Coast Range Radio
At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Oregon’s forests, social justice, and the climate crisis.
Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast from the nonprofit conservation organization, the Coast Range Association. Located in Western Oregon, the Coast Range Association works to build just and sustainable communities that provide for people and the natural world. Our work focuses on the connections between Oregon’s forests, communities, and the climate crisis.
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How Trump's DEI Witchunts Impact the Environmental Movement, and How We Can Resist
We are going to have a couple banger episodes on the Northwest Forest Plan in the coming weeks, but I’m recording this on February 24th, just over one month since Trump’s second term began, and I think we need to step back and take stock for a minute.
Don’t worry, this episode is not going to be all about the dark lord, but the administration’s actions have already had huge consequences here in the Pacific Northwest, so we need to address it.
Most of what Trump and his court of billionaires and white supremacists/facists have done so far has not surprised me, even though it has been every bit as bad as I feared.
But I have to admit, I was caught off guard by how obsessed they have been with DEI.
Since when did concepts like diversity, equity, and inclusion become radical ideas that need to be punished with the full weight of the Federal government? And how are the witchburnings affecting the environment, climate, and social justice movements?
To answer those questions, and to discuss why DEI is so important in the environmental movement, I’m joined by aparna rajagopal.
Aparna is is a self described writer, speaker, agitator, and advisor at the confluence of movements for equity and justice within the outdoor, environmental, and conservation movements.
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Show Notes:
https://theavarnagroup.com/2-weeks-in-reflections-recommendations-resources-on-dei/
https://www.aparnarajagopal.com/