Injustice

In the geography of human – environment interaction class I am taking this semester, we have had discussions and done research about the injustice that stems from industrial factories and infrastructure getting placed in impoverished parts of communities. This not only is unequal, but it also hinders their living quality, setting them up for earlier deaths and numerous health problems that other parts of society don’t have to stress about as much. I did research on the Kochi paper factory in Japan and how the factory took precedent over the populations. The paper factory restrained the local communities from their human rights and took away valuable traditional knowledge and a sense of feeling like they belong. The factory’s popularity brought in revenue and development that made the communities be of less importance and have to live in hazardous conditions with little to no say in the matter. The factory left people in the dust without a voice to tell their story and struggles. 

I think it is hard to seek justice in communities like this where they can easily feel worthless and hopeless. The injustice in Kochi is all too commonly seen where people are being subjected to dwell among high risk environments. It is hard for me to understand how the government allows for this to happen and get away with allowing people to live in such polluted, unsanitary, and health risking environments. This made me think of the bibles teachings and Gods way of being just and an advocate for all. I don’t think this was the way society was meant to be and interact with each other. As much as I wish all could be treated equally, it doesn’t really happen like that.