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Panel Session

Islam and Muslims

Session: Global Perspectives: Lessons on Environmental Racism and Indigeneity from Palestine to Turtle Island

Global Perspectives: Lessons on Environmental Racism and Indigeneity From Palestine to Turtle Island

Saturday, October 26, 2024

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2101

Earn 1 CE Hour

Moderator(s)

Siham Elkassem, MSW, RSW, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, Canada

Panelist(s)

Aisha Chapra, MSW, LSW (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, BSW Field Director
Whatcom College
Bellingham, United States
Amina C. Hussain, BSC, MSW,RSW, PHD (C)

Social Worker/Doctoral Candidate
University of Toronto
Nepean, ON, Canada

This panel discussion will explore the issue of environmental racism within two Indigenous communities. The conversation highlights the connections between settler colonialism, racism, oppression, and environmental racism. The session emphasizes the urgent need for anti-racist and anti-colonial approaches in social work and environmental justice at global, national, and local levels.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain an understanding of the interconnected nature between settler colonialism, racism, ongoing oppression, and the environmental repercussions within Indigenous Palestinian communities in Gaza and the West Bank and a First Nations community in Turtle Island/Canada.
Upon completion participants will be able to understand the environmental racism and oppression faced by Indigenous populations, specifically exploring issues such as unequal allocation of water resources, disparities in access, restrictions imposed on communities, land confiscation, water pollution, and state-sponsored operations impacting agriculture and infrastructure.
Upon completion the participants will be able to apply practical anti-racist and anti-colonial practices in social work practice, research, and education. This includes recognizing and responding to the pervasive influence of environmental racism on Indigenous communities, promoting sovereignty, and advocating for environmental justice at the global, national, and local levels.