The American Agora
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On May 1 of this year, a panel sponsored by the New School in New York City called “Coming Together: Gender and Privilege in the Youth Climate Movement,” took place on Zoom. It was organized by Ludovica Martella, a researcher and reporter on sustainable practices and climate justice, and was focused on gender, race, and class privilege within the environmental movement. The panelists featured the likes of Nine Berglund and Kellie Berns, who represented the ancestral Arapaho &

Disclaimer: Out of fear of retaliation and an impact on her current standing at her place of employment, one source asked to retract her real name. For this purpose, the name Joan Evins was used when referring to the source. Joan Evins, an x-ray technician at an outpatient center in Los Angeles County, feared for her colleague’s life. Her colleague—Charlene—is a technician with Scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that affects the skin and internal organs. Despite her health ri

Many of us, myself included, are sitting at home right now in the midst of this pandemic, practicing self-isolation. People across the U.S. and around the world are struggling emotionally, financially, and physically as a result of COVID-19, facing the constant and looming threat of severe illness. As you swipe through social media, news stories, and notifications, you will likely see messages urging others to stay home and practice social distancing—even going so far as to s