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Isaias Hernandez, aka @queerbrownvegan, has brought intersectional environmental education to millions. Read more about his work.

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I decided on a long term quest. Collect all Califo I decided on a long term quest. Collect all California library cards. I secured my Snoopy edition card at Fullerton Library. 😊📕

I currently only have the Hello Kitty and Snoopy one so I just started my journey 🤣 You can grab one for free (took less than 10 minutes) as long as you are a California resident. 

They have different variations of Snoopy Cards and also the Laufey library card for free. I decided to get Camp Snoopy 🏕️ because I’m an avid lover of the outdoors. 

Where should I go next? 📕

P.S. If anyone ever wants to join me on my quest to venture to libraries this year or next year let me know. I’m scouting libraries for next year since my debut book @dearenvironmentalist will be coming out April 2027 📖. Can’t wait to share more news soon.

#fullertonlibrary #snoopylibrarycard #snoopyandwoodstock #snoopylover #queerbrownvegan
Climate Week NYC 2026 🗽 Swipe right for what I was Climate Week NYC 2026 🗽 Swipe right for what I was up to this year 👀 

My first event started at @planet.haus hosting as an MC thank you to @juliaecollins for having me where we explored several topics in sustainability. 

Then I headed over to @greenjobsboard and @browngirl_green to moderate a panel on Green Mentorship with @_green2.0 & @earthjustice 

Ended the evening at SOHO house with @wawa_gatheru & @aditimayer for a special evening hosted by @lucasandcarroll . Next day I saw a wonderful panel at @veja where I saw my two besties give a panel talk on climate, sustainability, and culture. 

Headed over to @supportandfeed to participate in a food drive at a school. Very thankful to be able to give back especially since at one time in my life NYC was my home. I also got to see my friend Liz from @ecomadres_ host a panel on climate impacts and environmental health at Columbia. Lastly got to do some native plants with my great friend @bvaldos 

That’s it for now 👀 stay tuned cause @symbi0cene is making a come back next year hehehe 🤫 

#climateweeknyc #climateweek #queerbrownvegan #queer #climateweek2026
Hello Kitty Library Card 🪪 If you are in LA you ca Hello Kitty Library Card 🪪 If you are in LA you can pick up a free library card or upgrade for only $1.

Thanks to @lacountylibrary for doing this very awesome collaboration with @hellokitty Pick up a limited edition Hello Kitty and Friends at LA County Library Card at any LA County Library location while supplies last, limit one card per account user. Then bring a friend (or several) to participating libraries for Hello Kitty and Friends themed programs inspired by kindness, creativity, and the joy of reading.

This limited edition Hello Kitty and Friends at LA County Library card celebrates the joy of reading, exploration, and connection, unlocking an all access pass to everything LA County Library has to offer. Going from September 18 to October 18 (until supplies last)

Remember supporting our libraries help bring in future funding and you can get access to books, audio books, courses, and so much more!

Have you picked up your library card yet? 

#lacountylibrary #hellokitty #librarycard #libraries #queerbrownvegan
Native plants are some of the most underrated clim Native plants are some of the most underrated climate solutions. 

But why? The other week the heatwave destroyed the leaves of my native plant. I thought it was dead but a week later new leaves appeared 🫶😭

As someone who grew up in Southern California, I have trouble identifying native plant species. And this relates back to the larger erasure of ecologically knowledge but also the displacement of Indigenous knowledge. 

I’ve found that native plants are not only resilient per climate but they are also deeply beautiful. Many of us probably walk around our neighborhoods looking at non native plants on a daily basis. We need to be able to create longer threads amongst what is local to our environment. 

I also like to say that native plants or establishing native plants isn’t where we stop the conversation, it’s important we extend larger conversations around stewardship, land management, and Indigenous communities ongoing struggles for advocating for liberation. 

I share more about the beauty of native plants in my upcoming book @dearenvironmentalist 

#nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #climatesolutions #climatesolution #queerbrownvegan
How do we lower energy bills? The quick answer: Pe How do we lower energy bills? The quick answer: Permitting Reform! But what is it?

