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NEWSLETTER | JUNE 5, 2020
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** We Will Keep Speaking Up
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This week, as I’ve pushed forward with my work on the Journal’s Summer 2020 digital-only issue ([link removed]) , I’ve found myself pulled back again and again to the deep expressions of heartbreak and outrage taking place across America. I’m horrified by the police killing of George Floyd, and by police use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons against those demanding justice. I’m angered by Trump’s efforts to continue rolling back ([link removed]) environmental protections while our country is in crisis and our attention is diverted. I'm thinking about what more I can do to support the fight for justice. And I'm more aware than ever that if we truly want to tackle issues like the climate crisis, we must dismantle structural racism.

I’ve also been reflecting on what Earth Island Journal can do as an environmental publication to further the conversation around race in America. Because as Editor Maureen Nandini Mitra writes in her
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We promise to keep paying attention to the connections between race and the environment at the Journal. To keep bringing you undertold stories. To keep featuring underrepresented voices. And to keep thinking about how we can do this work even better. In fact, you can help us with the last bit by taking a few minutes to fill out to fill out our
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In solidarity,
Zoe Loftus-Farren
Managing Editor, Earth Island Journal
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** The Better Side of Us ([link removed])
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Are the violent cop and the illegal land grabber the true reflection of human nature, and the selfless humanitarian and rainforest protector the aberration? Or is it the other way around?
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** Plant Lights ([link removed])
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Glowing plants you could switch on and off like lamps could be a thing soon. But as our Summer 2020 issue cover story explains, some think they could be an environmental benefit, others worry about unintended consequences.
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** NatureSpeak ([link removed])
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In the epochs before writing, when people were far fewer and better balanced with four-leggeds and wingeds, Gaia tumbled through our lexicon. We can reclaim that harmony with nature through mindful thought and speech.

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Looking to learn how you can help fight racism? Here is a list of books suggested by anti-racist organizations, educators, and black-owned bookstores.

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** Birding While Black ([link removed])
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#BlackBirdersWeek created a space for Black people to express their love for the outdoors and also for sharing painful stories, including that of a Bay Area birder and his custom signs.

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