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What is Thrifting?
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What is Zero-Waste Cooking?
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Why is Water Conservation Important?
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How Industrial Agriculture created Environmental Injustice
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How Can Eco-Therapy Help During the Climate Crisis?
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The Links Between Industrial Agriculture and Environmental Racism
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[AD] Are you a writer? At times, I don't always fe [AD] Are you a writer? At times, I don't always feel like I am a writer. My journey to creating QueerBrownVegan started in my own space, where I felt safe and comfortable sharing my genuine thoughts on environmental issues. Since 2019, I have become an active writer and researcher. Technology has allowed me to manifest a career that I wanted to do, one to educate you all about environmental issues. Unfortunately, having access to use or even afford technology was a barrier for me growing up. I sold soda and chips in high school for over four months to afford my first laptop back when I was 14. The first-ever laptop I had was a Dell Laptop. When @DellXPS reached out to me and asked how they could support my work, I revisited my younger self how exciting it was to hold my first laptop. My journey to creating art was ignited in high school when I took classes for digital design learning introductory Photoshop that I would have never imagined to use to this day. Today, I spend a lot of time in my corner of the living room called the Mushroom Forest, where I take hours reading, researching, writing, and designing posts and videos for you all. How does technology empower the work you do? I love using my XPS laptop as it is thin, light and overall easy to carry around when traveling. Having a work laptop solely designing, creating, and ideating is the best way to build healthy boundaries for your personal and work life. #DellXPSPartner #IntelEvo
So excited to be recording content for @tedcountdo So excited to be recording content for @tedcountdown / @ted . As you all know, I’ve embarked to the UK for an entire month to meet like-minded environmentalists. Today, I spent the majority of my time recording interviews I had with a variety of BIPOC environmental advocates, activists, and educators and I can’t wait to share with you all the interviews I conducted today. Ever since I was little, I’ve felt confused of what I wanted to do in this space, especially as environmentalists that didn’t want to go through traditional routes of work. Because of you all, I’m here in this space today creating everlasting changes in this movement. While my trip in the Uk has only begun, I can’t wait to think of the amazing connections, collaborations, and projects that will come out of the space. Head over to Ted Climate Countdown to check the summit online! #tedcountdown #tedcountdownsummit #tedclimatecountdown #tedclimate #tedtalk #tedtalks #environmentalscience #environmentaleducation #climatescience #climatescientist #queerbrownvegan #queersustainability
[AD] Dinner for two after hours of gardening and f [AD] Dinner for two after hours of gardening and foraging? I think yes! This evening I foraged some Black Trumpets with a loved one and decided to make a homemade pizza with what we found (10/10, mushrooms are the best pizza topping). We also made a salad of lettuce and tomatoes from the garden and turned fresh oranges from the farmers market into homemade orange juice. After our long day of foraging and cooking, I decided to use Total Home Earth Essentials to make our evening a little bit easier - and I've partnered with @CVSpharmacy to show you you don't need to compromise when looking for smart buys that make for a happy home and a healthier planet. Total Home Earth Essentials are sturdy, durable, and leakproof. When we placed our fresh hot pizza on the bamboo plate, we were pleasantly surprised that it didn't leak through! These products are compostable and biodegradable; Cutlery made from birch wood harvested from FSC managed forests, plates and cups made from sustainably sourced bamboo fiber, and straws made from otherwise disposed of wheat straw. You can find these Total Home Earth Essential products at a CVSnear you, or check out the link in my bio! Which of these products could you use to make your life a little easier & a little more eco-friendly? #DiscoverCVS #CVSpartner #TotalHome
