Helpful Resources

Below are some resources I’d recommend checking out that all fall under the umbrella of environmentalism. These are based on what I’ve personally read or watched. I’ll update as I continue to discover and spend time with new options. If you have a resource you’d recommend, please send me a note. I’d love to know about it!

Books

  • On Fire

    The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal,

    Naomi Klein

  • Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

    Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands,

    Maude Barlow

  • Braiding Sweetgrass

    Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants,

    Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • All We Can Save

    Truth, Courage and Solutions for the Climate Crisis,

    Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson

  • Reason For Hope

    A Spiritual Journey,

    Jane Goodall

  • Until We Are Free

    Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada,

    Edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware

  • Saving Us

    A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,

    Katharine Hayhoe

  • What Can I Do?

    My Path From Climate Despair to Action,

    Jane Fonda

  • Harvest For Hope

    A Guide To Mindful Eating,

    Jane Goodall

  • The Reality Bubble

    Blind Spots, Hidden Truths, and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World

    Ziya Tong

  • The Intersectional Environmentalist

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    Leah Thomas

Documentaries

  • True Cost

    Who pays the price for our clothing?

  • Inconvenient Truth

    A Global Warning

  • A Plastic Ocean

    We Need a Wave of Change

  • There's Something in the Water

    A global epidemic, a local catastrophe, the women leading the resistance to end environmental racism.

  • Chasing Coral

    What lies below reveals what lies ahead

  • Cowspiracy

    The Sustainability Secret

  • Blackfish

    Never capture what you can’t control

  • Before The Flood

    The science is clear, the future is not

  • The Water Walker Film

    The Water Walker is a short documentary, tracing the roots, passion and perseverance of young Autumn Peltier. Follow her story as she prepares to speak at the United Nations

  • Down To Earth

    Zac Efron goes “Green” as he travels the world in search of the secrets to good health, long life, and a higher level of eco-consciousness.

  • An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power

    Fight like your world depends on it

  • Don't Look Up

    Based on truly possible events