In this TEDx talk by Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Associate Professor at Dalhousie University, discusses her work on the Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health (ENRICH) Project. Dr. Waldron explores the issue of environmental racism in Nova Scotia and explains how the research focuses on spaces and places organized by structures of colonialism and gendered racial capitalism. This talk provides insights into the research’s environmental justice issues and community-based approach to highlight the experiences of many Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities.
Topics include environmental racism, African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaq Communities, community-based research, community health, and intersectional approaches to environmental justice.