Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Social justice is a core value at Loyola and is central to our Jesuit mission. At the School of Environmental Sustainability, we aim to put this value into action by working to build a more just and sustainable world. As a part of this mission, we commit to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our school and community. We continuously strive to evolve to ensure all students, faculty, and staff receive the support they need to thrive.
Our Commitment to Racial and Social Justice
We acknowledge that the multi-century legacy of racism against people of color -- particularly against those who are Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian -- pervades environmentalism, where white voices and agendas continue to dominate. Environmentalist doctrines have been – and continue to be – used to justify eugenics, genocide, and the displacement of indigenous people from their ancestral homelands.
We affirm that social justice and ecological justice are both integral to achieving sustainability. We commit ourselves to deep reflection on the many ways that we as individuals are socialized into white supremacy and that our organizational culture, policies, and practices reflect it. This intentional process of study will enable us to identify the changes required of SES as we move towards becoming an anti-racist, multicultural organization that advances racial, social, and environmental justice through our teaching, research, and service.
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Social justice is a core value at Loyola and is central to our Jesuit mission. At the School of Environmental Sustainability, we aim to put this value into action by working to build a more just and sustainable world. As a part of this mission, we commit to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our school and community. We continuously strive to evolve to ensure all students, faculty, and staff receive the support they need to thrive.
Our Commitment to Racial and Social Justice
We acknowledge that the multi-century legacy of racism against people of color -- particularly against those who are Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian -- pervades environmentalism, where white voices and agendas continue to dominate. Environmentalist doctrines have been – and continue to be – used to justify eugenics, genocide, and the displacement of indigenous people from their ancestral homelands.
We affirm that social justice and ecological justice are both integral to achieving sustainability. We commit ourselves to deep reflection on the many ways that we as individuals are socialized into white supremacy and that our organizational culture, policies, and practices reflect it. This intentional process of study will enable us to identify the changes required of SES as we move towards becoming an anti-racist, multicultural organization that advances racial, social, and environmental justice through our teaching, research, and service.