Eastern North American Destroying Angel, also know Eastern North American Destroying Angel, also known as Amanita Bisporigera, is a deadly poisonous species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. I spent this week up in Ithaca, NY, going on more hikes before my trip to Scotland, where I'll be in the UK for a month. I've been pondering a lot about the concept of death, where it is often depicted as sadness and loss of age. Still, death also represents beauty in recycling ourselves to a whole new dimension—a hope for liberation. Our bodies are vessels, but our souls are interdimensional beings that seek to exist in other spaces. Destroying Angel isn't so much of an angel. It's a destroying fantasy that reminds us that a capitalist world will make us relate our self-worth to our "progress" of what we achieved in our lifetime and that we must hit benchmarks to climb social status. Reality is altered when we give up on ourselves. Foraging allows me to continue to reconnect with concepts of death, one that isn't rooted in scarcity but rather decentering human narratives. #mycology #mycologists #fantasticfungi #destroyingangelmushroom #destroyingangel #mushroomhunters #mushroomforaging #mushrooms🍄 #queerbrownvegan #queersustainability #foragers #foraging
Our bodies are technology. My latest collaboration Our bodies are technology. My latest collaboration with my friend Kalpana @ariasaleja , founder of @nowadaysonearth Ecosomatics is the intersection between ecology, the environment, and the lived experience of the body. Studies from ecopsychologists show us that our human-nature relationship is multilayered. Ecosomatics connects us to an experiential understanding of the body where we are able to sense, feel and reorient towards our ecological identity, while more deeply understanding ourselves in the context of the environment & our evolution. Ecosomatics is an interdisciplinary field that perceives the body through an ecological lens, drawing its framework from somatics and deep ecology. The term somatics, which refers to the living body including the body-mind system, was coined in the 1970s by Thomas Hanna, but draws its methodology from indegenous practices and knowledge of the human body as it relates to its environment. Ecosomatics considers the effects of the body on its environment and how the environment shapes and interacts with the experiences of the body. Central to its practice is a reclaiming of both body and land, restoring sovereignty of space and place to the Earth. How can we begin to practice ecosomatics? Through the direct observation of the body and its relationship to the land. Our bodies are one of our most immediate connections to the earth and to humanity as a whole. Every person on this planet lives within a body,  providing us with a shared experience of a sense of place on earth. The interconnectedness between ourselves/cells and the environment can be felt within the evolutionary genetics of the body and is itself expressed through our environments. When we develop a relationship with the body we are able to perceive this field of interconnectivity and interact with the world around us with more ecologically based behaviours facilitating a positive impact on both individual and planetary health. Design: @ecoinprogress Research: Nowadays On Earth, @maksim.unltd #ecosomatic #ecosomatics #ecotherapy #ecopsychologist #ecogrieving #ecoanxiety #climatedoom #greentherapy
My journey to environmentalism was rooted in envir My journey to environmentalism was rooted in environmental injustice after living in a community with high rates of air pollution and lack of access to green spaces. Environmental injustice leads to cultural displacement that is essential in the protection of communities and ecosystems. Biocultural conservation is vital to preserve culture, resist oppressive structures, and teach younger generations the importance of justice-oriented solutions. Indigenous communities protect 80% of global diversity yet face the highest rates of violence. Land defenders worldwide have been actively working to fight for justice for life itself yet are ignored by governments. Earthjustice (@earthjustice) is one of my favorite environmental organizations committed to being an Earth’s lawyer advocating for just laws rooted in collective community power. They are celebrating their 50th anniversary, representing various achievements that remind us how far we still need to work together for environmental justice. Earthjustice recently created The EJ 8; these principles advocate for ecological justice in their mission. 1. Power everything with 100% clean electricity 2. Stop extracting and burning harmful fossil fuels 3. Secure clean drinking water and clean air as a right for all, not a privileged few 4. Remove toxic, dangerous products from our daily lives 5. Safeguard forever our public lands and waters 6. Halt the mass extinction of species 7. Farm sustainably to ensure healthy lives, lands, and climate 8. Build a justice-centered environmental movement in partnership with communities and allies As an environmental educator, number eight speaks to me closely. Justice-centered movements are based on cultural experiences, Indigenous wisdom, and our lived experiences with our community members. We cannot think about liberating ourselves from the ecological crisis with individualism. Now to my community, which goal speaks to you? How do you express your environmental work through art, poetry, writing, singing, dancing, and photography? #NeverRest #DidYouKnow
