Environmental Justice Oral History Project: Documenting Inequities in the American South
Environmental
Justice Oral
History Project
•
What is this project?
•
Team Leaders
•
The Bass
Connections Scope
•
Timeline &
Expectations
What is this?
•
The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts across rural
communities in the American South. As the pandemic continues, stories
and memories of community elders and other first-hand observers of
environmental injustice and racism are being lost.
•
This project documents and communicates the history of environmental
inequities and injustices in the American South through communal
storytelling. This project will add a humanist and documentary perspective
for communicating about critical environmental issues while advocating
for just, equitable, and anti-racist solutions. The work builds upon an
ongoing collaboration between the Duke Human Rights Center at the
Franklin Humanities Institute, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and
the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice.
Components
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Oral History Collection
•
Journalism Series
•
EJ Podcast
•
Methodological
Research
Components
•
Oral History Collection
•
Journalism Series
•
EJ Podcast
•
Methodological
Research
Team Leaders
Click to learn more
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Cameron Oglesby
•
Erika Weinthal
•
Elizabeth Albright
Oral History Collection
Oral histories represent collective knowledge
and intergenerational wealth, and these stories
urgently need to be documented, archived,
and passed down: for the communities
themselves, on their own terms, as well as for
advocates of the environment, humanities,
medicine, and public policy who seek to
promote more equitable policies.
What do we mean by Oral History?
•
These are not heavily edited articles or videos. This is not journalism
or podcast making or documentary film making.
•
Think of oral history in the same way cultural or ancestral
knowledge is often shared by word of mouth or communal
relationships. We are recording personal stories as they are told to
us and sharing them.
•
Slight editing may take place for flow and to cut out interviewer
voice, but we will be sharing these experiences in the voice of
those interviewed.
The Final Product
The final product will include a comprehensive story map and
archival site of life stories and narratives translated as written works,
audio interviews, and short videos for the public, as well as oral
history materials for local use by those communities documented.
The long-term goal is to create a central meeting space and
community-owned repository of environmental justice experiences
that are sustainably curated by communities with financial and
educational (training) support from institutions and organizations
across the American South.
Journalism and Podcast Component
Journalism:
Team members will partner with community leaders and regional media outlets to write
community profiles documenting injustices and the EJ movement at large over time. We envision a
short series of narrative-driven articles, each focused on a significant effort or issue from a different
region or community. The efforts featured can be recent, historic, or ongoing.
THE ONLY WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNALISM IS TO FILL OUT
THIS GOOGLE FORM
by 2/9
Podcast:
In partnership with the student podcast
Operation Climate
, we will be producing a podcast series
spotlighting environmental justice advocates and leaders. This project, also in celebration of the 40th anniversary of
the Environmental Justice Movement asks prominent leaders to share their life stories, motivations, and experience
in the movement as a reflection on the movement's evolution.
Interviewees will include members of the WHEJAC, Sierra Club EJ advocates and the community leaders they work
with, attendees of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, and other youth climate
justice activists and seasoned EJ advocates.
CONTACT CAMERON OGLESBY AT
CEO26@DUKE.EDU
TO PARTICIPATE
Journalism and Podcast Component
Journalism:
Team members will partner with community leaders and regional media outlets to write
community profiles documenting injustices and the EJ movement at large over time. We envision a
short series of narrative-driven articles, each focused on a significant effort or issue from a different
region or community. The efforts featured can be recent, historic, or ongoing.
THE ONLY WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNALISM IS TO FILL OUT
THIS GOOGLE FORM
Podcast:
In partnership with the student podcast
Operation Climate
, we will be producing a podcast series
spotlighting environmental justice advocates and leaders. This project, also in celebration of the 40th
anniversary of the Environmental Justice Movement asks prominent leaders to share their life stories,
motivations, and experience in the movement as a reflection on the movement's evolution.
Interviewees will include members of the WHEJAC, Sierra Club EJ advocates and the community leaders they
work with, attendees of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, and other youth
climate justice activists and seasoned EJ advocates.
CONTACT CAMERON OGLESBY AT
CEO26@DUKE.EDU
TO PARTICIPATE
The Oral History work comes first!
Students who participate in the journalism and
podcast components can count that work toward
their Bass Connections commitments, but the oral
history work should be prioritized.
Fortunately, the journalism and Bass Connections
components don’t have too much overlap.
Project Timelines
Bass Connection
May 2022
May 2023
Aug 2022
Dec 2022
Summer Break
Fall 2022 Semester
Spring 2023 Semester
Summer Break
The Spring
Students will be provided resources about
the EJ Movement and environmental
injustices to familiarize themselves with over
the break.
Students will be expected to identify an
issue of interest and dig into that in
preparation for the class
An orientation and racial equity training will
be provided at the end of the summer.
