Cultural Worker Marie Medjine Antoine Plants Seeds of a Green Economy
Cultural worker Marie Medjine Antoine is an and intern for RISE St. James, a faith-based environmental justice organization in Louisiana.
Antoine couples a degree in sociology and Black studies with her passion for the arts. They advocate for divestment from polluting industries and investment in community-centered initiatives.
“There really does need to be a divestment in the sense that these industries are funding the schools, the local economy, our politicians,” Antoine says. “It’s creating