Cities around New England have declared racism a public health crisis. Scholar-activist Katharine 鈥淜at鈥� Morris is especially interested in the intersection between racism, health and environmental justice -- something she talked about in her . Morris noted that a fifth of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 pollution is concentrated in five cities where the majority of the state鈥檚 people of color reside: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford and Waterbury.
When Morris lived in Bridgeport, she said the signs of pollution were visible.
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Morris advocates organizing around climate change and environmental justice with the acronym L.O.V.E.
L - Listen to learn O - Organize with an open mind V - Value different perspectives E - Engage everyone in every possible way
She graduates with a master鈥檚 in public policy from the University of 黑料吃瓜网 this month.
This interview was featured in a recent episode from NEXT and the New England News Collaborative. .
