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UNO's Midlo Center Hosts International Traveling Exhibit 'Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice'

The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans is hosting a multimedia exhibition that explores the history and future of climate and environmental justice.  “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice” is an international traveling exhibit and series of dialogues that opens Thursday at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. ....

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Residents of Louisiana's Cancer Alley Join Climate Movement In Call For Environmental Justice


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Thousands turned out at over 800 actions spearheaded by 350.org, an environmental advocacy group,
Alaina Boyett, a member of 350 New Orleans, a local affiliate of 350.org, organized two events dubbed “Rise For Cancer Alley.”  Over 100 people were in attendance, which pleased Boyett. “Today Cancer Alley residents got a chance to tell their stories to a larger audience,” she told me, which was her goal. “I wanted to amplify the voices of people who often don’t feel they are being listened to.” 
Alaina Boyett, at Rise for Cancer Alley event in St. James Louisiana.
March on Burton Lane in St. James, Louisiana.  ....

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