@cop27_egypt we’re calling you out 🗣️
We met up with actor and activist @natkelley in Egypt last week to uncover the truth about greenwashing at COP27.
Logos were everywhere in the Blue Zone, hinting at what’s happening behind the scenes: corporations have far too much influence in climate negotiations.
But, we can’t let them co-opt the movement. Instead, we need to hold them accountable and we must amplify climate justice advocates, youth activists and indigenous voices.
Make sure to follow @natkelley as well as youth activists @ayisha_sid @helenagualinga and @xiyebeara.
“Take a more conscious approach to shopping this holiday season… Join me on 11/27 for #SecondhandSunday, Poshmark’s first-ever day, dedicated to supporting secondhand sellers, circular fashion, and the planet.
Secondhand Sunday is between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, during one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year. If you want to buy gifts for loved ones that week but not partake in the consumer madness, try shopping second hand. It’s not just better for the wallet, but for the planet too!”
Hear from @natkelley on her personal connection to SecondhandSunday. ♻️🫶
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Luxor 🔺Karnak 🔺 Sekhmet 🔺 Hatshepsut 🔺 I fulfilled a lifelong dream in my visit to Luxor… I vaguely remember learning about Hatshepsut the female Pharoah in high school but it was wonderful to see her temple and learn about her devotion to biodiversity, traveling all of Africa to bring back seeds and trees for her famed gardens. Sadly since the building of the Aswan Dam in the name of “modernity” the Nile no longer floods and her gardens, like much of the once rich agricultural land along the Nile has gone barren and dry. I said my prayers to Sekhmet, goddess of divine retribution, to restore Justice and eliminate the greed that has poisoned so much of humanities consciousness. Thank you to @theheartofegypt for your warm and generous welcome to Luxor, and thank you to my Queens for the company 🔺
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
Even though our “leaders” failed humanity and the Earth once again this COP27 by refusing to commit to phasing out fossil fuels (with shameful dodging by Australia, Canada and Saudi Arabia amongst others) these are the people, and the voices that give me HOPE! Thank you @oceanic.global for inviting me to host a listening session for Indigenous Wisdom Keepers during your Ocean Day programming. It was so potent to hear Quechua farmers Puma Quero and Teresa Minta, Maorí sonic weaver @whaia_creation and the great water activist Rajendra Singh share true WISDOM rather than empty promises. I want to acknowledge the team of wonderful young women at @oceanic.global who curated such exquisite programming, a refreshing break from seeing how many men from Global North were pushing to center themselves and a reminder to them that its time to use your enormous privilege to highlight other voices and cultures and wisdom traditions. These Wisdom Teachers from Earthrise Collective challenge the old narrative of men from Global North as “messiahs” or gatekeepers of our destiny… Watching them work, pray and speak as a collective reminds me of the Dalai Lama quote – that the next Buddha will be a community. I see a global movement growing, with a shared desire for EQUITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE. A growing recognition that we will need new leaders and Indigenous wisdom – if we are to get out of this mess that the Global North very much created. On that note there is some relief that the one big win from this COP27 was the agreement create a Loss and Damage Fund for the Global South. Now its up to those of us living in privilege to ensure the our govs actually PAY UP. Holding them accountable is the very least we can do as we hurtle towards more than 1.5 degrees of warming.
