DARING CHANGE | SEPTEMBER 2022

GROUNDBREAKING MOVE BY PATAGONIA FOUNDER YVON CHOUINARD CHALLENGES SOCIAL SECTOR TO STEP UP

The urgency of the climate crisis is being felt across the globe, from devastating floods in Pakistan and Mississippi to the punishing hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico and Florida. In the face of a crisis of this magnitude, bold and urgent action is required from everyone, and particularly those with greater resources and influence. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s groundbreaking move to combat the climate crisis challenges the social sector to step up for our planet.

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STORIES FROM THE FIELD

// "Vote Early Day" Takes Innovative Approach to Increasing Voter Turnout

MTV founded Vote Early Day in 2020 to encourage more young people to vote. Today the annual civic holiday plays an important role in expanding voting access to communities of color and countering voter disinformation through festive celebrations at the state and local level. Learn how you can get involved in this unifying day of action on October 28, 2022, to support every American’s voice being represented in our democracy.

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// Tides Foundation Awarded $9.5M to Organizations Advancing and Protecting the Voting Rights of Communities of Color and Young People

More than 40 organizations that engage in nonpartisan voter registration and civic engagement activities to close the voter turnout gap and protect the voting rights of communities of color and young people received $9.5 million from Tides Foundation. Selected grantees are community-driven organizations working to employ innovative and sustainable solutions to increase voter registration; counter disinformation campaigns; protect voter security; assure fair redistricting; and address emerging threats to our democratic systems.

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INSIDE TIDES

// Tidesters Participate in a Community Day of Service to Revitalize Indigenous Lands

To support a movement in protecting and revitalizing Indigenous cultures, last month Tidesters participated in a day of service at The Cultural Conservancy ([link removed]), a Native-led nonprofit. We helped with weeding, mulching, and blackberry harvesting on the Conservancy’s flourishing 7.6-acre farm Heron Shadow ([link removed]) located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Peoples of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. We are proud to support this Native place of refuge and community engagement.

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TIDES ON SOCIAL

“When Roe fell — for Black people — we are rolling back over 100 years.” —Lakeesha Harris, co-executive director of Lift Louisiana, a Tides Center partner, joined activists who traveled via train to Chicago as part of “Black August Freedom Rides.”
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Men sentenced to life in prison as teenagers and now reemerging into a changed world are helping to heal themselves and others with their work at the restorative justice organization Transformational Prison Project, a project of Tides Center.
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