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Vegan Pink Pan Dulce 🍭 My latest creation using

Vegan Pink Pan Dulce 🍭 My latest creation using mix of pumpkin 🎃 and sweet potato 🍠 . Used a plant based food dye to get the pink look, although you can use cinnamon to achieve the brown pan Dulce color too.
My next mission is to make a heart shaped pan Dulce that is red and green. This took around one day to complete. You have to let the dough rise for hours and also let it re rise again. The texture was fluffy, can taste the goodness.
Would you try some of my vegan pan Dulce 🍞 🍭?
#veganpandulce #veganconcha #veganconchas #veganmexicanfood #veganmexican #veganmexico #veganmealideas #veganismo #veganismobrasil #veganismopopular #veganismoesjusticia #queerbrownvegan

[a d] @timberland and @marcolin_eyewear Everyth

[a d] @timberland and @marcolin_eyewear
Everything we see with our eyes is through the lens of nature. Timberland’s new line of eyewear bear the Earthkeepers® mark, meaning they were designed from the beginning to minimize impact. The new sunglasses integrate bio-based materials – oils from the castor bean plant – a renewable resource that can replace the petroleum oils typically found in eyewear frames.
Timberland® has partnered with Treedom, an organization that promotes agroforestry projects around the world. All trees are planted directly by local farmers, bringing environmental, social, and financial benefits to their communities. So you can look differently at the world with a new pair of sunglasses.
Video: @zoesherphotography
#timberlandeyewear #earthkeepers #treedom #seeneverywhere #timberland #sustainableeyewear #sustainableeyewearbrand #queerbrownvegan #sustainability #sustainablefashion #ecofriendly

Kindness will not dismantle white supremacy, justi

Kindness will not dismantle white supremacy, justice and demanding for it will ensure the liberation of our communities. What happened in Colorado is yet another horrific reminder on how the ongoing slaughter, displacement, and violence on Queer / Trans communities is a direct result of white supremacy attempting to eradicate us for our existence. My heart is so heavy right now after reading the horrific news and I couldn’t stop thinking that the very few limited safe spaces that exist within a heteronormative society are constantly under attack by right wing conservative groups.
These types of hateful ideologies are spread by misinformation and other tactics used to invalidate our existence. It’s not enough to say you are an ally for our communities it’s the bare minimum when people stay silent on acts of homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. As someone has experienced gun violence, it changes the way you navigate the world, the way you speak to people, and the constant threat of having to turn around in case someone walk behind you with an armed gun.
Our existence is more than enough in the fight for Queer and Trans liberation where we are constantly being attacked, criticized, or even met with death because the way we live. Say for what it is and that dismantling white supremacy is environmentalism, I want it all gone not just for me but for all those who are constantly under the threat of being met with violence for their identities. My Queerness is a heritage that cannot be taken away and I will not lose hope in this battle against white supremacy. Consider supporting the groups harmed in my stories 📖
#queerbrownvegan #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #queerecology #queerecologies #queertheory #queertherapist #queerartist #queerbooks #queerpride #queerlove

What books should you be reading focused on Sustai

What books should you be reading focused on Sustainability? This holiday season, I want to provide helpful tips and resources for people to take an eco-conscious approach to their knowledge-based systems. I love to read many books in my downtime and love how my knowledge continues to grow through the environmental writers that have been able to share their wisdom with their readers.
Books in order in case anyone is interested:
1.) Braiding Sweet Grass
2.) All We Can Save
3.) Who Really Feeds The Word?
4.) The Intersectional Environmentalist
5.) Drawdown The most Comprehensive Plan
What other sustainability books would you recommend for people looking to learn more about sustainability? Curious to hear your thoughts!
#sustainability #sustainablebooks #queerbrownvegan #environmentalbooks #sustainable #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving

For many of us the natural response to respond in

For many of us the natural response to respond in witnessing or seeing a disaster is calling it natural disaster. Why? Because we’ve been taught to process climate disasters as natural or more so like a phenomenon that happens occasionally. But over the last few decades these climate disasters have been unfolding themselves at rapid rates in which species are not having time to process, survive, and strategize. Trauma has a way in hindering our mind and also in how we show up in our activities.
Trauma freezes us in a place where our brain decides to either protect us from the pain as a mechanism of how much our soul is trying to protect us but it also hinders our ability to heal at times. We are seeing high rates of environmental land trauma whether it comes from displacement of colonial forces, the death of living systems, or the disappearance of culture. What was once a sacred space for joy is now a desecrated area that has been damaged. We absorb that as being, we feel it, we see it, we smell it, we change the way we move from there point on.
When I heard the term Tierratrauma from Glenn Albrecht, it stuck to me for the sole reason that we feel that we overreact when witnessing climate disasters. But the truth is, this expression is valid and our experiences have everlasting effects on the brain. How can we protect ourselves when unfolding crises continue to plunder our mind and bodies. How do we begin to shift conversations around anxiety to trauma and rage of those who have faced the most harm?
#ecoanxiety #sustainability #queerbrownvegan #solastalgia #tierratrauma #glennalbrecht

How do you make your money? I’ve found that in t

How do you make your money? I’ve found that in the environmental movement people generate their wealth through either being a public speaker, doing sponsored ads, consulting, or working within the environmental sector (for profit, non profit). Now is there a career that is seen as more exploitative and one that is seen as less exploitative? In my theory of change, I’ve found that there is no ethical way to earn money as an environmentalist but there is a way to create a system that does focus on building a system on ethicality. Now, it is honestly a huge privilege for individuals who do not have to worry about where there next paycheck is coming. I heard once, you are a few paychecks away from living in poverty and that sums up the fact that the net wealth that many young BIPOC environmental professionals are operating through limited funding.
Scarcity, competition, envy, dissatisfaction and many more feelings come up with people when they bear climate influencer. Yes, there is a lot to unpack about this term and how media has used it to repackage and sell identities, communities, and subcultures but is it solely on the individual or the system? How can we begin to separate the symbolic figure from the person. I no longer have energy to engage in discussions where instagram comments flood peoples posts only to misinterpret one’s words or feel that it’s justice. Over the last few months I’ve changed my direction and values to hold myself accountable but to also stop overthinking about things I can control when it comes to individuals demanding. We don’t hold the same energy for certain peers or governments so why is that energy on us? Is it because we become more accessible and in a capitalistic world our urgency to respond is needed.
A lot young BIPOC environmentalists are constantly being slammed, judged for existing, or even being told we are doing it wrong. I don’t know what to say anymore to people mainly because when I ask what are the current existing systems then to support me when I don’t live off any generational wealth or connections in the industry (nepotism) there is silence. Anyways my full video is on YouTube!
#climateinfluencers

Foraging diaries in Boulder County, CO. Summer joy

Foraging diaries in Boulder County, CO. Summer joy and during this time I was working on re writing my book proposal. Writing has always been a back and forth relationship for me, I’ve noticed that when it comes to experiencing grief, sadness, or even loss, that’s when my brain is able to recount memories and write. It’s almost as if sometimes my true feelings come out in a non judge mental way.
The upcoming next year I want to be more intentional of having small trips with a foraging aspect. Small dinner parties, laughter, and dancing is where I want to head towards.
I’ve been looking into writing retreats and have been wanting to journal more and reflect. A lot of my writing comes from my personal Tumblr account and the amount of free flowing thoughts that come out of mind has been endless.
I know for many people who have been asking if there are any book updates I hope to update you all in the future 📕👀 Just know that it’s submitted now to publishers and I’m waiting to hear back in the future 🙌🏽🌍
Clothing: @tonledesign Photo: @rachel_faller
#queerbrownvegan #queersustainability #sustainability #forager #foragers #mushroomforaging #mushroomforest #mushroomforager #mycellium #ecofriendlyliving #ecofriendlylifestyle #ecofriendlylife

There are at least 600 fossil fuel lobbyists at CO

There are at least 600 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27 this year, up 25% from last year’s COP26. Here is what happened this mid-week.
Notice anyone missing? 63% of country delegates at COP are male and 37% female, which is similar to recent COPs. There are still two all-male delegations this year. And the New York Times reports that only seven from 110 world leaders attending COP are women – that is around 6%.
Wear white for Alaa
Civil society will stage a human rights & environmental defenders protest at the conference. Participants are being asked to wear white in a show of solidarity for those in prison and those oppressed. Biden is expected to press human rights in his meeting with Egyptian President Sisi. The US has "raised repeated concerns" about a jailed activist. Solidarity is needed everywhere for all our political prisoners and I stand with Alaa.
Climate finance. The world needs a breakthrough and a new roadmap on climate finance that can mobilise the $1 trillion per year in external finance that will be needed by 2030 for emerging markets and developing countries.
Are you lost following COP27? I am too. The fight to define public understanding on loss and damange will happen swiftly - climate sector bodies and the media need to mobilise with clear messaging in the coming days. If not, the Loss and Damage debate may already be lost to misperception, false framing and other culture wars.
Let me know what your thoughts are about COP27.
#cop27 #cop27egypt #cop27sharm #cop27africa #lossanddamage #lossanddamagefinancenow #queerbrownvegan

What is the problem with Climate Influencers? I ha

What is the problem with Climate Influencers? I have realized that my work will be legitimized or diminished by non-profits, institutions, or individuals just because of the idea of working for / advertising a company. I believe that there are valid criticisms and concerns over this topic and I wanted to let my community know after talking to many environmental creatives of color who have online platforms, we all share the same experiences of our work being diminished, erased, or invalid because it does not align to the theory of change of others.
I struggle a lot to generate ways of funding as an independent creative. I struggle with the idea of having to be able to respond with urgency because simply of how social media platforms uphold supremacist culture. It is not enough that I have addressed my financial situation, family situation, and personal health. I have come to a point to realize I no longer have to continue expanding my life force for someone to throw a binary statement on a post, video, or message and call it justice. I am not here for someone to say no one is talking about it but refuses to see the active conversations happening in the landscape. Over the last few months, I've had to establish boundaries with my community solely because I realized I was losing myself. It's hard talking about this because it can become draining.
Why is it that we give grace to our White colleagues and are harsh towards those who are BIPOC? What type of "love" and "accountability" are we giving to our own communities and realize that we are all living in a parasitic relationship with capitalism that is draining our knowledge. No matter what I do or don't do it won't be seen as enough for those but I have to be both comfortable with that and give myself grace to continue moving forward.
Watch my latest video on Youtube discussing Climate Influencers, examination and call out on my specific work. This video examines my work and the system I uphold within global capital structures.
#queerbrownvegan #climateinfluencers #climateinfluencer #climateinfluencermeeting #sustainabilityinfluencer #sustainabilityinfluencers #zerowaste

What’s happening at #COP27 Egypt? It’s been ha

What’s happening at #COP27 Egypt? It’s been hard to follow along behind the scenes and reading various newsletters that are inaccessible showcases how much information is being missed. I’m going to try my best to summarize some points that are discussed at COP27 and hope that you all take the time to support these videos as they take a long time to produce and edit!
COP stands for Conference of Parties, not Police, but it is true to say that it’s being held in Egypt, where surveillance is at an all-time high. With over 35,000 people at Sharm El Sheikh. Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President laid it on the line on Sunday in a bleak message to delegates. “Multilateralism is being challenged by geopolitics, spiralling prices and growing financial crises, while several countries battered by the pandemic have barely recovered and severe and depleting climate change-induced disasters are becoming more frequent.”
40 hours. That’s how long talks to agree an ‘agenda’ for COP27 dragged on through the weekend, according to Shoukry. Top of the list: Loss and damage.
A new loss & damage fund by 2024 is the “bare minimum” according to the 39-strong Alliance of Small Island States. Further challenges lie ahead, evidenced by the US suggesting it could back loss and damage support *if* China also came on board. Much of this depends on how you calculate who’s to blame.
How’s COP27 for you? #cop27egypt #roadtocop27 #cop27sharm #cop27africa

