Environmental Us
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Communications project about environmental issues that impact people, families, and communities with disabilities ! Curated by: @crowrdream #EnvironmentalUs
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“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
I will respect the limits of presidential powers that I have for three and a half years. But any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law. I concur with what Justice Sotomayor wrote today: "With fear for our democracy—I dissent." So do I.
May is Mental Health Month, and my CalABLE account really helps my mental health. @wearecalable #MayMentalHealth #DisabilityRights #WeARECalABLE
The Klamath Basin is home to Tribal Nations who have stewarded this diverse ecosystem since time immemorial, but climate-fueled drought jeopardizes their future. Through our new Keystone Initiative, we're infusing resources into locally led collaboration. doi.gov/sites/default/…
Water shortages are becoming a way of life in cities across the globe — Los Angeles; Cape Town, South Africa; Jakarta, Indonesia; and many more — as climate change worsens and authorities often pipe in water from ever-more-distant sources. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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This mega-city is running out of water. What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?
The challenge in Mexico City, built amid lakes by the Aztecs, had long been getting rid of water, not storing it. Now its taps are running dry.
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, #TheView is honoring two Native American trailblazers: N. Scott Momaday, the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, and Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize in Music – take a look.
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth is a celebration of the traditions, resistance, and existence of tribes across the country. That's why we’re kicking off with a visual that shows creation stories from various tribal traditions from across California.
Native youth and sovereign nations like those in my district - Zuni, Acoma, Isleta & Laguna Pueblos, Mescalero, Ft. Sill Apache & Navajo - would be deeply impacted by a government shutdown. Thank you to @Center4Native youth leaders for bringing this to our national attention.
🚨 WATCH NOW 🚨 @RepGabeVasquez elevates CNAY #NativeYouth voices on the House floor this morning calling on Congress to do what is right, to find an agreement and to be good relatives. Thank you for amplifying our call to action! @housedemocrats @HouseRep_Caucus #opposeshutdown
Native youth and sovereign nations like those in my district - Zuni, Acoma, Isleta & Laguna Pueblos, Mescalero, Ft. Sill Apache & Navajo - would be deeply impacted by a government shutdown. Thank you to @Center4Native youth leaders for bringing this to our national attention.
Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury nytimes.com/2023/09/22/wor…
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Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury (Published 2023)
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.
Yesterday, Fawn Sharp, Vice President of the Quinault Nation as well as President of the National Congress of American Indians, was one of 35 Indigenous leaders and allies arrested at the #FreeLeonardPeltier 79th Birthday Action on Piscataway territory.
Poverty is the leading cause of disability. This is how people with disabilities are negatively impacted by system disparities. Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides modest financial assistance to people who are unable to work due to age or disability. But the program's outdated asset limit—$2,000 for individuals and $3,000 for couples—effectively traps people in poverty. It's time to #UpdateSSI!
A1: Where we live and the conditions that we live in impact our health and life outcomes. When people live in and experience negative conditions, it can lead to cancer and other health disparities, particularly among Latinos. #SaludTues #SDoH salud-america.org/the-roots-of-r…
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The Roots of Racial Disparities: A New Framework on the Social Determinants of Health - Salud...
Where we live and the conditions that we live in impact our health and life outcomes. This concept is widely called the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). Unfortunately, when people live in and...
TRUE OR FALSE: In your community, families can find and afford #childcare that works for their schedules and financial means. #caregiving
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Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline: bit.ly/DAPLEIS2023SR In 2016, Standing Rock faced the DAPL, embodying an ancient prophecy. Thousands united, stopping it under Obama. Trump pushed it through. The biased draft EIS is here. Your voice is crucial! STOP DAPL! #NoDAPL
We 💜 this! What a great example of #solidarity ✊🏾 "It’s the first all-tribal Type 2 Initial Attack crew to deploy from the Midwest region, according to the Minnesota Incident Command System." tinyurl.com/32mmrrk7 #IndigenousFireManagement #SovereigntyMatters
🌻Peoples' Climate Week Launch🌻 We are co-hosting a two-day event at The New School in NYC filled with educational panels, breakout sessions, a teach-in assembly on #FalseSolutions and #JustTransition along with a movement social! Register today! event.newschool.edu/apeoplesclimat…
One sacred site was "irreparably damaged" in Arizona when contractors used explosives to clear a path to expand an existing patrol road, the report noted, citing Tohono O’odham Nation officials. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
The City of Los Angeles announced today that emergency temporary shelters remain open across the City to provide shelter for unhoused Angelenos impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary’s extreme weather conditions. Visit this link for more information: mailchi.mp/0d8ad9616815/t…
Heavy rain can cause flash flooding anywhere at any time. Take steps now so you and your loved ones know what to do before and during a flood. Learn More: wp.me/pd8T7h-8th
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