Why climate justice is impossible without racial justice – Greenpeace International

The climate crisis is fueling inequality around the world and in particular racial injustice. For generations, inequality has exacerbated the impacts of the climate emergency for racial communities, and here is why: Colonialism “The excessive exploitation of natural resources would not have been possible without slavery, which allowed Western countries to accumulate significant wealth … This grabbing of wealth continued with colonisation, in Africa, South America, and Asia. “The struggle for the environment and for peace requires racial, environmental, and climate justice, and a fundamental change in our relationship with others and with nature. Environmental destruction cannot be fought without fighting racism and the violence associated with it: they are two sides of the same coin.” — Greenpeace France Colonisation involved the removal of people from their land, the destruction of this land and exploiting the local communities through unpaid labour. But colonialism isn’t just something steeped in history, its systems of oppression are very much alive and well today. We see this with extractive industries, such as fossil fuels that are still causing destruction around the worl

Source: Why climate justice is impossible without racial justice – Greenpeace International

Hoje…por André Luiz 💖 – Mágica Mistura✨

“If you have to love, love today. If you have to smile, smile today. If you have to cry, cry today. Because the important thing is to live today. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow may not come.” “Se tiver que amar, ame hoje. Se tiver que sorrir, sorria hoje. Se tiver que chorar, chore hoje. Pois o importante é viver hoje. O ontem já foi e o amanhã talvez não venha.” 💖André Luiz imagens do WordPress

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Cornell University To Require COVID-19 Vaccine For On-Campus Students – Gothamist

Cornell University plans to require COVID-19 vaccines for students returning on campus this fall, according to a statement from the university released on Friday.

Across the country, eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines has been moving towards including everyone ages 16 and older—including in New York state beginning April 6th—as supplies increase and more vaccination sites have opened since the vaccine campaign began in mid-December.

Source: Cornell University To Require COVID-19 Vaccine For On-Campus Students – Gothamist

Happy Easter 2021

Inhale Peace; Exhale Love. Joy will Follow! - RUELHA

Happy Easter everyone. In this year of two thousand twenty one. Cracked open the eggshell. Now come out, mademoiselle. Look around, light has come. And darkness to fade away, has begun. Easter brings hope. Post Covid, there's scope. Wishing you new beginnings. Let your heart be filled with joy and singing. Good Friday had to pass. Remember all bad things never last. If you focus on the resurrection. Easter is here for you in anticipation. Forget the mourning and the past. The dawn of new life is coming fast. It is Easter. An absolutely new semester. A clean slate you've been given. Think about what you wish to scribble. May the Lord Jesus be with you. And may your decisions please Him too. Remember love, joy, peace. He's set you free to find these. Easter is the shining light. That encompasses and makes bright. Those twisted curves and U-pin bends…

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Cool!! Educational colouring book — Violet’s Vegan Comics

Very cool… good find!

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

Here is a wonderful educational colouring book:  Colour By Nutrients. It is at once a resource for artistic indulgence and an educational tool.  Divided into chapters of different vitamins and minerals, the book illustrates which foods contain significant amounts of each.  The authors are happy for teachers and parents to photocopy the colouring pages for use […]

Educational colouring book — Violet’s Vegan Comics

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