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Afropunk fashions: bodies as resistance
One of my favorite things about the AFROPUNK fest – besides the music, obviously – are the fashions. It’s legit the best outfit-watching of the year, and the festival is full of gorgeous people getting really creative with the ways they get dressed.
For those of you wondering how a fashion post fits into a feminist political project, I’m here to tell you how deeply political the way we adorn ourselves can be. Our decisions about the ways we present our genders and our bodies, the choice to love our bodies even when we are told they are too dark, too gender non-conforming, too fat, too queer, can be freeing in a way that is absolutely radical. Dressing in a way that feels good, in which we celebrate our bodies, in ways that represent our truest selves, is an act of resistance for those whose bodies are policed, medicated, targeted, and too often threatened with violence.
Plateau Tribes – Facing Climate Change – Benjamin Drummond / Sara Joy Steele
Rising temperatures impact every stage of the salmon lifecycle. Salmon need cold, clear and clean water to survive. In winter, more rain and earlier snowmelt increase the risk of floods that can destroy salmon spawning grounds. In summer, low flows reduce the quantity and quality of salmon habitat. Warmer water temperatures physically stress the fish and block migration routes.
Climate change could also shift the ranges of roots and berries. Scientists project that air temperatures in the Pacific Northwest will increase 3°F by the 2040s, and even relatively small increases in temperature can alter conditions that sustain life. With temperatures changing too quickly for native plants to adapt, their range may shift north or to higher elevations for cooler temperatures. Some may become extinct.
The Umatilla’s First Foods have deep history, extending back to original creation beliefs. What’s new is the application of this tradition to modern land management decisions affecting all of the reservation’s 178,000 acres – from the salmon that spawn in the floodplains to huckleberries growing in the mountains, and beyond to other lands where the tribe has rights to harvest and gather traditional foods.
The Umatilla might be the first tribe in the nation to use foods served at the Longhouse table to guide the way they protect, restore and manage natural resources. The First Foods promise to take care of water, fish, game, roots and berries continues to serve the Umatilla as they adapt to a changing landscape.
via Plateau Tribes – Facing Climate Change – Benjamin Drummond / Sara Joy Steele.
Be the Hero of Your Story. | Rebelle Society
Love.
The final ingredient in the hero’s story is love.
I’m not talking about conventional or romantic love although these are wonderful to have too. I like the mundane kind of love. It’s great.
But no, you can be a hermit on the top of the tallest mountain, no wife, no children, but with universal love in your heart, and that’s a hero’s love.
On the other hand, you might wander the world having truly selfless and loving relationships with 10,000 people, that’s a hero’s love.
On the other, other hand, you might have a wife and two children and live in the suburbs while cultivating infinite compassion, and that is a hero’s love.
Whatever you do, do it with love.
If love is missing, your story will be an unhappy one. Love those close to you. Love those far away. Love people you have never met and will never meet.
Find your values.
Be fearless.
Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff.
And be the hero of your own story.
vintage everyday: One of the earliest examples of photobombing, ca. 1840s
Live–Work Spaces Present New Opportunity for Owners, Operators – Multifamily Executive Magazine
“The spaces in The Cordovan were designed as two-story so you could theoretically have your business on the first floor,” Goodman explains. “The lofts in the second building [meanwhile] are designed with concrete floors and oversized doors to cater to artists.”
Both Goodman and Lynch feel the live–work concept has worked well in Haverhill and would be extremely successful in large urban centers, as well.
via Live–Work Spaces Present New Opportunity for Owners, Operators – Multifamily Executive Magazine.
Absorcion Binacional | EthnoCloud
Absorcion Binacional | EthnoCloud. Amor Secreto!
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Chile Cancels September Crustacean Trawl to Protect Common Hake | The Beacon: Oceana’s Blog
Chile has taken a major step to protect common hake, a species in decline from overfishing. Earlier this month, the Under-Secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SUBPESCA) decided to close the crustacean trawl fleet for the month of September around Valparaiso, Bernardo O’Higgins, and Maule, Chile. The move protects common hake, a fish commonly caught as bycatch in the crustacean fishery, which has declined by 70 percent from 2001 to 2013.
“This measure will benefit the recovery of common hake, which is a very important resource for artisanal fisheries. We hope it will soon be complemented with a comprehensive plan for the recovery of this species,” executive director of Oceana in Chile said in a press release.
SUBPESCA has synced the temporary ban with reproductive activity of common hake, which occurs during the month of September. About 90 percent of the fish caught in 2012 were juveniles, meaning they were not given a chance to reach reproductive maturity.
While Oceana welcomes the temporary ban, Oceana thinks a more comprehensive recovery plan should be put in place. Oceana would like the plan to include minimum catch sizes, total fishing quotas based on scientific research, and plans to combat illegal fishing.
Oceana in Chile works to create sustainable fisheries through a number of ways, like combating illegal, unreported, and irregular fishing, working to reduce bycatch, and establishing Marine Protected Areas.
via Chile Cancels September Crustacean Trawl to Protect Common Hake | The Beacon: Oceana’s Blog.






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