WE DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY* Members of A Community Voice, New Orleans, LA. We skipped Giving Tuesday because we didn’t want to deflect even a nickel from organizations fighting hunger and homelessness caused by the pandemic and recession. And we’re not asking for your money now, either. But lots of our environmental justice communities are struggling with both the pandemic and the impacts of flooding and climate change. So, it would be great if you helped them directly. All 51 of our Higher Ground <[link removed]> members (we’re the largest flood survivor network in the country) need your support. Some have particularly acute needs, so we’re highlighting them: A Community Voice <[link removed]> based in New Orleans, LA is led by low to moderate income African American community leaders fighting for social and environmental justice. Beth Butler is their Executive Director. She wrote to us: We are beside ourselves with our losses -- a major ally and friend has now passed on, and we have whole families with the virus. We continue daily calls to our members to try and get resources to them, and hold weekly conference calls to get updates and share information. Every day we have leaders with compromised health handing out free meals, and fighting utility cut-offs. A Community Voice is also starting to establish comunity vegetable gardens to overcome shortages and provide safe, outdoor activity for people of all ages. You can donate to them here. <[link removed]> Centreville Citizens for Change <[link removed]> , Centerville, IL. Centerville is a predominantly African American community in Illinois that has suffered decades of government neglect. It’s the poorest city in the state and one of the poorest in the nation. They experience chronic sewer backups and regular flooding <[link removed]> . Their priority is to pump water and sewage out of their homes and get them cleaned up so they can fight COVID-19! They’re also seeking bottled water, masks, hand sanitizer, and household cleaning items. See their information <[link removed]> on how to donate to them at the bottom of the web page. Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition <[link removed]> based in St. Helena Island, SC advocates for the rights of the Gullah/Geechee people, and works toward land re-acquisition and maintenance. The unique, Gullah/Geechee community is centuries-old, but is threatened by sea-level rise, flooding, development, and now the pandemic too. Queen Quet is their elected chieftess. She told us: Gullah/Geechees were already struggling to pay land taxes which were due in January, when COVID-19 became a pandemic and shut down all tourism. Now recent flooding has destroyed many of the crops that our subsistence farmers rely upon. The Coalition is seeking funds to distributed protective clothing, masks and seeds to farmers. You can donate to them here <[link removed]> . <[link removed]> Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Hear her speak about her work [link removed] Local Environmental Action Demand <[link removed]> (LEAD Agency) is a Native American environmental justice organization in Miami, OK. One in four in Miami lives in poverty, and the city has flooded two dozen times since 1990, with particularly bad flooding last year. They are led by Rebecca Jim. She writes: The times we are all living now, only add to the stresses felt in the homes of residents in Miami, OK. Each time the clouds darken and threaten rain, families know too well that might also bring the flood that so many have endured before and will yet again. There is a helplessness that can settle in upon a people, a grief yet to be experienced. LEAD Agency has a community garden they maintain. They’re looking for funds for seeds, tools, and food, as well as masks, gloves and cleaning supplies to protect them during the pandemic. You can donate to them here <[link removed]> . Members of LEAD Agency, Miami, Oklahoma. Please give directly to any of the worthy groups described above. *When the crisis eases a bit, we’ll ask you to help us so we can continue to help others. Harriet Festing, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Anthropocene Alliance Stephen F. Eisenman , Co-Founder and Director of Art and Policy, Anthropocene Alliance View original post <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> <[link removed]> Anthropocene Alliance, 105 NE Bay Ave, Micanopy, United States Unsubscribe <[link removed]> <[link removed]>