Thank you @leonardodicaprio for using your platfor

Thank you @leonardodicaprio for using your platform to share my personal story on why I vote. Today, I’m writing to you all where I just voted this morning to let you know the urgent support that @repkarenbass should be receiving for her endless dedication to fight for justice, equity, and inclusion in the city on Los Angeles. As a young teenager I would go to work with my dad to garden rich affluent homes across Los Angeles where they had access to clean air, water and soil. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I grew up in extreme poverty and recognized the environmental inequities that affluent communities have compared to low income communities.
It should be an environmental birthright that NO single child or being lives in an toxic environment. And guess what about developing health issues? The medical system is already failing so many BIPOC communities that we are the ones having to deal with the burdens of pollutions in our bodies. This is still happening today and a recent report by IQAir uncovered that Los Angeles is one the most polluted cities compared to 2,400 Urban cities in the United States. What does that tell us? It tells us more than ever those in power have failed us and we will no longer tolerate this type of abuse for our communities. I voted today after my ballot was lost in delivery a few weeks ago and today I went into my local poling place to vote!
If you need help to vote please let me know!
#queerbrownvegan #sustainability #intersectionalenvironmentalism #intersectionalenvironmentalist #environment

They’ve always said that ideas and innovation co

They’ve always said that ideas and innovation comes from the depths of our hearts. Although if malevolent forces are inspiring negative emotions and self/destruction it can create a chasm in our minds. Asking for hope is powerful. It’s not toxic positivity, it’s justice. The work that so many people have committed to climate justice and those attending COP27 are fearless and solutions oriented. It is my birthright to know that solutions oriented thinking can exist amongst the crises we face and that I can feel sad AND hopeful at the same time.
Since the time we are born from the womb, we have developed an interconnectedness and curiosity for the natural world. We love to see, smell, touch, walk, and develop reverence for things we care about and that is what makes us special in this world. It’s not just humans but the living systems around us that have also been developing solutions in their ecosystems. The songs, movement, transitions, evolutions, and markings species go through is an act of hope and resistance.
My reality and work on QueerBrownVegan is to continue to focus on problem identification AND solutions based thinking. I am tired of the phrase that no one is talking about and shifting to, what solutions exist out there that I have not done my thorough research out there? Because last time I checked there are so many individuals creating solutions in their communities.
#queerbrownvegan #cop27 #cop27egypt #climatechange #cop27sharm #cop27africa #cop27_egypt #sustainability #intersectionalenvironmentalism #intersectionalenvironmentalist

When people ask during the holiday season, what do

When people ask during the holiday season, what do I want? I say I want to be outside with everyone. To touch the land, speak to the soil, and greet the tree. This is what I want, an experience, not an item. You see, the holiday season is one that I don’t love to receive but to give instead. I give my heart to my family, I give my time to those around me, and I remember to have reverence over the land I enter. It’s not about what you have and don’t have but about how you can entangle yourself in the woods and take refuge for a bit.
 
