There's Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous & Black Communities

Ingrid R. G. Waldron's "Theres Something In The Water" examines the legacy of environmental racism and its health impacts in Indigenous and Black communities in Canada, using Nova Scotia as a case study. It highlights the grassroots resistance activities by these communities against pollution and poisoning and how environmental racism operates through settler colonialism, white supremacy, power, state-sanctioned racial violence, neoliberalism, and racial capitalism. The book calls for a more critical dialogue on how environmental racism manifests within this intersectional context and documents the long history of struggle, resistance, and mobilizing in these communities to address environmental racism.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 160 pages
\n Publication date: 01 November 2018
\n Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
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In her groundbreaking work "Theres Something In The Water", Ingrid R. G. Waldron delves deep into the enduring legacy of environmental racism and its profound impact on Indigenous and Black communities in Canada. Through a comprehensive examination of Nova Scotia, she sheds light on the grassroots resistance efforts by these communities against the pollution and poisoning of their neighborhoods.

Waldron employs settler colonialism as the overarching framework to unravel how environmental racism functions as a mechanism of erasure, facilitated by the intersecting dynamics of white supremacy, power, state-sanctioned racial violence, neoliberalism, and racial capitalism in white settler societies. By and large, the environmental justice narrative in Nova Scotia fails to explicitly address race, obscuring it within broader discussions on class. This strategic omission undermines the uniqueness of Mikmaq and African Nova Scotian experiences with racism and environmental hazards in the province.

To challenge this narrative, Waldron redefines the parameters of critique surrounding the environmental justice narrative and movement in Nova Scotia and Canada. By doing so, she creates a space for a more critical dialogue on how environmental racism manifests itself within this complex intersectional context. Moreover, Waldron vividly illustrates how the effects of environmental racism are exacerbated by other forms of oppression, further dehumanizing and harming communities already grappling with pre-existing vulnerabilities, such as long-standing social and economic inequality.

Throughout her work, Waldron documents the long history of struggle, resistance, and mobilization in Indigenous and Black communities to combat environmental racism. Her research serves as a powerful testament to the resilience and determination of these communities in the face of systemic injustice. "Theres Something In The Water" is a seminal contribution to the field of environmental studies, shedding light on the urgent need for a more inclusive and equitable approach to environmental protection and justice.

\n Weight: 266g\n
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 9 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781773630571\n \n