What Could Possibly Go Right? #9 Carolyn Raffensperger: The Intersectionality of Racism
Jul 16, 2020
22:38
For today’s “What Could Possibly Go Right?” Carolyn Raffensperger brings her perspective as an environmental lawyer and Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health. She shares these ideas:
- The impact of applying the "precautionary principle" towards preventing suffering; this idea of taking positive action in the face of scientific uncertainty and the likelihood of harm.
- That there is an opportunity to rethink what government is for; working to avoid preventable suffering by promoting the well-being of its people instead of over-emphasizing economic growth.
- That the long-time work of activists has provided a bank of solutions, and that the focus now should be in cross-conversation and efforts across sectors.
- That the overarching frame of racism has shifted our picture of other issues and systems, such as economics, capitalism, the environment and public health.