A love letter to indigenous people.
The truth is, we are blessed with this privilege of manoeuvring through systems of colonization, straight up. We are the frontline of access to our respective communities — this is a huge charge & high honor. We are the gatekeepers. Now that we get it, let’s focus on collecting recon, reverse infiltrating colonial spaces, & demanding liberation for our people.
A love letter to my fellow light – skinned natives by Ashley Nicole McCray – Last Real Indians
As light – skinned or white – passing natives, we acknowledge our palatability to whiteness & we acknowledge our privilege. Our hurt feelings mean absolutely nothing when our darker, more identifiably native relatives are being targeted, profiled, assaulted, & killed every.single.day
Wind power, Art, and a new XR Uprising
An increased rollout of onshore wind turbines across Europe could technically provide the continent with more than 10 times its existing electricity needs, according to a new paper.
Five winners of the Turner prize are demanding an end to BP’s sponsorship of the National Portrait Gallery, stepping up the campaign against big oil’s involvement in the arts.
Extinction Rebellion announce a new 5 days of civil disobedience in 5 UK cities.
https://rebellion.earth/event/summer-uprising-act-now/
And the WTF prize goes to the jokers of the week, Heathrow Airport as it says it is worried climate change will cause problems to its planned third runway.
Make America Native Again
Vanessa Bowen told ABC News today she has designed and produced “Make America Native Again” hats as a way of starting conversation about the problematic history behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign slogan — “Make America Great Again” — and to raise awareness for marginalized indigenous peoples in the U.S.
If you want one go ***HERE***