Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future

 
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From the inequitable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to fires ravaging the West Coast, from migrant children being forcibly separated from their parents at the border to continued police violence against the Black community, we have witnessed an array of disasters in the last year and beyond. The Praxis Project, Living Hope Wheelchair Association, and Unitarian Universalist Service Committee present this brief, which investigates the concept of “disaster justice” within the context of disaster preparedness and response, and how grassroots organizers have integrated disaster justice into their work. The purpose of this brief is to inform public health, philanthropy, and other allied fields how to support and invest in community-led disaster justice efforts.

Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future is a resource from the Centering Community in Public Health - Learning Circle Brief Series.

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Community Organizers inherently practice Disaster Justice through the continuous need to navigate & overcome human-made social disasters. Disaster Justice is centered on acknowledging this expertise. ⁠ Check out @Praxis_Project's newest brief here: https://bit.ly/3vNk9Ne

How can we move beyond Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice? Check out @Praxis_Project's newest brief: https://bit.ly/3vNk9Ne

"We have seen the aftermath of natural disasters do more damage than the storm themselves"-PATHE Community Organizers know best what their communities need. How can policy makers & philanthropy support their efforts? Read @Praxis_Project's newest brief: https://bit.ly/3vNk9Ne

Self resiliency is: Practicing Love ❤️ Adaptability 🌱 Strength ✊🏾 Read more about the findings of our 2020 Disaster Justice Learning Circle & how community organizers define resiliency: https://bit.ly/3vNk9Ne

Community resiliency is: Solidarity ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Communal healing 💞 Mutual Aid 🏘🧺 Read more about the findings of our 2020 Disaster Justice Learning Circle & how community organizers define resiliency: https://bit.ly/3vNk9Ne

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The Praxis Project (2021, May). Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future. Retrieved from http://thepraxisproject.org/resource/2021/moving-from-disaster-preparedness-to-disaster-justice

Press Release

Learning Cohort of More than 40 Community-Based Organizations Introduces New, Innovative Framework for Defining, Addressing Disaster
May 6, 2021 - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
A newly-released report expands the definition of disaster and provides concrete steps for public health officials, philanthropy, and government to adequately serve all communities. Read more…

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WEBINAR: Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future
May 6
WEBINAR: Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future

The next webinar in our Centering Community in Public Health Webinar Series of 2021 will focus on Moving from Disaster Preparedness to Disaster Justice: Centering Community & Racial Justice for a Transformed Future.

briefs in this series

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Equity in Action?: Assessing the Role of Community in Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Equity in Action?: Assessing the Role of Community in Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis

The purpose of this brief is to present the findings from a series of surveys, Learning Circles, and media analyses designed by The Praxis Project and Berkeley Media Studies Group, a program of the Public Health Institute, to examine the extent to which community basebuilding organizations played a role in declarations of racism as a public health crisis and how the declarations were covered in the media.

From Food Justice to Liberation: Building Community Power through Community Gardens & Urban Farms
From Food Justice to Liberation: Building Community Power through Community Gardens & Urban Farms

From Food Justice to Liberation: Building Community Power through Community Gardens & Urban Farms is a resource from the Centering Community in Public Health - Learning Circle Brief Series.

The purpose of this brief is to understand how urban farms and community gardens stewarded by Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) power-building and base-building organizations help raise community consciousness about healthy food systems, create opportunities for resident leadership and skill development, promote local economic development, and provide healthy alternatives to the typical commodified foods that are available in marginalized communities.

The Role of Culture in Basebuilding Community Organizing for Health, Justice, & Racial Equity
The Role of Culture in Basebuilding Community Organizing for Health, Justice, & Racial Equity

The Role of Culture in Basebuilding Community Organizing for Health, Justice, & Racial Equity is a resource from the Centering Community in Public Health - Learning Circle Brief Series.

The purpose of this brief is to inform institutions and institutional allies of the critical role culture plays in community-led movements, and how to positively and respectfully honor and uplift culture in advancing health justice.

 
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