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Intersectional Environmentalism
J's Pick
The Intersectional
Environmentalist
by Leah Thomas
The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people -- especially those most often unheard.
J's Pick
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the Serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of interconnectedness and gratitude. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, rather than accumulation, where wealth and security come from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”
J's Pick
The Parable of
the Sower
by Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower examines the inextricable links between climate collapse, social inequality, and human resilience, and offers a clear-eyed vision of a future shaped by both devastation and possibility—reminding us that survival depends not only on endurance, but on our ability to imagine new ways of living, believing, and belonging together.
Em & J's Pick
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world.
J's Pick
Medicine Wheel
For The Planet
by Dr. Jennifer Grenz
Building on sacred stories and field observations, Dr. Jennifer Grenz shares her personal journey of joining her head (Western science) and her heart (Indigenous worldview) to find a truer path toward ecological healing.