I gifted myself the gift of an experience outdoors. When I enter a landscape, I thank the fungi, fauna, and flora around me. Acknowledging Multi-species is what brings us together. Water is a living system. Water nourishes our souls. Soil has the power to ground our hearts. Trees provide kinship. Creating networks of gifts can create everlasting changes in our minds, bodies, and soul. Consider gifting an experience outside with @rei this holiday season.
Videography: @mattjarvismedia
#REIpartner #queeroutdoors #outdoors #outdoorslife #outdoorlifestyle #outdoorlearning #hikinglife #hikinglove #queerbrownvegan

@dropps recently launched their Ultra concentrated

@dropps recently launched their Ultra concentrated detergent that is 6x times more concentrated than the leading liquid detergent. Their liquid pump is a mess-free way to dispense detergent for hand-washing delicates at home. I decided to wash some of the hand cloths I use at home . Their Eucalyptus Lavender scent aroma smells crisp and clean. Their detergent is a vegan formula and it is never tested on any animals. The amber glass bottle is recyclable.
All ingredients are safe for waterways according to EPA water quality criteria and standards. No ingredients from the Clean Water Act List of Toxic Pollutants. Have you been looking for a detergent that works for your body and home? Let me know if you’d love to try Dropps by heading to the link in my bio for a discount!. Go to dropps.com/QBV for an exclusive 20% off on your Ultra Laundry Detergent Kit! Link is in my bio
#dropps #ad #ecofriendlydetergent

Do you believe in fairies 🧚🏽 💫? Well, for

Do you believe in fairies 🧚🏽 💫? Well, for todays topic we are covering fairy doors 🚪 and the outrage that has been talked about on social media discourse. For starters, officials have raised concerns over individuals that are plastering nails on the base of trees to plant fairy doors as it can expose to trees to diseases and pests. With climate change, trees are already operating under massive stress and it can greatly affect them in the long term.
One city in Sydney was angered when an unidentified women was seen removing, destroying, and trashing fairy doors 🚪 as they were known to be harming the environment. Various people in the community were outraged and calling her an Eco Karen. To truth is that I don’t personally see the benefits of planting a fairy door when one can be taught how to make one using leaves and branches!
What do you think of fairy doors? 🧚🏽 🚪
#fairydoor #fairydoors #fairycore #fairyaesthetic #goblincore #queerbrownvegan #fairydoorspotting #fairydoorsuk #fairydoormagic #fairymagic #ecotok #environmental

Back on Indigenous People’s Day. I was honored t

Back on Indigenous People’s Day. I was honored to have walked my first runway fashion show on this glorious day @MCAchicago I was asked by Clementina Martinez-Masarweh, designer of DNA Sustainable Threds @dnathreds if I could showcase her upcycled plant jacket, made from deadstock vinyl. She had envisioned me with a jacket full of live plants for her Frida Khalo’s garden group. Of course, my love for plants and the environment was an easy yes. Along with me wanting to support the slow fashion movement.
Her designs intrigued me as she talked about food insecurity and plant based diets intersecting with her designs. She had produced a stainless steel bra made from repurposed spoons that brought attention to BIPOC communities X environmental justice. Her upcycled collection was also a tribute to her Indigenous ancestors, which I liked. The runway started with Indigenous children walking out, as they held a sign of HOPE. All the models were BIPOC and represented beautifully. The designs had been made from secondhand or deadstock materials, including the jewelry from @magdalaupcycling & @stellalucchi_ .
@dnathreds is circular, inclusive to all sizes & ages and welcomes others to rejoice in their differences, offering non binary pieces as well. It also meets UN SDGs 8,9,12,13 & 17.
Clementina, is a first gen, a multimedia artist and an award-winning filmmaker. She uses storytelling to inspire and motivate others to take climate action. As a previous fast fashion designer, she knows first hand the detrimental effects of the industry. @dnathreds produces one of a kind garments for individuals in the music and film industry, along with those seeking special occasion fashion. Read more about her collection in a recent blog @vidavertfestival where she is the founder of one of the few green film festivals in the world.
What do you think about my plant jacket?
Did you know that fast fashion contributes to the equivalent of 50B plastic bottles worth of microplastics? Is responsible for over 20% of wastewater?
Photos by @amyphotochicago
Event by @mintedmediaproductions
#sustainablefashion #queerbrownvegan #queerart #queerartist

