Engage, Connect, Protect - by Angelou Ezeilo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The author highlights the need to recognize the work of environmental champions in communities of color, and to create opportunities for business, educators, and policy makers to engage with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards through culturally relevant learning and career opportunities.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Building environmental strength through a diversity of youth </strong></p><p><em>Engage, Connect, Protect </em>explodes the myth that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. </p><p>Revealing the deep and abiding interest that African American, Latino, and Native American communities--many of whom live in degraded and polluted parts of the country--have in our collective environment, <em>Engage, Connect, Protect</em> is part eye-opening critique of the cultural divide in environmentalism, part biography of a leading social entrepreneur, and part practical toolkit for engaging diverse youth. It covers: </p><ul> <li>Why communities of color are largely unrecognized in the environmental movement </li> <li>How to bridge the cultural divide and activate a new generation of environmental stewards </li> <li>A curriculum for engaging diverse youth and young adults through culturally appropriate methods and activities </li> <li>Resources for connecting mainstream America to organizations working with diverse youth within environmental projects, training, and employment. </li></ul><p><em>Engage, Connect, Protect </em>is a wake-up call for businesses, activists, educators, and policymakers to recognize the work of grassroots activists in diverse communities and create opportunities for engaging with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards, while the concern about the state of our land, air, and water continues to grow. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Building environmental strength through a diversity of youth <p> <em>An accessible guide to respond to the inequities faced by persons of color marginalized by mainstream environmentalism.</em><br> -- Rev. Dr. Dianne Glave, author, <em>Rooted in the Earth</em></p> <p><em> Highlights the cultural connection to nature that black and brown people have always had, and the need...for it to be reclaimed.</em><br> -- Kamilah Martin, Global Youth Educator, Vice President, Jane Goodall Institute </p><p><strong>WHILE CONCERN ABOUT </strong>the state of our land, air, and water continues to grow, there is widespread belief that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities. <em>Engage, Connect, Protect </em>explodes this myth, revealing the deep and abiding interest that African American, Latino, and Native American communities -- many of whom live in degraded and polluted parts of the country - have in our collective environment.</p><p> Part eye-opening critique of the cultural divide in environmentalism, part biography of a leading social entrepreneur, and part practical toolkit for engaging diverse youth, <em>Engage, Connect, Protect </em>covers: </p><ul> <li> Why communities of color are largely unrecognized in the environmental movement</li> <li> Bridging the cultural divide and activating a new generation of environmental stewards</li> <li> A resource guide for connecting mainstream America to organizations working with diverse youth within environmental projects, training, and employment. </li></ul><p><em>Engage, Connect, Protect </em>is a wake-up call for businesses, activists, educators, and policymakers to recognize the work of grassroots activists in diverse communities and create opportunities for engaging with diverse youth as the next generation of environmental stewards.</p> <p><em> Artfully articulates the obscured problem of racism in the country's environmental movement and unapologetically sets forth solutions.</em><br> -- Elaine Brown, author, <em>The Condemnation of Little B and A Taste of Power</em></p><p><strong>ANGELOU EZEILO </strong>is founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation. She is a 2016 Ashoka Fellow and graduate of Spelman College and the University of Florida, College of Law. She lives in Atlanta, GA, with her husband of 24 years.</p><p><strong> NICK CHILES </strong>is one of the nation's foremost chroniclers of African American life, culture, and celebrity. A graduate of Yale, he has won nearly 20 major awards, including a 1992 Pulitzer Prize as part of a <em>New York Newsday </em>team. He lives in Atlanta, GA.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Angelou Ezeilo </strong>is founder and CEO of the Greening Youth Foundation. A leading social entrepreneur, she was a 2016 Ashoka Fellow, is a member of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights' Women in Solidarity Society and is on the boards of the Atlanta Audubon Society and the South Fork Conservancy. She is also an advisory Board Member for the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and Outdoor Afro, and she is on the Steering Committee for the new Children's Wellbeing Initiative -- a network of 22 changemakers working together to promote children's wellbeing across the country. She splits her time between the city of Atlanta, GA and Victoria Island, Nigeria, with her husband and partner. www.gyfoundation.org </p><p><strong>Nick Chiles </strong>is one of the nation's foremost chroniclers of African American life, culture, and celebrity. He is the author or co-author of 14 books, including three <em>New York Times </em>bestsellers he wrote with R&B icon Bobby Brown, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, and gospel legend Kirk Franklin. Chiles, a graduate of Yale, served as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and magazine and website editor-in-chief during his years in journalism, winning nearly 20 major awards, including a 1992 Pulitzer Prize as part of a <em>New York Newsday </em>team. He is also a college professor of journalism. He lives in Atlanta, GA. </p>
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