Status Updates From The Intersectional Environm...

Wyn Wiley / Pattie Gonia Quote
"Queerness exists in nature all around us. Nature never gives us binaries, either/ors, male or female, black or white, gay or straight."

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Quote
"While we should never feel shamed for our capacity to love without return, we shouldn't have to give up our livelihoods in the process."

"The connection between women and the earth, which is so deeply embedded in cultures around the world, laid the foundation for ecofeminism, a framework that explores the perceptions and treatment of women and nature in society (defined by French feminist Françoise d'Eaubonne in 1974)."

"In July 2018, after leaving a community policing shift, activist Rolando Crispin López, who fought for the protection of Indigenous communities for years and against the wind projects, was murdered by a municipal police officer in a drive-by motorcycle shooting." Pg 125

"This occupation led to annexation and an aggressive push from American settlers to ban the teaching of Native Hawaiian language and culture, in addition to destroying Indigenous government structures and policies (including universal health care)." Pg 97

"43 PERCENT of African Americans live in urban 'heat islands,' neighborhoods with fewer green spaces, diminished tree cover, and increased asphalt and concrete, which retain heat and lead to higher ambient temperatures." Pg 88