The Chinampas of Xochimilco are a living testament to Indigenous ingenuity, an agricultural system that produces food year round, that has been sustained by humans for over a millennia. Thank you @arca.tierra for your work in restoring this important piece of Mexico’s bio-cultural heritage and for this unforgettable sunrise tour and breakfast. If you want to see the Chinampas for yourself and support @arca.Tierra’s wonderful work, they are hosting a series of dinners this month to raise money for the restoration of the Chinampas, curated by some of Mexico’s best chefs. Tix and details available on their page. This reel was brought to you by the wonderful work and research of @juliawatsonstudio whose book Lo-Tek explores this topic of Indigenous design and technology. So honored to be collaborating with her on a future project… stay tuned for more Lo-Tek and ways in which ancestral wisdom can shape our futures to be more beautiful, balanced and climate resilient. 🌀
An escape into the Sinai desert with our Bedouin brothers to dream of new JUST and JOYFUL futures with these climate justice warriors; amongst us singers, storytellers and policy makers. Earlier that week Youseff, a Bedouin man had told me how grateful he was that we were bringing the climate change conversation to Sinai. He told me that the Bedouins are also very aware that the world is now out of balance… he said even when they go to eat their traditional foods, like goats – they are now finding plastic inside. 🙁 On this particular sunrise we imagined a post plastic and fossil fuel future – a world in which our more-than-human family (the animals, fungi, trees, mountains and waters) were seen as KIN. Thank you @lilycole for facilitating this potent meeting of minds and hearts. (Also loving your recent name change to Lily Solar Power!) And thank you @louisderohan for capturing the magic of these desert moments. #COP27
An escape into the Sinai desert with our Bedouin brothers to dream of new JUST and JOYFUL futures with these climate justice warriors; amongst us singers, storytellers and policy makers. Earlier that week Youseff, a Bedouin man had told me how grateful he was that we were bringing the climate change conversation to Sinai. He told me that the Bedouins are also very aware that the world is now out of balance… he said even when they go to eat their traditional foods, like goats – they are now finding plastic inside. 🙁 On this particular sunrise we imagined a post plastic and fossil fuel future – a world in which our more-than-human family (the animals, fungi, trees, mountains and waters) were seen as KIN. Thank you @lilycole for facilitating this potent meeting of minds and hearts. (Also loving your recent name change to Lily Solar Power!) And thank you @louisderohan for capturing the magic of these desert moments. #COP27
An escape into the Sinai desert with our Bedouin brothers to dream of new JUST and JOYFUL futures with these climate justice warriors; amongst us singers, storytellers and policy makers. Earlier that week Youseff, a Bedouin man had told me how grateful he was that we were bringing the climate change conversation to Sinai. He told me that the Bedouins are also very aware that the world is now out of balance… he said even when they go to eat their traditional foods, like goats – they are now finding plastic inside. 🙁 On this particular sunrise we imagined a post plastic and fossil fuel future – a world in which our more-than-human family (the animals, fungi, trees, mountains and waters) were seen as KIN. Thank you @lilycole for facilitating this potent meeting of minds and hearts. (Also loving your recent name change to Lily Solar Power!) And thank you @louisderohan for capturing the magic of these desert moments. #COP27
An escape into the Sinai desert with our Bedouin brothers to dream of new JUST and JOYFUL futures with these climate justice warriors; amongst us singers, storytellers and policy makers. Earlier that week Youseff, a Bedouin man had told me how grateful he was that we were bringing the climate change conversation to Sinai. He told me that the Bedouins are also very aware that the world is now out of balance… he said even when they go to eat their traditional foods, like goats – they are now finding plastic inside. 🙁 On this particular sunrise we imagined a post plastic and fossil fuel future – a world in which our more-than-human family (the animals, fungi, trees, mountains and waters) were seen as KIN. Thank you @lilycole for facilitating this potent meeting of minds and hearts. (Also loving your recent name change to Lily Solar Power!) And thank you @louisderohan for capturing the magic of these desert moments. #COP27
An escape into the Sinai desert with our Bedouin brothers to dream of new JUST and JOYFUL futures with these climate justice warriors; amongst us singers, storytellers and policy makers. Earlier that week Youseff, a Bedouin man had told me how grateful he was that we were bringing the climate change conversation to Sinai. He told me that the Bedouins are also very aware that the world is now out of balance… he said even when they go to eat their traditional foods, like goats – they are now finding plastic inside. 🙁 On this particular sunrise we imagined a post plastic and fossil fuel future – a world in which our more-than-human family (the animals, fungi, trees, mountains and waters) were seen as KIN. Thank you @lilycole for facilitating this potent meeting of minds and hearts. (Also loving your recent name change to Lily Solar Power!) And thank you @louisderohan for capturing the magic of these desert moments. #COP27
