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SPECIAL REPORT: ANTI-IMMIGRANT CO-OPTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT

 Image Chicago – The Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization, today released a report titled, Apply the Brakes: Anti-immigrant Co-optation of the Environmental Movement.

The Center’s report explicitly reveals how anti-immigrant forces have corrupted the dialogue on population and the environment.

In 2009, an article in the Population Special Issue of the Earth Island Journal mentioned a new organization and website named Apply the Brakes (ATB). A few months later, the Center for Immigration Studies — an anti-immigrant organization group founded by white nationalist John Tanton — cited ATB in a memorandum denouncing Sierra Club leadership for not addressing the issue of immigration.

These and other signals illustrate ATB’s mission to legitimize discussions about “domestic population growth” that have a pronounced anti-immigration focus.

 

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Imagine 2050 Releases 'Green' Issue

Click on the cover and read a copy of Imagine 2050's annual magazine - an entire issue dedicated to articles on migration, race, & the environment. 

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For two years the writers at Imagine 2050 have visited and revisited issues related to migration, race, and the environment. The newest issue of the magazine compiles our favorite “green” articles from the past year. The magazine includes in-depth commentary on topics such as the controversial activities of anti-immigrant groups from within the environmental movement, and the interconnectedness of climate change and structural racism.

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About the Center for New Community

The Center for New Community is a national organization committed to building community, justice, and equality. The Center is grounded in many faith traditions, and builds community where the dignity and value of all humanity is manifest.

Established in 1995, it has grown from a vision to an organization working nationwide to cultivate civic life and advance systemic change, in partnership with local leaders, organizations, congregations, and other institutions. The need to build democratic and inclusive community has seldom been greater.

 

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