As we prepare for #COP30 in Brazil, it’s more urgent than ever to center the voices, wisdom, and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the journey to a just transition. 🎥 Two powerful case-studies: www.linkedin.com/posts/global...

Good morning from #pdx

An architecture of hope: Why funding grassroots climate justice movements defends democracy www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/archite...

50%+ of climate funds go to big intermediaries, while Indigenous orgs face red tape and small grants. #Philanthropy must act: fund directly, fund flexibly, fund long-term. Explore how: bit.ly/3Fzjs4B #IndigenousFunding #ClimateJustice

Less than 2% of #billionaire #philanthropy goes to #grassroots #climate #justice movements.

Solidarity. We need more of this. Who else is in? Solidarity requires an uprising of those with power to stand together for change. @sarahschulman.bsky.social

Pope Francis telephoned a church in Gaza nearly every night since October 2023. But the New York Times didn’t include that fact in its obituary. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/main... #Palestine #Israel

The Skill of Happiness ~ Matthieu Ricard https://justdharma.org/skill-happiness-matthieu-ricard/ #MatthieuRicard #stateofbeing #interpretation #emotion

How do you survive the end of the world? Oscar-nominated ‘Flow’ offers an answer—through the eyes of a cat. An indie animated movie from Latvia with no humans or dialogue might be the best climate movie of the year. grist.org/culture/flow... #Oscar #Flow #Climate #Flood #Latvia

There's been lots of stories about H5N1, but I've yet to see a deep dive into where it came from—which is also the story of how industrial poultry production methods are responsible for turning harmless influenzas into monsters. My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...

Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784). Born in West Africa, she was kidnapped and sold into U.S. enslavement at the age of seven, She later became the first published African-American female poet #WomensArt

"There is no change without contemplation. The whole image of Buddha under the Bodhi tree says here is an action taking place that may not appear to be a meaningful action." —bell hooks #DailyDharma

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, sits down with Jay Garfield to discuss what it means to be a person without a self—and why dismantling the self is a project of moral development and spiritual freedom. tricycle.org/podcast/jay-...

In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch ‘social housing’ as a climate solution. Mixed-income affordable housing can cut emissions and boost equity, they argue. Written by @jbwinters.bsky.social . grist.org/cities/seatt... #Housing #Climate #seattle #WA #Washington

Episode 25 of #WhatYoureEating is all about our furry friends and what we feed them 🐶🐱 We explore the wide variety of options for our pets and ask: Are the expensive ones worth it, and is there anything wrong with the cheapest run-of-the-mill options? Listen now:

CCNow announces #The89Percent Project, a year-long effort to shine light on the fact that a huge majority of the global population want governments to “do more” to fix #ClimateChange. We’ll kick off with a coverage event in April; we invite newsrooms & journalists everywhere to join us! Details:

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‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’: Faith Ringgold’s Gift to Prisoners www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/m...

Will you be joining us this weekend for Awareness in Action with Christiana Figueres? Register here (free + by donation): www.upaya.org/program/enga... Christiana inspires populations across the globe & is a much-loved teacher at Upaya. Join us for this important session! @joanhalifax.bsky.social

May we be liberated from the causes and conditions that give rise to human cruelty. January 25, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated.

Faith communities must continue to offer refuge. Know your rights, accompany, protect, educate, stand strong , speak with skill and courage.

#breathe and then keep going

Winter morning #sunlight in #pdx

A legal case in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlights the danger faced by environmental defenders in the country. @globalwitness.bsky.social, said: “It’s really quite a dangerous environment for communities to protest in.” theecologist.org/2025/jan/15/... By: @catearly.bsky.social

Full article: Farmer movement oversight of the Mexican Government’s scaled-up fertilizer program Jonathan Fox & Carlos García Jiménez Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Fear and resistance are often the forces that hinder our inner growth, holding us back from experiencing a greater sense of freedom and from exploring the endless magic of existence. Moving beyond them creates the possibility of not living in the cocoon of comfort and habits." —Anam Thubten

#climatechange, #nature loss and #foodinsecurity are all inextricably linked and dealing with them as separate issues won’t work” —concludes @ipbes.bsky.social major nexus report

THIS SUNDAY: Explore the power of social and environmental engagement with Roshi Joan Halifax, and Sensei Matthew Kozan Palevsky. ONLINE + FREE (with donations deeply appreciated) REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/gath... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

Tell me my fortune #pdxwalks

New work #wip #abstract #painting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday ordered testing of the nation milk supply for bird flu starting Dec. 16, a step public health experts have clamored for following the detection of the H5N1 virus in U.S. dairy herds for the first time this spring.

We’re here! 🎉 Welcome to our Bluesky account. We’re a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations driving #FoodSystemsTransformation. Why? Because #FoodSystems sits at the center of solutions to global challenges like the #ClimateCrisis, food security, and #biodiversity loss.

“We need more Native American restaurants,” written by @thesiouxchef.bsky.social and Mecca Bos, was published in partnership with @eater.bsky.social: thefern.org/2024/10/we-n...

I've had the privilege of working with several amazing women journalists during my career, and several of my former colleagues have founded a "worker-owned, intersectional, and expansive feminist media group." Please consider supporting and subscribing to @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social:

Demons of autocorrect, explain why you so often change 'agroecology'—an umbrella for sustainable ag methods & major climate solution according to UNFCCC—to the nonsense word 'agroecokogy' It’s not nonsense 🌎 Our agroecology series at @mongabay.bsky.social here: news.mongabay.com/series/agroe...

Sitting with it all in this moment and also here in the desert (where I actually was this past summer).

I guess this is where we are right now.