Presenter(s): Allison Ludden − Environmental Science
Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Wald
Poster 167
Research Area: Environmental Studies
I am part of a team developing a protocol for the environmental organization Bark to check whether they are using inclusive language. I am developing the part of the protocol that will address classist language, including general principles to follow and suggested vocabulary. I will be researching existing protocols and applying them to an environmental context in order to develop a socioeconomic inclusive protocol. Inclusive language is essential for the equal treatment of all groups that have been marginalized because of their ethnicity, culture, race, gender, disability, age, socioeconomic status and more. These groups are especially vulnerable to issues like environmental racism and climate change, yet we fail to see them represented in the environmentalist movement. This protocol will allow organizations to audit their websites, canvassing material and social media in order to adapt their language to reach out and represent these groups.