When people take to the streets to protest for environmental justice, they are standing up for their lives, their right to live.
Rashida Tlaib: “When people take to the streets to protest for environmental justice, they are standing up for their lives, their right…”
On the recordSeptember 15, 2019
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Tlaib highlights the significance of protests in the fight for environmental justice.
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