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by Vanessa Nakate

“We believe that at the center of this effort must be a genuine commitment not only to environmental, racial, and climate justice, but to the empowerment of girls and women, who are facing the crisis most acutely and are at the forefront of efforts to combat it.”

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Liza Ketchum, Phyllis Root

“And here’s the wonder: her tiny body (not even an inch) holds everything she needs to create a whole colony of bees.”

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Children hearing the Skywoman story from birth know in their bones the responsibility that flows between humans and the earth.”

by Molly Bang, Penny Chisholm

“Billions of tons of fossil fuels – my sunlight energy – still lie locked deep inside the vaults of Earth. If you burn them up, Earth’s CO2 blanket will grow thicker and thicker. Your Earth will warm so much it will change in ways that no one can predict for sure.”

by Christina Hill

“As resources become harder to find, people must make the difficult decision of whether to stay or go. Sometimes, there is no choice but to flee.”

by Jason Chin

“With so many species living in such a small space, it’s no wonder coral reefs are called cities of the sea.”

by Claudia McGehee

“No water – no water bugs, no frogs, no birds, and no brook trout. The lost creek was quiet under the sun.”

by Dara McAnulty

“All birds live brightly in our imagination, connecting us to the natural world, opening up all kinds of creativity. Is this connection really diminishing to the point of no return? I refuse to believe it.” 

by Emma Reynolds

“We can’t eat money or drink oil. One day I will be an ancestor and I want my descendants to know I used my voice so they can have a future.”

by Stacy McAnulty

“You can call me Planet Awesome.”

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

“Will believed everyone, everywhere, had a right to good food. But how could Will farm in the middle of pavement and parking lots?”

by Naomi Klein, Rebecca Steffof

“Movements make a difference. You can be the friction, the resistance that is needed to slow down the machine that is setting the world on fire”

by Lily Williams

“From food to medicine to clothing, bees help keep our lives going.”

by Lily Williams

“This area, located in the Eastern Ghats, is a lushly populated home to animals that jump, pounce, stomp, and ROAR!”

by Tera Kelley

“The forest gave what it had, so the giant tree might live”