Naolo Charles is the founder of the Black Environmental Initiative (BE iNITIATIVE). A social entrepreneur, Naolo also co-founded the Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice (CCCEJ) with Ingrid Waldron, a coalition launched to support racialized communities affected by environmental injustices. Holder of master’s degree in environment, Charles delivers a green
Ingrid Waldron is professor and HOPE Chair in Peace and Health in the Global Peace and Social Justice Program in the Department of History, Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University. Her research, teaching and community advocacy work focus on environmental racism, climate justice, mental illness, COVID-19, and the structural and environmental determinants of health
Toxic Legacy: The Fight to End Environmental Racism in Canada. To view the videos that accompany this article, click here. When industrial warning sirens blare through Chemical Valley, Arnold Norman Yellowman hears the neighbourhood dogs howling in this small.