Permitting is basically the process that determines how new infrastructure gets approved, environmentally reviewed, and opened to public input. But for major clean energy projects, that process can take years, slowing down how quickly we can build the infrastructure needed for the clean energy transition.

At a time when families are struggling with rising energy costs, we can’t afford unnecessary delays. Clean energy projects can create good local jobs, reduce pollution, and help move us toward a future where clean, reliable energy is more affordable for everyone.

Head over to the link in my bio to take action.

#energyreform #queerbrownvegan #cleanenergyfuture #cleanenergy #energysystem
Labor Day weekend at @farmsanctuary for @greengirl Labor Day weekend at @farmsanctuary for @greengirlcrafts Farm Sanctuary Field Trip alongside @greengirlleah - I hosted my first ever Fungi workshop 🍄 🫶

This trip was so special to me because we got to learn about the interconnections of animal agriculture and veganism. I believe that this space helped people reflect on some of their daily choices and how we can become better advocates for a healthier food system that values the humans and non human animals. 

Farm Sanctuary fights the disastrous effects of animal agriculture on animals, the environment, social justice, and public health through rescue, education, and advocacy. It was important to have both an on site experience with the animals and lecture to learn. 

Green Girl Crafts team did their magical Cyanotype workshop and then after I got to host a fungi workshop. The workshop focused on how do we improve our senses and how we smell mushrooms. Of course I got these beautiful mushrooms from a farmers market because we should support our local farmers and they were gourmet mushrooms so people were delighted to hear how you can cook, forage, and identify a fungi. 

Would you be interested in coming to a field trip like this in the future? Anyways this was the day before the massive rain so I got plenty of sunshine!!! ☀️

Photographer: @alesanrose 

#queerbrownvegan #farmsanctuary #veganism #animallovers #foodsystem
Studying environmental science in the 2010s V 2020 Studying environmental science in the 2010s V 2020s

Now, while the climate crisis continued to ravage global disasters especially hitting hard Global South Region (and let’s not forget they’ve been hit the hardest decades prior), from an American perspective and undergraduate, I felt that we saw some wins. From the Paris Agreement, to push towards renewables, and having a somewhat functioning society. 

Now it’s not to say studying in the field in 2020s it’s filled with horror. But some of the realities I’ve heard from people are the following: 1.) Job market to transition into an environmental career 2.) The acceleration of extreme weather events 3.) The erosion of our collective rights 

I would’ve done my masters program last year and I always wonder if I would still carry that sense of optimism! 

At the same time when I give lectures with young Gen Z, I see that they are smart when it comes to draw into the connections around climate change and capitalism. It’s not that I didn’t get it, it’s just that it took some time for me to make it make sense in my head! 

What I will say is that despite the state we are in today, I believe that we can navigate through this horrific time together. That’s why I don’t give up on here!! 

While writing my book @dearenvironmentalist I delve into the subject more.

#queerbrownvegan #environmentaleducation #climateeducation #climateliteracy #sustainability
I don’t think many people recognize that people in I don’t think many people recognize that people in Nepal-Tibet were wiped out in a matter of seconds. The amount of environmental trauma that survivors will endure for the rest of their lives is unimaginable. 

I’m horrified. And I think about in the United States these disasters will only continue to multiple whether it’s wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and other extreme events. 

There is no emotion of grief or anxiety towards watching the horrific video that was shown last week. Many people who experience environmental disasters often are left with land-based trauma. How do we address climate disasters for survivors who have contributed the least to the damage but received the highest amount of violence towards their physical and mental wellbeing. 

Professor Glenn Albrecht coined the term Tierratrauma that describes the acute distress, pain, or existential shock experienced from sudden and traumatic environmental destruction. Both Nepalis and Tibetans are currently suffering and more than 600 people have confirmed dead with nearly 3,000 people are missing. 

Throughout the world, we are continuing to witness disasters unfold left and right - and while we are angry we must continue to center the energy to protect our communities. 

How do we cope from these harsh disasters? 

#queerbrownvegan #biodiversity #climateeducation #enviromentaleducation #climateliteracy

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