Weekly e-Newsletter 4/20/2022
Art of the Week The Holy Land is All the Earth By Louis Alemayehu The Earth is our only physical home… Creation, Yes, all the Earth is holy: The water …
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Weekly e-Newsletter 4/13/2022
Art of the Week Morning spider web with dew Original art by Alliance e-Newsletter editor Amy Durr, a writer, photographer, and gardener living on the beautiful gulf coast of Mississippi. …
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 3/30/2022
Art of the Week Artwork by Jesse Cruze entitled “I’m Giving you One More Chance”. Something a little different for our Art of the Week! To celebrate Slow Art Day …
Weekly e-Newsletter 3/16
Art of the Week Give Peace Its Wingsby Karen I Shragg American writer, poet, and activist I give peace its wingsEvery time I cut the confining ropes of hatredEvery time I …
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 1/25/2022
Special e-Newsletter Edition:Climate Change & A Message of Hope January 24, 2022, Vol 1 #38 Editors: Rae’Jean Alford & Terry Gips At the Alliance: We hope our partners and …
Good News: Manchin backs largest-ever climate deal–Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer confers with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Credit: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images “Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) surprise embrace of a historic $369 billion climate bill …
Inspiration: Indigenous activist Morning Star Gali confronts colonialism and violence
Morning Star Gali is a member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe (California) and serves as Project Director for Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples (RJIP). She’s committed …
Sustainability Tip: Proper breathing brings better health
“Breathing has a special power over the mind. Proper breathing brings better health including stress reduction, insomnia prevention, emotion control, and improved attention. All of [the techniques] I describe in …
Inspiration: Patagonia leads the way to sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbLb8EqP_QQ Through rematriation (remothering the land), a centuries-old sustainable agricultural system has the power to connect Indigenous and Black people with their land in a way that is restorative, healing …
Sustainability Tip: 7 reasons to buy clothing second-hand rather than new
Summer is here, and so is the shopping season. Instead of buying new, we’ve listed 7 reasons to buy clothing second-hand, which is good for the environment, people, and your …
Thank you 1% for the Planet! Companies can now easily support the Alliance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ0Stj6MWNU The Alliance for Sustainability has been accepted as a recipient of 1% for the Planet. We can now receive funds from 1% business members, who contribute at least 1% …
Inspiration: Black farmers are embracing climate-resilient farming
By Haoxuan Gao, Alliance Intern from Macalester College From heat waves and droughts to famines and hurricanes, communities of color are disproportionately impacted by climate change across the globe. At …