Sarika’s work as a consultant, facilitator and educator includes collaborations with nonprofit organizations, universities, government agencies and community groups to advance social, racial, and environmental justice.
curriculum development and training
CULTIVATING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Bright Power Fellowship with the Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP
Co-designed and led a 9-month leadership fellowship for BIPOC Vermont leaders.
Vermont Let’s Talk Race Initiative-Vermont Human Rights Commission and Peace and Justice Center
Designed and delivered a train-the-trainer curriculum for the Vermont Let’s Talk Race card deck.
Power, Equity, Privilege and Race Learning Space- Shelburne Farms
Designed curriculum and led facilitation of a 10-month equity training for Shelburne Farms staff.
Climate Justice Deep Dive- Sustainable Solutions Lab at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Designed and facilitated a trans-disciplinary faculty cohort to explore how to support and uplift climate justice in their research and scholarship.
Climate Equity Innovation Lab- Women in Climate Initiative at the Nature Conservancy.
Design and facilitation women climate leaders from the mid-Atlantic to support equitable approaches to climate change.
Racial Equity Leadership Lab-Cities Network of The Nature Conservancy
Developed and delivered a racial equity curriculum and trainings for conservation leaders at The Nature Conservancy.
RESEARCH, consulting and strategy
DEVELOPING FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS THAT OPERATIONALIZE EQUITY
Covid-Safe Cooling Grant Refresh- Mystic River Watershed Association/Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Designed and implemented a convening with grantees to generate ideas for imporving a heat-resilience grant program
Racial Equity Toolkit- Water Savvy Solutions and the Water Alliance
Led the development of a tool for water utility leaders to integrate equity into their organizations, programs and services.
Public Engagement for the Vermont Climate Action Plan-Climate Access and the Vermont Climate Council
Developed and implemented a public engagement strategy for a statewide climate action plan to increase engagement with underrepresented groups
Field Guide to Conservation in Cities- the Nature Conservancy
Co-Senior Editor
facilitation and coaching
SUPPORTING THE POWER OF LEADERS FOR JUSTICE
Racial Justice Institute- IDEA Institute
Served as a co-facilitator for the State of Oregon’s learning and leadership cohort of culturally and linguistically diverse public educators.
Organizers Healing Retreat- Releaf Collective
Designed and co-facilitated a retreat for organizers
TEACHING AND SPEAKING
BUILDING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EQUITY
University of Vermont, Department of Education
Lecturer- Race and Racism in the United States
Antioch University New England Graduate School Department of Environmental Studies
Faculty- Climate Justice and Equitable Adaptation, Justice Equity and the Environment, Diversity Justice and Inclusion
Speaker, guest lecturer, panelist, and keynotes (partial list)
Vermont Council on World Affairs Peace Summit (panelist) “The Othering Effect, Preventing Hate Through Inclusion”
Environmental Justice Summit of Vermont- (presenter) on Environmental Justice and Just Disaster Resilience
Vermont Human Rights Commission- (featured plenary presenter) “Racial Justice and Collective Liberation”
Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (presenter)“Race and the Environmental Movement, Histories and legacies”
“I encourage everyone to understand the history, recognize the problems of the present, and take action to show the world that the status quo is not acceptable.” ”
