Posts by Green 2.0 Team
Planting with Pride: Nurturing Community Roots for Food Justice
Steph Niaupari is the Founder of Plantita Power, a DC-based collective led by and for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC). Plantita Power fosters community connections where QTBIPOC can nurture their own personal sustenance, relationship to food, and reclaim food sovereignty.
Read MoreInterns and Fellows of Color Networking Mixer Social Media Toolkit
In honor of Juneteenth, Green 2.0, Hip Hop Caucus, and REI Co-op cordially invite you to a joyous event in Washington, D.C. honoring community, culture, and the legacy of Black innovation in the environmental movement.
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Read MoreDid Big Green Groups Fumble Their George Floyd Moment?
Four years ago on Saturday, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The aftermath took the country by storm. Protestors flooded the streets. They demanded racial justice not only in law enforcement but across every sector and industry. Environmental groups, which have struggled with histories of racism for decades, were no exception.
Read MoreHOT & COLD NYC: Revealing the Faces and Places of Energy Insecurity
Shane Araujo is a research assistant and the junior editor for the Hot & Cold NYC team at the Energy, Equity, Housing, and Health program (E2H2 at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health) led by Dr. Diana Hernández.
Read MoreJuneteenth Celebration: Community, Culture, and the Environment Social Media Toolkit
In honor of Juneteenth, Green 2.0, Hip Hop Caucus, and REI Co-op cordially invite you to a joyous event in Washington, D.C. honoring community, culture, and the legacy of Black innovation in the environmental movement.
Read MoreMobilizing for Environmental Change – How Infrastructure Can Accelerate Progress
Jennifer is a Program Officer for Mosaic, a national grantmaking initiative focused on building a bigger, more influential environmental movement.
Read MoreEnvironmental Workforce Ready: Supporting Young People of Color Social Media Toolkit
In order to build an effective environmental movement, we must have an intersectional approach that includes all communities.
Read MoreCatch Me Outside with my Dark Skin, Sapphic Gaze, and Feet covered in Soil
In this blog, Green 2.0 Fellow Ki’Ana Speights explores how their identity as a Black, Queer person intersects with the ecological world, and how they work to reclaim their space in nature. They dissect how White-heteronormative binaries were designed to exclude BIPOC people and make them feel othered. Through the lens of queer ecology, they imagine a future where society can accept and reflect the fluidity of nature.
Read MoreEmbracing Your Heritage Doesn’t Mean You Need To Eat Meat
In this blog, Green 2.0 Fellow Kevin Hernandez discusses the colonization of Mexico and how it streamlined Mexican food becoming meat-centric along with his experience as a vegetarian Mexican-American. He proposes that people try to understand their culture and encourages them to try a plant-based diet.
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