Disrupting for our future, + blood crystals, #IM🍑, and #NoMuslimBanEver. This is #WELLread.

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** SMOKING GUN
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This is all wrong.

We should not be debating the truth of climate science. We should not be reckoning with our extinction. And we should not be leaving it to our youth to fix our mess.

We need to stop. Because business as usual is failing us. Our governments and institutions refuse to hear the cry of mother nature. They neglect the voices of their constituents and consumers. And they continue to take and take and take for their own profit and gain, without any consideration of the cost to our planet and to human life.

But while some of us are waking up to the crisis, many have lived in the fire for a long time. The people most affected are NOT the people most responsible. If you haven't figured it out already, white institutional power is not going to save us. Our only hope is to support impacted communities of color to lead us to new solutions that create the more regenerative future that we all deserve.

We don't need a smoking gun when the evidence is everywhere. We need action. And we need all of us throwing down like our life depends on it. Because it does.

Kerri

EARTH GUARDIANS
"How dare you?" ([link removed]) Greta Thunberg's 495-word UN speech was a mic-drop moment for climate change, followed only by one of the best demonstrations of side-eye in the presence of 45. But Greta isn't the only trailblazing young climate leader ([link removed]) , and to center whiteness on an issue that disproportionately impacts BIPOC only upholds white supremacy. #ClimateJustice demands that we center those who are most impacted by climate injustice. For lasting solutions, it's time to listen to young people of color ([link removed]) . Here are some young activists of color
leading the fight for a regenerative future: Autumn Peltier ([link removed]) (15), Anishinabek Nation Chief Water Commissioner; Mari Copeny (aka Little Miss Flint ([link removed]) ) (11), started holding weekly water distribution events for thousands of Flint residents; Isra Hirsi ([link removed]) (16), executive director of US Youth Climate Strike and daughter of Congressman Ilhan Omar; and Artemisa Xakriabá ([link removed]) (19), Indigenous climate activist from Brazil.

EXTINCTION REBELLION
With so many governments still dependent on a fossil fuel economy ([link removed]) , they can’t be relied upon to make the radical change required in the time we need to make it. And if business as usual is failing, we have to withdraw consent from those institutions. Extinction Rebellion ([link removed]) is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to halt mass extinction and minimize the risk of social collapse. It's challenging people to find their courage and collectively do what is necessary to bring about change. But civil disobedience isn't for everyone, and we need to stop asking people of color to get arrested to protest climate change ([link removed]) . If it doesn't tackle white supremacy, it doesn't serve us. Check out this open letter
from Wretched of the Earth ([link removed]) calling them to do more for a climate justice rebellion that works for everyone. Art by @extinctionrebellion

IMPEACH NOW
After months of organizing by groups like By The People and Free Speech for People, there's finally going to be an impeachment inquiry. More than 210 House members came on to support the inquiry after reports of a call between Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he allegedly "sought multiple favors from a foreign leader for his personal political gain and in doing so violated his solemn oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution ([link removed]) ." As #ImpeachTrump momentum builds, activists are targeting undecided members of congress and "putting them on notice" if they refuse to respect the oath they took to uphold the constitution. Make Congress do their jobs and impeach Trump now ([link removed]) . And follow By The People ([link removed]) for the latest on what's happening and what you can do.

CRYSTALS
Are crystals the new blood diamonds ([link removed]) ? Gwyneth loves them, Adele can’t sing without them, and Kim Kardashian uses them to deal with stress. Demand for "healing" crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. From landslides to lung cancer to child labor, crystals are the latest wellness trend to thrive at the expense of human lives. Meanwhile, the ([link removed]) $4.2 ([link removed]) trillion ([link removed]) wellness industry
([link removed]) rolls on ([link removed]) , bolstered by profits from cheap crystals and a generation looking for alternative modes of healing. “The responsibility of companies to address harms to people and planet in their supply chains is gaining increasing traction. Industries selling ‘wellbeing’ that do not make it their business to take steps to ensure they are sourcing their materials responsibly are at risk of accusations of deep hypocrisy.” Amen. Also, why white men are hooked on green living ([link removed]) .

NO MUSLIM BAN EVER
Yesterday was the first ever congressional hearing on the #MuslimBan since it was implemented in 2017. This discriminatory ban creates needless suffering and family separation. But the fight for justice continues. Impacted communities and allies are working hard to press for legislation to repeal the ban. The NOBAN (National Origin-based Anti-discrimination for Non-immigrants) Act ([link removed]) would repeal each iteration of the Muslim Ban, amend existing legislation to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on religion, and limit the executive branch's ability to introduce anything like the Muslim Ban again. Demand your reps commit to fight Trump's white nationalist agenda ([link removed]) in all its forms and finally #RepealTheBan by supporting the #NOBanAct. Art by @mpowerchange

RECLAMATION VENTURES
Congratulations to the recipients of the first-ever Reclamation Ventures grants, including Octavia Raheem ([link removed]) , founder of Sacred Chill {West} ([link removed]) and Julio A. Rivera, founder of Liberation Meditation ([link removed]) . The organization, founded by Nicole Cardoza, invests in under-estimated entrepreneurs who are closing the wellness gap ([link removed]) . The next round of funding is live and under-estimated entrepreneurs that are building a company that increases access to wellness are encouraged to apply HERE ([link removed]) . You can learn more about Reclamation Ventures and the many ways Nicole is disrupting and claiming new pathways for collective thriving on the latest CTZN Podcast ([link removed]) . And be sure to support her work on Patreon ([link removed]) ! Art by @reclamationventures

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