STORY TIME/*  What roles do celebrities play in STORY TIME/*  What roles do celebrities play in the environmental movement? One that does not center their needs to amplify their work while already having extreme amounts of wealth. In my attempt to secure a badge for COP26, I received this message back on Monday and was taken aback by what this company was doing. I'm a bit confused and saddened to see why celebrity figures who are already having access to bountiful resources and wealth are still extending themselves to creators of colors without acknowledging the privilege and power they hold. The type of work they offered was one not built on reciprocity but exploitation. I'm at a point in my career where I can advocate for myself and ask why celebrities, pr agencies, or managers think they can exploit us when not offering resources that help our communities? As an environmental educator, my work is to serve my community, not the global majority of people, because I am an individual. I don't need to be noticed by influential figures. What I need is for them to redistribute their resources to the most impacted communities by climate disaster. I don't need to be sharing their work. How is your live stream going to help my community? Free work is a slap to the face of the work I have contributed to the movement. Just because mine isn't publicized doesn't mean it's less than others. Unfortunately, @lineup_media, your message comes off as entirely culturally ignorant and your lack of response to me shows yet again how your framework of work is built off the next person you can exploit. / OBKI Productions do better. If you are creating a good show for the Earth, then respect the people you want to work with too. Thank you Ritzy Animation for clarifying that they are not the production company. Signed a disappointed environmentalist. #environmentaleducation #climatejustice #environmentaljustice #ecoeducation #queerbrownvegan #educationispower #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateactionnow #cop26 #cop26glasgow
HEN OF THE WOODS (Maitake) Grifola Frondosa🪵 🐔 Fall Mushroom 🍄🌈 It’s Magic Mushroom Friday 🪄 and I’m sad to be leaving New Jersey next week to go abroad for a month in the UK, but I wanted to share some of my recent fall mushroom find. Stay tuned for some other mushrooms 🍄 This mushroom grows during the fall time and it is has somewhat of a similar taste the same as Chicken Of The Woods 🐓. This large circular cluster of spoon-shaped caps are grayish brown on top and white beneath. They grow from September to November and their spore print is white. Where does it grow? 📕🪵 This polypore mushroom grows at the base of tees, particularly oak trees! This is an edible mushroom that be used in stews, stir fried, and other delicious meals. #henofthewoods #foragingmushrooms #mycologysociety #maitakemushrooms #forager #mushroomhunting #fungifanatic #fantasticfungi #queerbrownvegan #queerforager #foragedfood #foragedmushrooms
Le Chicken Of The Woods Mushroom 🍄 🐔 Laetipo Le Chicken Of The Woods Mushroom 🍄 🐔 Laetiporus Cincinnatus. This was harvested back during the summer and during the fall they change to a deep orange color. My love for mycelium started years ago and unfortunately I never picked up on it because I had such a terrible experience taking upper level plant biology courses. I believe that genus names can sometimes be difficult to pronounce for me especially as someone who often mispronounces words!!! I love making mushroom recipes with my loved one and whenever I go foraging we go together 🥰📕 The fall season is here and I can’t wait to show everyone the mushrooms I have harvested / examined and properly identified! Have you ever gone foraging? 🥰🌈🍄 #foraging #foragingmushrooms #mycology #fungifanatic #mushroomhunting
It is no surprise how much the United States gover It is no surprise how much the United States government and people in power hate Black and Brown migrants seeking asylum after decades of economic suppression through neoliberal policies. The immigration industrial complex doesn't just imprison Indigenous and Latin folks. They also have been incarcerating Black immigrants, such as what we have seen in the recent events from Haitian immigrants. ICE is one of the largest funded police systems that uphold white supremacy and abuse its power to hold dominant forces regarding immigration policy. The United States has made it clear that they are unwilling to provide Haitian immigrant asylum after their long history of suppressing Haiti. I'm not in disbelief, as ICE was designed to torture and harm BIPOC for decades since the creation of the system. Environmental injustice isn't just in our neighborhoods. It's looking into existing toxic systems that allow for the creation of poison prisons. Back in April, it was found that one of the largest youth migrant