Inspiration: Here’s what a good LGBTQ+ ally looks like
Credit: Aiden Craver, Unsplash “Being a good LGBTQ+ ally isn’t so much about slapping rainbow branding onto a product as it is amplifying queer life experiences,” according to this piece in …
Look Out! From Greenwashing to Pinkwashing: Calling out false representation
By Haoxuan Gao, AforS intern from Macalester College Have you ever struggled with product claims from companies that you know aren’t true? Welcome to the world of greenwashing. McDonald’s introduced paper …
Food for Thought: ESG, Elon Musk, and true sustainability
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant. Credit: Christian Marquardt—Pool/Getty Images In a surprising decision in May, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/8/2022
Art of the Week We’re all desperate to get back to normal. But should we? by Kumi Naidoo South African human rights and environmental activist Normal. What an average word So …
Good News: New UN IPPC Report Says We Still Have Time to Act on Climate BUT BIG Changes Are Needed
The third and final installment of the sixth UN IPCC report shows that while the climate crisis is dire, “we already have the solutions — the only thing preventing us …
We’re all desperate to get back to normal. But should we?
By Kumi Naidoo | June 11, 2021 Normal. What an average wordSo uninspired… It’s actually absurd.In a time when we have been forced to change our waysTo pause and isolate …
Weekly e-Newsletter 3/16
Art of the Week Give Peace Its Wings by Karen I Shragg American writer, poet, and activist I give peace its wings Every time I cut the confining ropes of hatred …
Weekly e-Newsletter 3/9/22
Art of the Week “The Sound of their Names” Praise their grit and gospel, their glistening brains, their minds on fire. Neurons, numbering the stars. Praise their bones. Their spines …
Weekly e-Newsletter 3/1/2022
Art of the Week Multi-tasking Wonder Art by Anita Kunz, a Canadian born contemporary artist. Multi-tasking Wonder, a watercolor portrait, illustrates the everyday struggles of the everyday woman. It depicts …