• Welcome to Air is Kin

    Reframing the Relationship Between Air Pollution and Health

    Inspired by successful resistance and advocacy movements past and present, Air is Kin is an environmental and health justice initiative that provides comprehensive infrastructure to help communities on the frontlines of air pollution withstand air pollution's harms and advocate for the air they breathe.

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  • NEXT EVENT

    Communal Data Strategy Guidance

    Monday 19 October 2026 | 10:30 - 12:00

    In this workshop, David Smith will talk to attendees about their strategy around using monitoring data for their advocacy. The latter part of the workshop will give space for attendees to imagine what a communal data strategy that spans across communities and time looks like and what part they would like to play in this type of strategy.

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  • LATEST RESEARCH

    Challenging Colonial Lore

    In this booklet, we work with Grace Carson, who is a Turtle Island Land Justice scholar to put forward how we imagine justice beyond policy and law. This includes challenging colonial lore and integrating relational lore into clean air work.

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Alongside communities we co-create resources for healing and survival, tools for advocacy, support medical allies to bear witness, and produce cultural narratives that challenge the legal and regulatory systems that enable and protect polluters.

Where do you want to start?

The following questions can help you decide how to approach Air is Kin first.

Are you concerned about you or your child’s health in air pollution exposure?

Check out Approaching Your GP On Air Pollution-Related Health Concerns and Approaching Your Child’s GP On Air Pollution-Related Health Concerns booklets.

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Are you interested in collaborating or supporting our work as a living lab?

Check out our Air is Kin Methodology to learn about how we use participatory action research to support communities facing health justice concerns due to pollution.

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Are you facing pollution from a gaswork site, data centre, or other industrial action?

We are speaking to and partnering with communities who are concerned about how pollution is impacting their health and environment.

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Are you interested in self-guided learning on environmental injustice and ecological health?

Check out Air is Kin Academy to hear from experts and develop your knowledge around health, justice, and your environment.

Go to AIK Academy