detention centers in the US was slated to be open and it was deemed to be environmentally toxic for humans by the EPA. In San Antonio, Texas, the water is contaminated by PFAS chemicals that are two times higher than what the EPA deems safe due to the decades of testing from military forces that even the air pollution is so horrible. There is an endless cycle of environmental trauma for immigrants, it's either they face natural disasters that displace them or being imprisoned in a toxic prison for attempting to seek shelter in a country responsible for their displacement. Now is the time that we push for environmental justice that involves everyone, not just people living in cities in the United States, but people who are currently being detained from toxic institutions, whether it's the prison, immigration, or military-industrial complex! Abolishing these existing industries is the only way to achieve liberation, not through reforming them, as we have seen the administration make false promises. #immigrationindustrialcomplex #migrantjustice #environmentaljustice #ecoeducation
At the end of the day, when climate disasters stri At the end of the day, when climate disasters strike, your social status image won’t save you, your community will. Whenever I meet folks in different spaces I always remind them I’m a human, not a public figure nor influencer, simply someone trying to live for my community, land, and self. Time is such a blessing yet used as a tool to oppress and measures ones success. I want to continue existing in spaces that give me space to reflect, slow down, and to be Isaias. So many folks often forget that we are all beings behind these screens suffering our own nightmares and traumas that we end up absorbing more pain that what our bodies can sustain us in a physical and mental capacity. I’ve reached points in my work that have developed into toxic cycles of self doubt that are upheld by toxic algorithms, client needs, or to be “nice” when communicating climate change. So how do you give yourself space to decompress? I’ve found some parts of my inner self through foraging with friends, taking long evening strolls at parks, and simply turning off my phone to be with others. These are the moments I want to cherish, not ones where I sat in a room doubting if my writing, ideas, or content is good enough for others. Let us be limitless in our lifetime, not limited. Also foraged this beauty known as Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) #mushroomforaging #mushroomforager #birchpolypore #birchpolypores #foraged #foragedfood #mushroomhunting #mycology #mycologymonday #mycologists #fungilove #fungilover #queerforager #queerbrownvegan #mushroomsociety #mushroomboy
Have you ever been denied using a restroom at a re Have you ever been denied using a restroom at a restaurant because you did not buy anything? Or were you ever rejected by other establishments because you do not live/work there? Having access to free & accessible public restrooms is a health and environmental justice issue. The rates at which people cannot have a clean, safe space to dispose of their human waste is unbelievable, and it has been further exacerbated here in the West when shops and stores were forced to close down. Uber eats workers that work in the food delivery apps are also denied restrooms when picking and delivering food. According to UNICEF, around 60% of the world, nearly 4.5 billion people don't have a toilet that safely manages human waste at home, which can cause further health issues. If you are constantly hydrating, you probably know that you are always going to the restroom. What if that option wasn't available to you? Policies and store rules made by restaurants and stores already uphold anti-homeless stances, not just from architecture designs but also by the "laws" of denying someone a restroom or giving them a cup of water. On TikTok, I've seen videos of people going out in New York City and complaining how it is difficult to find an open restroom after midnight, but in actuality, do they realize that this has been an ongoing issue for so many houseless folks? Taunya Lovell Banks, University of Maryland School of Law states, "It's a class issue, it's a race issue, it's a gender issue. Middle-class white people who normally have greater access to toilets in public spaces are all of a sudden being denied access. Now they're woke to it." (Pew Trusts Org). If we want relief, we need to continue advocating for access to free public restrooms for everyone. #healthjustice #environmentaljustice #freerestroom #publicrestrooms #environmentalpolicy #environmentalchange #sustainability #publichealth #environmentalhealth #environmentalscience #ecoeducation #environmentaleducation #environmentalscientist #environmentallaw #housingjustice #degentrification #intersectionalenvironmentalist #intersectionalenvironmentalism
