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Isaias Hernandez is Educating the Masses About Veganism and Environmental Justice

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Will Your Activism Clash with Your Career?

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Nothing Is Going to Stop These Young Climate Activists from Fighting for Their Future

Green People Voting Blue: Climate Activists Share Why They're Heading to the Polls

Where Do You Find Your Power? Power In…

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The latest Instagram trend is PowerPoint-style presentations

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Tips to Live More Sustainably from an Environmental Educator

The Eco-Educators Redefining What it Means to be an Influencer

Five ways to make the climate movement less white

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How Can Eco-Therapy Help During the Climate Crisis?

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The Links Between Industrial Agriculture & Environmental Racism

Isaias Hernandez Is Making Space for Queer People of Color in the Environmental Movement

7 Inspirational Climate Activists on Instagram

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I have been lost for some time. I’ve been offlin

I have been lost for some time. I’ve been offline to handle some inter-personal physical, mental, and spiritual battles while understanding the brutal system that continues to expect more from me when I’ve felt so lost.

Physical: I’ve noticed how much lack of sleep, not taking naps, or even closing my eyes for 15 minutes has effected my bodily response in inflammation. I am committed to promising myself to enjoy my cooked meals without any media consumption, short walks around my neighborhood, and promising myself to sleep more. It’s honestly a habit that I am bringing back into life.

Mental: Before I was on social media, my mental health was way better than it was. Don’t get me wrong I’m thankful to be on here but the amount of disruptions that I have allowed to get me has caused a chronic depletion in my ability to perform, think, and even the idea to create. My content is for me, those who want to learn, and I cannot expect myself to please everyone.

Spiritual: I’ve often felt that spiritual-based movements are essential in climate world. While I don’t prescribe to a certain religion, I’ve always believed in a higher power level of love and structure that keeps us grounded with our ancestors.

Anywho, with that being said. I’ve been feeling so happy lately redirecting my energy to focus more on local small projects, continue educating on here, and providing the grace I deserve. Love you all 🌈 🍄📕

#queerbrownvegan #queerbrownvoices #queerart #queerartist #queerfood #queerecology #queersustainability #queerforager #climateeducation #scienceeducation

What is a climate solution happening near you? Sea

What is a climate solution happening near you? Sea otters 🦦 and climate change 🌊

Hearing about solutions is one of the only ways to replace doomism with inspiration, yet mainstream media mostly focuses on problems. What gives?

Have you watched the episode on #TeachingClimateTogether with @elin.kelsey ? We talk about evidence-based hope with Dr. Elin Kelsey. One of the important thing about the series is that we want the leaders to show us who they are and record themselves talking about climate solutions.

Full episode can be found on my YouTube! What do you think?

#evidencebased #climatesolutions #climatesolutions #climatescience #climatescientist #climatescientists #queerbrownvegan #climatehope #climateoptimism #evidencebasedhope #elinkelsey #intersectionalenvironmentalism

The climate crisis is not an accident. Is it a pr

The climate crisis is not an accident.

Is it a privilege to talk about eco-anxiety in academia or institutions when most first-generation BIPOC college students come from poverty? The first thing that many first-generation students worry about is whether they will survive and how they will support their families, and economic security comes first. Even when faced with climate change changes as I was growing up, the main priority that was focused on was getting a degree to build generational wealth. Hardly I thought about eco-anxiety because I was already traumatized in different areas of my life.

When I first heard about eco-anxiety, it was presented by dominant environmentalists that did not look like me nor came from the background as me. I dismissed that feeling because I had already internalized all the systems of oppression that were causing my stress for survival off the roof. I believe eco-anxiety is nuanced and many BIPOC do feel it, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s prioritized as the number #1 cause of pain when they are struggling in a housing, food, energy, and medical crisis. Yes, these issues are interconnected, but for some people, the climate is not the first thing they think about, and I relate to that sentiment because when I was trying to survive, it was about what I could currently do in my life, which was to graduate.

Have you watched the episode on Climate Doom & Hope with my friend @elin.kelsey? Link in bio to watch on Youtube!