Class will consist of lectures and discussions
in oral history collection and storytelling
and guest lectures from seasoned EJ
advocates and EJ oral historians.
Students will finish up interviews over the
Winter and early Spring and begin
analyzing and curating those stories for
the final site and for communal use.
Interested students will help in the design
and drafting of our final story map and
archive site.
Class Time
In Groups
Students will work together to identify and
reach out to community leaders in their
region of interest. They will connect with
and build rapport with interested
community members and begin
interviewing them
MAY be opportunity for
travel or in-person interviews
during Winter Break.
Journalism and Podcast
Jan 2022
Dec 2022
May 2022
Aug 2022
Spring Semester
Summer Break
Fall Semester
Continue in Spring 2023
Spring Journalism
Summer Journalism
Fall Journalism
Podcast
Pair students up and connect them with
community leads. Begin connecting with
communities
Students are actively reporting on their
communities and developing their stories
Students are working with news outlets to
get their pieces published. All pieces
published by end of 2022.
The podcast will be working year-round and into Spring 2023 to conduct interviews of prominent EJ advocates and publish them through Operation Climate’s networks.
Additional avenues for publication are TBD.
Sept-Oct
40
th
Anniversary of the
EJ Movement
What we’re looking for
No formal oral history experience required!
We’re looking for:
•
Aspiring storytellers
, journalistic, documentarians, producers, you name it. If you
have an interest in using your voice and the voice of others to education,
inform, and uplift, then this is for you.
•
EJ enthusiasts
, you don’t have to be an experienced EJ advocate, but you
must be excited about the work and the movement and open to learning
more.
•
Community-oriented people
, we’re looking for people who value community
knowledge and community narrative in environmental spaces. The end goal is
to uplift others more so than to further yourself. The end goal is to empower
communities and work in service to them.
•
Mission-driven individuals
, sometimes the stories can be heartbreaking but by
grounding ourselves in the missions, we hope people will feel motivated to
continue forward. We want students who believe in this mission.
Additional Notes
•
Students will be asked to give a short presentation at the
start of the semester on their topic(s) of interest.
•
Undergrads and Grad students will be working on this side-
by-side throughout the semester,
BUT we are looking for
another graduate student lead!
Other Opportunities
Story+
TODAY @ 4:00pm EST
Join Zoom Meeting
https://duke.zoom.us/j/95413666774
Meeting ID: 954 1366 6774
Journalism
Cameron Oglesby
for presentation
&
Fill out this
GOOGLE FORM
EJ Podcast
Contact
Cameron Oglesby
to join the
team
APPLY HERE
Questions?
The Environmental Justice Oral History Project aims to preserve stories of environmental injustice and racism in rural American South communities through communal storytelling. Led by a team of experts, the project involves creating a podcast, collecting oral histories, conducting methodological research, and producing a journalism series. Oral histories, representing collective knowledge, are crucial in advocating for more equitable policies. The project emphasizes the importance of documenting personal stories in the voices of those interviewed.
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Environmental Justice Oral History Project
What is this project? Team Leaders The Bass Connections Scope Timeline & Expectations
What is this? The Covid-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts across rural communities in the American South. As the pandemic continues, stories and memories of community elders and other first-hand observers of environmental injustice and racism are being lost. This project documents and communicates the history of environmental inequities and injustices in the American South through communal storytelling. This project will add a humanist and documentary perspective for communicating about critical environmental issues while advocating for just, equitable, and anti-racist solutions. The work builds upon an ongoing collaboration between the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice.
Components EJ Podcast Oral History Collection Methodological Research Journalism Series
Components EJ Podcast Oral History Collection Methodological Research Journalism Series
Team Leaders Click to learn more Cameron Oglesby Erika Weinthal Elizabeth Albright
Oral History Collection Oral histories represent collective knowledge and intergenerational wealth, and these stories urgently need to be documented, archived, and passed down: for the communities themselves, on their own terms, as well as for advocates of the environment, humanities, medicine, and public policy who seek to promote more equitable policies.
What do we mean by Oral History? These are not heavily edited articles or videos. This is not journalism or podcast making or documentary film making. Think of oral history in the same way cultural or ancestral knowledge is often shared by word of mouth or communal relationships. We are recording personal stories as they are told to us and sharing them. Slight editing may take place for flow and to cut out interviewer voice, but we will be sharing these experiences in the voice of those interviewed.
The Final Product The final product will include a comprehensive story map and archival site of life stories and narratives translated as written works, audio interviews, and short videos for the public, as well as oral history materials for local use by those communities documented. The long-term goal is to create a central meeting space and community-owned repository of environmental justice experiences that are sustainably curated by communities with financial and educational (training) support from institutions and organizations across the American South.