Mushroom diaries from a queer forager 🍄 🌈📕 Image One: Frost’s Bolete or Apple Bolete 🍎 🍄 Genus name Butyriboletus Frostil. Stay tuned for my foraging video tomorrow on this beauty. Image Two: Some type of Turkey Tails?! 🦃 🍄 Image Three: Still identifying, did not pick it but I’m assuming it’s poisonous. Image Four: Birds Nest 🐦 🐥 in the forest. Looks like someone built this one for the birdies. Image 5: Ghost Pipe Flowers 👻 🌸 with some Bolete type mushroom 🍄 Image 6: Golden Chanterelle 💛 Fall mushroom season is ahead so I’m excited for that but honestly I love taking pictures of mushrooms 🍄 Residing on Lenape Land, New Jersey. #forager #foraging #frostbolete #applebolete #mycology #mycologysociety #mycologists #mycologyclub #mycologyphotography #mycologie #mycologyjunkie #fungiphotography #fungilove #fantasticfungi #fungifanatic #mushroomforaging #mushroomforest #queerforager #queerbrownvegan #foraged #foragedbyfolk #foragedfood
I am Latinx? Yo soy Mexicano? Hispanic? Happy Lati I am Latinx? Yo soy Mexicano? Hispanic? Happy Latinx Heritage Month?! What 😮 So, today I was tagged on a video talking about how all Latinx folks must reconnect with their Indigenous roots and that they should call themselves Indigenous, I was a bit confused 😐 I’m specifically talking about my experience and therefore I’m not here to tell others what they should / shouldn’t do but here are some of my thoughts from my lived experiences. 1.) Colonization has had large impacts in culture, land, and the people and I in fact, recognize that I am what you would call a product of colonization. Yet, the society I’ve lived in has viewed me as POC. My government name has been chopped, mispronounced, and often in institutions my name felt infuriating for White professors or teachers to pronounce. 2.) There is many Anti-Blackness and Anti-Indigenous stances that are perpetuated towards Afro-Latinx , Afro-Indigenous, Indigenous folks and I feel that people rushing to discover their Indigenous roots without unpacking white supremacy further creates harm. 3.) the culture I celebrate that is often denoted from “Mexican culture” is stolen from Indigenous communities such as Día De Los Muertos. In trying to find the right words of how I celebrate myself I’ve had to interrogate my values, the stances that my family upholds, and trying to navigate as a Queer POC where I’ve experienced homophobia. There is so much diversity in Latinx Heritage Month. We must remember that we are not a monolith and there is a lot of work to do in this community and I center my attention to critique those from my community so we can do better in building relationships. When you Google Latino, a lot of lighter complexion folks show up, why is that? Algorithmic bias. #latinxheritagemonth #latinxheritagemonth2021 #latinoheritagemonth #hispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritage #hispanicheritagemonth2020 #queerbrownvegan #sustanibility #cerowaste #cerowastemexico
Did you grow up thrifting? My entire life, thrifti Did you grow up thrifting? My entire life, thrifting was the most accessible way for my family to afford clothes. My recent collection with @goodfair challenged me to style myself with their mystery box! My collection is now live with them so you get an opportunity to buy the bundles too! Goodfair is an online eco-thrift store that provides a variety of clothes in boxed packages. Here are some of my favorite styles that I love to name: The Grocery Store Look, The Casual Stroll Around Neighborhood, and The Cozy Look. Thrift shopping has existed for decades and it is best defined as the intent to shop for cheaper items such as clothing, glassware, or furniture that have been pre-owned. People who partake in thrifting find places such as flea markets, garage sales, and dedicated stores where they sell second-hand clothing. Thrifting provides many families and individuals access to clothing at an affordable price. The idea of thrifting creatively challenges individuals to celebrate older pieces that were formerly owned and find a new purpose for them. For many of us, clothing is deeply connected to our emotions, from how they make us feel to the memories we had wearing them, making thrift shopping a fantastic way to spark new memories and emotions. I rarely went to shopping malls or fast-fashion stores growing up because I found them to be expensive. Twenty dollars for a t-shirt? No thanks! I would opt into thrifting because I can buy clothing for less than $10 and I knew when my thrift stores would have sales.  Around 70% of clothing that is thrown in the garbage goes to landfill waste streams, while 30% of clothing is incinerated. While older clothes have slightly more organic materials and higher durability, fast-fashion clothes are made out of even worse materials for our laundry machines! A recent study found that washing clothes made from fast-fashion companies create an average of 9 million synthetic microfibers per wash load entering our waterway treatment systems. I choose to thrift with Goodfair because I love to buy clothing second-hand. It's great for my wallet and the planet. What is your favorite thrifting memory? #goodfair #thrifting #thrift
