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When intersectional analysis divides rather than unites movements

The environmental justice group I work with fights industrial pollution in our neighborhood but splits apart every time we try to address how climate change differently affects people here based on race and class.

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Examining interconnected systems of oppression can reveal uncomfortable hierarchies within communities seeking justice.

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