Journalism and Podcast Component Journalism: Team members will partner with community leaders and regional media outlets to write community profiles documenting injustices and the EJ movement at large over time. We envision a short series of narrative-driven articles, each focused on a significant effort or issue from a different region or community. The efforts featured can be recent, historic, or ongoing. THE ONLY WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNALISM IS TO FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM by 2/9 Podcast: In partnership with the student podcast Operation Climate, we will be producing a podcast series spotlighting environmental justice advocates and leaders. This project, also in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Justice Movement asks prominent leaders to share their life stories, motivations, and experience in the movement as a reflection on the movement's evolution. Interviewees will include members of the WHEJAC, Sierra Club EJ advocates and the community leaders they work with, attendees of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, and other youth climate justice activists and seasoned EJ advocates. CONTACT CAMERON OGLESBY AT CEO26@DUKE.EDU TO PARTICIPATE
Journalism and Podcast Component The Oral History work comes first! Journalism: Team members will partner with community leaders and regional media outlets to write community profiles documenting injustices and the EJ movement at large over time. We envision a short series of narrative-driven articles, each focused on a significant effort or issue from a different region or community. The efforts featured can be recent, historic, or ongoing. Students who participate in the journalism and podcast components can count that work toward their Bass Connections commitments, but the oral history work should be prioritized. THE ONLY WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNALISM IS TO FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM Podcast: In partnership with the student podcast Operation Climate, we will be producing a podcast series spotlighting environmental justice advocates and leaders. This project, also in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Environmental Justice Movement asks prominent leaders to share their life stories, motivations, and experience in the movement as a reflection on the movement's evolution. components don t have too much overlap. Fortunately, the journalism and Bass Connections Interviewees will include members of the WHEJAC, Sierra Club EJ advocates and the community leaders they work with, attendees of the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, and other youth climate justice activists and seasoned EJ advocates. CONTACT CAMERON OGLESBY AT CEO26@DUKE.EDU TO PARTICIPATE
MAY be opportunity for travel or in-person interviews during Winter Break. Bass Connection The Spring Class Time Summer Break Class will consist of lectures and discussions in oral history collection and storytelling and guest lectures from seasoned EJ advocates and EJ oral historians. Students will be provided resources about the EJ Movement and environmental injustices to familiarize themselves with over the break. Students will finish up interviews over the Winter and early Spring and begin analyzing and curating those stories for the final site and for communal use. Students will be expected to identify an issue of interest and dig into that in preparation for the class In Groups Interested students will help in the design and drafting of our final story map and archive site. Students will work together to identify and reach out to community leaders in their region of interest. They will connect with and build rapport with interested community members and begin interviewing them An orientation and racial equity training will be provided at the end of the summer. May 2023 May 2022 Aug 2022 Dec 2022 Summer Break Fall 2022 Semester Spring 2023 Semester
Journalism and Podcast Fall Journalism Spring Journalism Summer Journalism Students are working with news outlets to get their pieces published. All pieces published by end of 2022. Pair students up and connect them with community leads. Begin connecting with communities Students are actively reporting on their communities and developing their stories Podcast Continue in Spring 2023 The podcast will be working year-round and into Spring 2023 to conduct interviews of prominent EJ advocates and publish them through Operation Climate s networks. Additional avenues for publication are TBD. Sept-Oct 40th Anniversary of the EJ Movement Dec 2022 Jan 2022 May 2022 Aug 2022 Spring Semester Summer Break Fall Semester
What were looking for No formal oral history experience required! We re looking for: Aspiring storytellers, journalistic, documentarians, producers, you name it. If you have an interest in using your voice and the voice of others to education, inform, and uplift, then this is for you. EJ enthusiasts, you don t have to be an experienced EJ advocate, but you must be excited about the work and the movement and open to learning more. Community-oriented people, we re looking for people who value community knowledge and community narrative in environmental spaces. The end goal is to uplift others more so than to further yourself. The end goal is to empower communities and work in service to them. Mission-driven individuals, sometimes the stories can be heartbreaking but by grounding ourselves in the missions, we hope people will feel motivated to continue forward. We want students who believe in this mission.
Additional Notes Students will be asked to give a short presentation at the start of the semester on their topic(s) of interest. Undergrads and Grad students will be working on this side- by-side throughout the semester, BUT we are looking for another graduate student lead!
Other Opportunities Story+ EJ Podcast TODAY @ 4:00pm EST Contact Cameron Oglesby to join the team Join Zoom Meeting https://duke.zoom.us/j/95413666774 Journalism Email Cameron Oglesby for presentation & Fill out this GOOGLE FORM Meeting ID: 954 1366 6774