Do we call it a carbon footprint? Handprint? Human Do we call it a carbon footprint? Handprint? Human print versus corporate print? What is the best language to shift our understanding of carbon footprints? Adapted from Mother Jones's article, it is argued that Big oil invented carbon footprints as a deliberate attempt to blame citizens than their greed. Researchers like Michal Czepkiewicz asserted that fossil-fuel titans co-opted the concept of carbon footprint. A report developed by Oxfam found that the wealthiest 10 percent of the global population accounted for more than  50% of global emissions between the 1990s and 2015. But, even then, living in one of the wealthiest countries, that wealth is not representative of all the people, especially when there are a select amount of billionaires and millionaires. At what point is advocating for individual change limiting? For me, I've often advocated for both personal and systemic change. Still, I often lose people when it comes to including race, class, and gender. We often get heated over the most sustainable product or its impact, but what must we do to dig deeper into these conversations? Why do people disconnect the minute I talk about race, class, and gender? Carbon footprints have become heavily marketed and used as a tactic to challenge ourselves, but in actuality, what does it mean when building everlasting movements. Carbon footprints aren't useless, they do provide some insight and are primary base markets for many people learning in environmentalism, but can carbon footprint be expanded upon to include race, class, and gender? Yes, reduce your waste, do what is the most accessible to you, but remember, pitting ourselves against each other will further cause divisions in movements that should be centered on justice, reciprocity, and accountability. #carbonfootprint #carbonfootprints #carbonfootprintreduction #carbonhandprint #carboncolonialism #carbonemissions #sustainability #sustainableliving #sustainablelifestyle #ecocide #ecoeducation #ecoeducator #queerbrownvegan #queersustainability #environmentaljustice
Did you know I've been growing some food in my bac Did you know I've been growing some food in my backyard? 🥕 These last few months, I've grown the following: tomatoes, green onions, beans, squash, and currently a watermelon that you see below! One of my favorite parts of growing food is that you get to work with the soil and trust the plants, insects, and animals to help you grow the food. Ecosystems are literally in our backyard from the spiders that create unique webs to catch their prey, from the slugs in my compost helping me decompose organic matter, and the dragonflies helping eat mosquitos. They all serve their homes. When I'm not foraging in the woods, I'm usually looking for plants or creating flower essences throughout the neighborhood. My neighbor's flowers and trees have been growing onto the side of my garden, and I am here for it! 🥑 🌈🌍 I love to be sometimes stylish while I inspect the plant's health by wearing @for___days clothing. They teamed up with @thepit.co to create an upcycled collection tie-dyed with avocado pits to help reduce waste. Well, what are the materials made out of, Isaias? No worries, I got you! They are made from 26% Recycled Cotton and 74% Organic Cotton. While dye colors from plants aren't new, it's always important to ask ourselves where the color comes from, especially clothing dyed artificially with harmful chemicals. What is a natural pigment color you have made from plants? Do you love to wear pink? #fordays #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionmen #sustainablemenswear #menslifestyleblogger #ecofriendlyliving #ecofriendly #plantdye #plantdyes #closedloopclothing #closedloop #gardenlife🌱 #forager #foragers #queerbrownvegan #queersustainability #veganclothing #veganclothes #growingyourfood #ecoeducation #plantdyeclothing #crueltyfreeclothing
Has your college, organization, or institution ful Has your college, organization, or institution fully divested away from fossil fuels? I attended the University of California system and they have fully cleared away from fossil fuels a few years back (2019). Harvard's announcement to divest away from fossil fuels is surprising as they are one of the first Western college institutions that have existed since 1636. While we will not examine Ivy Leagues, we should note the power that community members, alumni, students, and other partnering grassroots organizers have to create collectivized change to challenge institutions. How do I create change? Many people forget the power community-based relationships have to develop everlasting sustainable movements focused on justice, equity, and accountability. Why do institutions invest in the fossil fuel sector? Because it's an attractive portfolio for them and their partners that generously donate thousands or millions of dollars to these legacy schools. Unfortunately, it