Environmental Justice

What You'll Learn

This certificate examines the ways in which communities of color and other historically marginalized groups are disproportionately burdened with environmental hazards.

Grounded in the belief that access to safe and healthy living environments is a vital civil right, students will study:

Racial identify development theory
Connections between structural, interpersonal and internalized oppression
Knowledge, wisdom, resiliency, and leadership of communities of color
How their knowledge has contributed to mainstream movements for environmentalism.

Students will have the opportunity to apply the histories, theories, and concepts studied to local environmental justice projects.

This certificate is intended to support state workers seeking further background and training in WA state environmental justice laws (HEAL Act), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion administrators seeking greater skills in racial justice and Black studies, environmental policy advocates, urban planners and asset-based community developers, and those working in the nonprofit sector dealing with environmental issues.