More or Less in Common: Teaching Environmental Justice and Activism

115 John Street,Lowell MA 01852

11 July, 2022

Description

Focusing on past and present ideas of environmental justice we will look at the reality of the post-industrial landscape in Massachusetts. Who benefits when the natural world is flourishing and healthy? By contrast, who is harmed by a dangerous and degraded environment? This three-day workshop for educators in grades 3-12, hosted in Boston and Lowell, will focus on ideas of environmental justice - past and present - looking closely at eastern Massachusetts and the reality of its post-industrial landscape. Through local case studies that incorporate maps, data, documents, and physical landscapes, participants will learn about activists working to combat environmental injustice and develop lessons/activities they can use in their classrooms. When: July 11-13, 2022 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.Where: Leventhal Map & Education Center, Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. - Monday July 11 and Wednesday July 13, 2022Tsongas Industrial History Center, Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Mass. - Tuesday July 12, 2022Note: registrants will need to attend all three days of the workshop. For more information please email: [email protected].