. \u003cem\u003eEngage, Connect, Protect \u003c\/em\u003eexplodes this myth, revealing the deep and abiding interest that African American, Latino, and Native American communities -- many of whom live in degraded and polluted parts of the country - have in our collective environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part eye-opening critique of the cultural divide in environmentalism, part biography of a leading social entrepreneur, and part practical toolkit for engaging diverse youth, \u003cem\u003eEngage, Connect, Protect \u003c\/em\u003ecovers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Why communities of color are largely unrecognized in the environmental movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Bridging the cultural divide and activating a new generation of environmental stewards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e A resource guide for connecting mainstream America to organizations working with diverse youth within environmental projects, training, and employment. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEngage, Connect, Protect \u003c\/em\u003eis a wake-up call for businesses, activists, educators, and policymakers to recognize the work of grassroots activists in diverse communities and create opportunities for engaging with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Artfully articulates the obscured problem of racism in the country's environmental movement and unapologetically sets forth solutions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Elaine Brown, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Condemnation of Little B and A Taste of Power\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANGELOU EZEILO \u003c\/strong\u003eis founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation. She is a 2016 Ashoka Fellow and graduate of Spelman College and the University of Florida, College of Law. She lives in Atlanta, GA, with her husband of 24 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e NICK CHILES \u003c\/strong\u003eis one of the nation's foremost chroniclers of African American life, culture, and celebrity. A graduate of Yale, he has won nearly 20 major awards, including a 1992 Pulitzer Prize as part of a \u003cem\u003eNew York Newsday \u003c\/em\u003eteam. He lives in Atlanta, GA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding environmental strength through a diversity of youth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible guide to respond to the inequities faced by persons of color marginalized by mainstream environmentalism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eRev. 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