Climate Justice is Racial Justice is Labour Justice is Gender Justice is Social Justice.

The Climate Hub's Climate Justice program emerged as a renewed commitment to addressing the root causes of the climate crisis and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities. 


Through outreach, educational programs, and advocacy the Climate Hub works to strengthen BIPOC and diverse climate leadership across Calgary, as well as spark a greater dialogue about the need for climate justice within our climate movement.

 

 

This program, in collaboration with the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University Social Work programs, uses a Green Social Work framework to understand how social and economic inequities are connected to environmental inequity. 

What is Green Social Work?

Green Social Work works to transform social work practices by looking at how environmental crises worsen other forms of inequality, and providing tools to support and build resilience for those most impacted by climate change. 

Green Social Work does this through: 

  • Recognizing Interconnected Challenges: 
    • Social inequities are exacerbated by environmental degradation and climate change. This recognizes how different communities will be affected differently and unequally based on race, class, gender, ability, and other social identities; and how Black, Indigenous, and other racialized and marginalized communities are more likely to be exposed to climate change and climate consequences.
  • Promoting Holistic Practice
    • A Green Social Work approach takes distinct social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors into consideration when working alongside communities and individuals. This strengthens
  • Empowering Through Advocacy
    • Social workers and frontline workers play an important role in advocating for the communities they work alongside. By understanding how environmental crises disproportionately impact certain communities, social works and 

 

Climate Justice Program In Action

In April, we wrapped up our first ever Climate Justice social work practicum cohort! Throughout this first semester, we engaged in a number of community outreach activities and connection events. We are now working to assess and update this program based on our learnings, and are planning a number of new activities to better advance Climate Justice outcomes over the Summer. 

 

Stay tuned for what will be coming next! 

 

Funding for this program has been generously provided by The Catherine Donnelly Foundation.