Elementary and Secondary Working Group Meeting

November 18, 2023

The group met at the Anacostia Community Museum on Saturday, November 18th. They began with some grounding by Andrea Jones, Associate Director of Education at the museum. Jones talked about what environmental justice means to the museum and how they’re guided by the idea that environmental justice is “Not just about saving the earth; it’s about saving the people.” Working group members shared some of the lessons they’ve designed or done with students that insist on racial justice to achieve environmental justice. They then toured the To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C. exhibit, which included an activity that helps people understand what kind of activist they are. Folks had time to view the exhibit before meeting in the museum’s program room for trivia and collaboration.

One working group member shared:

Thank you for another great session! This one left me feeling very inspired and sparked a lot of thinking.

Here’s a PDF of the Utopia Project Dreambook Andrea Jones gave everyone.