is sad to see how many schools receive so much funding, yet, the wealth is not evenly distributed to its students, faculty, or infrastructure that they continue to reap the benefits of the people who work hard to achieve an education. Transparency is vital, but what institution, organization, or figure would like to disclose their entire investments? Divesting away is a powerful word that I learned in college, and it sticks to me today that we, the people, hold the power to push for that long-term change. Reinvesting is needed to fund those who are responsible and leading for a better future that is justice-oriented. Why do you think it took long for institutions to start divesting in the last few years finally? Graphics: @ecoinprogress #climatejustice #climatejusticenow #climateaction #climateactionnow #environmentaljustice #environmentalracism #climateactivist #climateactivist #divestharvard #sustainability #universityofcalifornia #intersectionalenvironmentalism #intersectionalenvironmentalist #queerbrownvegan #environmentalscience #ecoeducation #ecoeducator #divestfossilfuels #undergraduate
Micro diversity, bio diversity, and cultural diver Micro diversity, bio diversity, and cultural diversity are essential for functioning ecosystems, communities, and life. What has inspired me to delve deeper into food systems is one that recognizes the longterm effects of environmental colonialism. In efforts to ask questions of what does it mean to decolonize botany, flowers, herbs, food, we must extend ourselves to recognize the roots of these values. In college, I became highly critical of the World Bank, United Nations, and IMF after learning about the mass amount of laws, policies, and partnerships they put in place to economically suppress countries throughout the world. Till this day, I often ask myself how can I properly address the realities of industrial agriculture from cultural, environmental, and spiritual standpoint. Recently started reading Vandana Shiva (@vandanashivamovie ) book Monocultures Of The Mind; Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology. The consumption from Western-style knowledge has led to a power imbalance, once that has historically ignored the voices of those closest to the land and life. Programs that are designed for forestry, agriculture, or preservation do not always think about biocultural conservation. I’m a slow reader and barely on the first pages but excited to share with you all some of the books I have been reading 🥰📕 #bookrecommendations #booklover #vandanashiva #monoculture #industrialagriculture #ecocide #environmentaljustice #environmentalracism #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #regenerativefarmers #organicagriculture #agriculturelife #agriculture_global #intersectionalenvironmentalist
It is no surprise that industrial agriculture is a It is no surprise that industrial agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse emissions. The Guardians Recent article published today notes that twenty livestock companies are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than either Germany, Britain, or France. Yet, these industries continue to have billions of dollars of financial backing to do so. Why is that? For starters, the food system designed in the West is more for-profit than people. There are high rates of food waste that come from traveling, distribution, and consumers in the markets. When we examine closely from 2015 to 2020, global meat and dairy companies received more than US 478 billion dollars from investment firms, banks, and pension funds based in North America and Europe. This industry is not focused on any slow growth, with an expected estimate of 40 million tonnes of animals (meat) in 2029. The largest producers of colonial meat and dairy will stem from China, Brazil, the USA, and members of the European Union. But why do these industries have so much backing? It's simple. Imperialist countries are intertwined in using natural resources like fossil fuels to continue funneling food systems. On the whole, living beings on the supply chain are suffering at the highest rates, with animals being slaughtered and migrant farmworkers being threatened with deportation. What is even more concerning is how we communicate the colonial roots of meat and dairy industries and how they serve the best interest of capitalistic, corporate powers, not the people. One of the most challenging topics that I get pushed back on is why Veganism must be anti-capitalist, imperialist, and colonial. That is because Western countries' food systems are displacing Indigenous communities for their land over producing an unjust food system. Achieving food, land, and seed sovereignty should be our end goal. Graphic: @ecoinprogress #veganism #veganlifestyle #queerbrownvegan #meatindustry #dairyindustry #ecoeducation #environmentalscience #greenhousegas #greenhouseemissions #sustainablefoodsystem #foodsystem
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