August 18, 2025
My first career was in education. Though I taught at the college level, the best classroom advice I received was from my elementary school teacher. She said, “When students get loud, you need to get quiet. Not louder.” Sometimes, in order to make a difference in the communities we serve, we need to step back and hear what is needed from us before acting. When we do speak, we need to ask the right questions—and to listen thoughtfully to the answers, especially important now as all areas of justice have fallen under attack and it’s difficult to know where to begin. So today, we’re asking the hard questions.
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Often the quieter voices in the room may be the ones we most urgently need to hear, and to learn from.
Dr. Alison Stine
Senior Editor
Climate Justice
