*[Enwl-eng] Earth Island Journal: United, We Rise

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Many strands connect the push for environmental rights and immigrant rights.

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                                United, We Rise

                                This past week, my attention has been glued 
to what’s unfolding in Los Angeles, where Trump has called in the National 
Guard and the Marines to suppress overwhelmingly peaceful protests against 
federal raids on immigrant communities.


                                I know I’m not alone in this. These feel 
like unprecedented times. Like so many of us, I feel gutted about what the 
raids mean for immigrant families, and what this federal aggression means 
for our democracy. I also find myself pondering what the federal response 
means for other rights-based movements, including for the environmental 
movement.


                                The strands that connect the push for 
immigrant rights and environmental rights are many. The environmental 
justice movement, for example, has early roots in the fight for farmworkers 
rights, which united the causes of worker and immigrant justice and drew 
early attention the health impacts of pesticide exposure. Immigrant 
communities in the United States have long been the first in line to be 
exposed to toxic air and water, and today find themselves on the frontlines 
of the climate crisis as well. They are also on the frontlines of disaster 
recovery efforts, including in Los Angeles, where they comprise a large 
share of the workforce cleaning up after the recent wildfires.


                                The federal escalation of force in Los 
Angeles is meant to stymie resistance, whether over immigration policies, 
environmental rollbacks, or any other number of issues. But so far it hasn’t 
managed to silence us. Rather, it is having the opposite effect, bringing us 
together in our conviction to defend the rights of people and the places we 
care about, spurring us to action. Case in point — there are at least 1,800 
“No Kings” protests planned across the country this weekend. In other words, 
as social movement expert Dana Fisher said in a recent conversation with the 
Journal, we might find that a “broader sense of collective risk … builds 
power and builds capacity.” (See below)


                                I’d like to think that’s the direction we’re 
headed.





                              Zoe Loftus-Farren
                              Managing Editor, Earth Island Journal





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From: Editors, Earth Island Journal <editor at earthisland.org>
Date: сб, 14 июн. 2025 г., 2:45
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