Black Lives Matter

Friends of the Earth International condemns the systemic police violence and state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the United States, specifically citing the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery. The organization links this violence to environmental racism and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black communities, while criticizing the Trump administration's militarization and support for white nationalism as a descent toward fascism. The statement calls for the United States to address historical injustices rooted in the enslavement of Africans and the genocide of Indigenous Peoples and affirms a commitment to dismantling systemic racism globally.

• The document identifies systemic police violence in the United States as a series of gross human rights violations and a massive abuse of state power, linking this to environmental racism and the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on Black communities.
• The organization expresses grave concern over the domestic militarization of the U.S. and the Trump administration's support for white nationalism, arguing that these actions encourage repressive regimes globally and signal a move toward fascism.
• The statement asserts that the United States must address historical injustices and intergenerational trauma stemming from the genocide of Indigenous Peoples and the enslavement of Africans.

APA

admin (2020). Black Lives Matter. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/black-lives-matter/

Chicago

admin. Black Lives Matter. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/black-lives-matter/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Black Lives Matter |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=12 June 2020 |url=https://www.foei.org/black-lives-matter/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2020black, author = {admin}, title = {{Black Lives Matter}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/black-lives-matter/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }