This is a short video that showcases my time at the United Nations COP23 Climate Change conference in Bonn, Germany. The soundtrack, “I’m Ready” by Buddy Guy, is a metaphor for climate change in the era of the Anthropecene: climate ch…

The environmental by-products of the prison labor industry have a significant impact on the health and survival of the plants, animals, waterways, and ecosystems that surround them. Politicians, however, have shown to be more concerned with labor profits rather than facility management and environmental health concerns. Non-disposable factory items such as mechanical parts, electronic devices, … Continue reading “Mapping Georgia Carceral Facilities Partnered with GCI (Georgia Correctional Industries)”

2017 was the year that climate organizers around the world became persistent about clearly identifying and directly addressing the crooked structures that stand in the way of joint initiatives to reduce emissions and combat climate change. At this past COP, climate organizers discussed structural injustices such as racism, sexism and gender inequality, imperialism, elitism, xenophobia, … Continue reading “Why Dismantling -isms Matter:”

While top-down approaches have set the precedent for international climate action negotiations, illegitimate and delayed outcomes have reflected a dire demand for a new approach to designing climate action plans. Likewise, while bottom-up grassroots organizations have the strategy and innovation to develop climate action plans, they simply lack the capacity at times to do it … Continue reading “Cross-Sector Collaboration and Climate Response”

This year, the COP23 conference was hosted by the island nation, Fiji. Physically, the COP was located in Bonn, Germany, with the intention of making the conference more easily accessible to surrounding nation stakeholders and discontinuing the carbon footprint on Fijian land. Nevertheless, Pacific Islanders from Fiji, Samoa, and a host of other island nations … Continue reading “Why Indigenous People Should Lead the Climate Fight”

United States universities, state-governments and business owners took an unprecedented stance on climate change by joining the #WereStillIN campaign that resisted President Trump’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Accord. In all, American delegates representing some 50% of the US economy made their way to Bonn, Germany where they voiced legitimate concerns about … Continue reading “Climate Phonies: Indigenous Women Occupy Washington State Capitol”

This November, colleges and universities from all over the United States joined together at the annual United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP23) in a nationwide coalition effort to support the goals and commitments of the Paris Agreement. Despite President Trump’s withdrawal from the international accord, university leaders made a bold statement to … Continue reading “#We’reStillIn- Universities Working Together”

Often times climate battles stand in the way of much harder obstacles that developing countries face, such as malnutrition and affordable healthcare. In Ethiopia, for example, climate change has made it difficult for farmers to plant seasonal crops for food. Likewise, in Sudan, climate change and shifting seasonal patterns have made it more difficult for … Continue reading “How Climate Change Disrupts Agricultural Developments”

Mock UN Climate Negotiations in class today were extremely intense. Each nation came to the table well-prepared to reveal national climate updates and propose potential compromises. Moderators, journalists, fossil fuel advocates and climate activists were represented at the mock negotiation as well. I was selected to be a climate activist. In preparation for the mock … Continue reading “Mock UN Negotiations: After Class Reflection”

Link to Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/jamani-montague/climate-justicemontague-schwartz-sullivan In discussions of climate justice, we often think of populations that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. These groups tend to include poor minorities, women in third world countries, and people who live on small islands in the Pacific. But it is rare for climate activists to consider people … Continue reading “Climate Justice Podcast: Climate Change, Hurricanes and People in Prison”