Twitter in my opinion has become a climate doom sp

Twitter in my opinion has become a climate doom spot. You have so much of predominately [dominant] environmentalists that are constant sharing problem identification news around the climate crisis yet so many of them never tweet or repost mutual aid groups, funds, or resources to help people. I can’t stop to think are these people operating under a traumatized lens and don’t realize that they may be inadvertently contributing to someone’s eco anxious behavior to lean to anger and violence? As we all know what ends up happening when people are not able to manage their anxiety or blamed for feeling certain ways, it turns to hate and eventually BIPOC communities are the ones who are often baring the brunt of racist, problematic, and violent rhetoric that is spewed out there.
I’m not saying that it’s not needed and that we shouldn’t be talking about climate disasters, but how can we set up systems that bring us to community care, than isolation and despair. I’ve found that it’s constantly the same people reposting videos of people dying or wildlife dying but none of them have even platformed or put out opportunities for young people to manage their anxiety. It’s beyond frustrating and I had to unfollow them lol.
Follow your dreams and know that eco anxiety is a community response and we are all trying to figure it out.
#ecoanxiety #queerbrownvegan

Scarf and piece by @tonledesign When Tonlé invite

Scarf and piece by @tonledesign When Tonlé invited me to model some of their pieces I fell in love with their genderless clothing that is focused on clothing beings than genders. So much around the conversations around what women and men should wear have often been harmful when I was younger in developing my style and to see the conversations around ethicality, queerness, and justice have allowed me to embrace my full self as a spiritual being. I remember in high school and college I’d be wearing “women” clothing just to be asked where I’d get the piece from only to me to smile and say the women section. For many Queer, Trans communities we are attacked or judged for wearing any type of femme clothing because how much homophobia and transphobia permeates in our society.
Tonlé recently when through a business restricting to focus on circularity and being a business rooted in collaboration than competition. I’m so proud of how far they’ve come and their new mission to fighting for just systems. When I was in Cambodia, they taught me what it means to fight for justice and fashion.
Head over to Tonlé and support their work.
#queerbrownvegan #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionmatterz #sustainablefashionmen #sustainableguy #sustainablefashionbrand #tonle

Do you remember the Hex Girls? Eco Goth was first

Do you remember the Hex Girls? Eco Goth was first popularized in the film Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s ghost, where the Hex Girls proclaimed themselves as Eco Goths. They loved Mother Earth, followed a nature-based religion, and were self-proclaimed vampires. For many of these icons, they were our introduction to the goth, queer, and weird, unique style that many of us wanted to celebrate.
Eco-Goth today is described as people who desire the dark goth aesthetic while also being mindful of how they dress themselves up through second-hand shopping, recycling, thinking of renewable resources, and many more green behaviors. The gothic subculture began back in the early 1980s in the UK and had influences from 19th-century literature of horror films and architecture. Through this cultural, art, and historical moment stemmed inspiration from mythology and religions globally. Today’s styling is marked as mysterious, eerie, and complex.
What do you think of Eco-Goths? Who was your favorite Hex Character?
#ecogoth #ecogothic #sustainability #hexgirls #queerbrownvegan #gothiclolita #gothicstyle #gothicfashion #gothicmakeup #gothicbeauty #fairycore

I'm at the @saveourwater booth at @hwdforever to l

I'm at the @saveourwater booth at @hwdforever to learn more about water conservation. #AD The #SaveOurWater booth is at the Día de Los Muertos annual festival where they are giving away free drought-tolerant plants, #diadelosmuertos inspired coloring sheets as well as water saving tips!
If you’re at the festival today stop by to learn about the actions Californians can take to conserve water long-term and combat not only extreme drought but also the realities of climate change.
For more information and water-saving tips, including California native-style garden ideas, please visit: SaveOurWater.com
#waterconservation #sustainability #sustainableliving #ecofriendlyliving #queerbrownvegan #watertips

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