Environmental Justice

Instructions

For this reflection, you will apply an environmental justice lens to reflect on an experience you had during fieldwork or another real-world context. How has environmental justice intersected with your practice or experience of social work? Grading Rubric Critical analysis (4pts) These reflections are an opportunity to make meaning of the concept of environmental justice within your own life and as a critical component of social justice work more. Be critical, be self-reflective, be imaginative, be creative, connect. Do not simply summarize the readings. Overall clarity (4pts) You must engage with at least one of the readings each week. You must engage with the concepts of the course in some way. As much as this is an exercise in your own thought, you must clearly articulate these thoughts to others. I must be able to follow along with your ideas; thus, you need to consider how they flow together and are connected to one another. These are not just stream-of-consciousness pieces. They can, absolutely start out that way, but edit and refine them before you turn them in.

Answer

Environmental Justice ReflectionI have always been a believer in equality and to me, ensuring environmental justice is a massive part of that. I grew up in a small Hispanic community. A community is so small that everyone knew everyone. There was one school, one hospital, one park, one market, and nearly the whole population worked in one factory. At the age of five, my father was laid off. Luckily, soon after, he was able to secure a job in a different town, so we had to move. With the move, I started to notice how different things were. How different people were treated. The environment and infrastructure seemed better. We were no longer in my old town, where at times, it would take the garbage collecting crew weeks to do their jobs. The difference became even more evident when I turned...
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