#queerbrownvegan #queerecology #ecoanxiety #climateanxiety #climategrief #ecogrief #ecoanxiete #écoanxiété #sustainability #intersectionalenvironmentalism #intersectionalenvironmentalist #environmentaljustice

Do you want a free copy of my good friend @zahranu

Do you want a free copy of my good friend @zahranurbiabani Climate Optimism book? Well here’s your lucky chance, I need you to tell me in your heart, what does being a climate optimist mean to you?

Zahra Biabani, a climate activist focused on hope and action, wrote this book to help readers learn why we need to and how we can stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis. People are doing good things for our planet all over the world.

I’ve seen Zahra work so hard these past few years to achieve this accomplishment and I’m so proud of her. The rules are simple, answer the question above and follow @zahranurbiabani . Tag your favorite friends 🌸♥️ You do not need to be following me but make sure to follow Zahra!

#climateoptimism #climateoptimist #queerbrownvegan #sustainability #sustainable #ecofriendlyliving #climatesolutions

Do not let capitalism fool you that solving the cl

Do not let capitalism fool you that solving the climate crisis is like entering a labyrinth of unknowns. What has always been able to solve our issues is community, the people, animals, and the land.

#queerbrownvegan #queerecology #queerecologies #queerecologist #queer #fungilove #fungifanatic

Are intergenerational dialogues critical in the cl

Are intergenerational dialogues critical in the climate movement?

Am I mad at older generations for not doing enough? This statement has been let go through my work because I’ve had to acknowledge that my parents, who were forcibly displaced from their native countries, were not the ones accelerating the climate crisis. Our parents did not contribute to the climate crisis. Yes, they grew up when the environment was worsening, but they had little to say about environmental policy. My parents were trying to survive.

In my latest independent series #TeachingClimateTogether , I could interview Dr. Elin Kelsey (@elin.kelsey) on her thoughts about older generations who need to continue pushing conversations around climate action while also building together with young people. Having older friends in the climate movement has helped me navigate my career because we become more disconnected in our work without talking to someone about their experiences. Building an intergenerational movement means sitting down with those to share your life stories, enjoying the joy that brings you together, and, most importantly, having fun with what you are doing.

Have you watched the full episode on Youtube yet?

#elinkelsey #climatehope #climateoptimism #sustainability #queerbrownvegan #environmentalscience #environmentalsciences #environmentalscientist #environmentalsciencemajor #climatesolutions #climatetech #climatesolutionsnow

Tag your hope-keeper in the climate movement. We n

Tag your hope-keeper in the climate movement. We need more hope-keepers in the climate justice movement. More people who hold evidence-based hope in their hands that celebrate the continued momentum and progress that is being done. Because without them, who would we lean on in times of despair? My mentor @elin.kelsey taught me that and we actually produced a video around this conversation ♥️🍄🌎

I’ve always seen myself in activism as the one who has held space for those who have been severely burnt out from doing physical and digital activism simultaneously. I’ve always hated leading or being told to facilitate, because I doubted my ability to hold hope on all sides during disagreements. But I’ve found that disagreeing is healthy and one thing that people can relate to is hope, even if we don’t see it or think that we have it left in our hearts, that is a powerful storytelling that we all have. There is much more worth fighting for in a land that was meant to love.

Who is your hope-keeper in the climate movement and why? Share with me below! I’d say my best friends, my mom, my siblings, my mentors ♥️🌎

#climatejustice #climatechange #climate #environmentaleducation #environmentaleducationforkids #environmentalscience #environmentalsciences #sustainability #intersectionalenvironmentalism #hopekeeper #evidencebasedhope

I spent a majority of my time lost about Ecocide.

I spent a majority of my time lost about Ecocide. In college when I took wildlife ecology courses, we talked about biodiversity loss. Many ecologists told me they didn’t know the long impacts and how many species we have lost overtime. In California, we are a Mediterranean climate, and are a hotspot for some of the most rich species.

In my #TeachingClimateTogether series, Dr. Elin Kelsey @elin.kelsey talks about how it’s so easy for us to accept that hope is lost than actually looking into how local issues have local solutions. In fact, even myself, I was challenged to redesign the frame work of everything is dying to, everything is trying to regenerate. Animals have their own songs, theories of liberation, and ties to the people. If you haven’t watched the full video, please head over to my YouTube to watch the full video 🌈 🌎

#evidencebasedhope #climateoptimism #climateoptimist #climatesolutions #climatesolution #climatesolutionsnow #sustainability #ecofriendlyliving

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