Thank you @EcoWarriorss. Just as humans adjust to new realities and "normalize" extreme changes to #Climate, they also normalize the disappearance of #Bees #Insects #Birds #Wildlife #MarineLife #Forests #Wetlands and their replacement with sterile, lifeless landscapes as normal.

For years we have seen the self-congratulatory brand "universities studying slavery" (euphemism for universities who owned enslaved people), the memorial to the "enslaved laborers" but the truth is that the tours are now gone. #slaveryarchive

I was proud my friend Governor McMaster asked me to speak at the Robert Smalls Monument bill signing. I chair the Commission that will oversee the design and construction of a monument dedicated to Smalls, a fascinating historical figure who deserves this recognition. It will be

The U.S. wants UN Special Rapportuer on Palestine Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt removed. Bipartisan group of congresspeople demanded her ouster early this year. Last month, the U.S. ambassador to the UN said Albanese is “not fit” for any UN post. I asked Albanese about this. Her response:

You could post this, or you could read the *vast literature* on the cultural politics of energy and extractive labor in rural America and then NOT post this.

A para 174 event under the World Heritage Guidelines reflecting a deterioration in UVA World Heritage site? I hope NPS International & UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 will have a look. Certainly ruptures UNESCO’s Slave Route #RememberSlavery guidelines. Pity. Marcus Miller Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD Ambassador Courtney Diesel O’Donnell

“Maasai herders have long been responsible stewards of the land, coexisting with wildlife … the Maasai are deeply connected to their land and cannot leave. ‘Their ancestors have been buried on that particular land.’” 💚

An update from the church in Gaza. Lord have mercy

“Yesterday Srebrenica. Today Gaza.” Steps from where Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated 100 yrs ago, on a grey bridge spanning the Miljacka River in central Sarajevo, hang two banners that express how many Bosnians—certainly Bosniaks—see their genocide magnified in Gaza today.

Eric Archibald Garrison Gonzaba, fictional war correspondent for the Queer Latino Indiana Gazette, reporting from the 31st annual Civil War Days in beautiful Huntington Beach, California, during the 160th anniversary of America's Civil War. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Isn’t it wonderful when we used to repair things ? This is beautifully done too..

Of course, the USA’s coral reefs are also reeling from anthropogenic heating. Because it’s global. The only viable solution is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Picture of a cooked coral nursery in Florida from 2023).

After getting kicked out of museums and galleries, BP has a new strategy to clean-up its toxic brand: sponsoring live music! And, as the firm cuts back its already weak renewables targets, it’s using the ‘BP Pulse’ brand to make itself look green to the public… 😡🛢️🤥

This is an effort to damage Israel's economy in order to put pressure on Netanyahu and his government. When American university students suggest doing the same, they're thrown off campus and expelled.

March with us in the morning!

Heritage Crafts founding Chair Robin Wood MBE and Jojo Wood in today’s The Guardian: “Axes are being forged in Sheffield again for the first time in decades, after a father-and-daughter team revived the city’s lost tradition.” theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

The deadline for contributions on #LGBTQ+ historic sites from around the world has been extended until🔴15 October 2024🔴 Share your data now: buff.ly/3Z8K9nU

Just voted in National Trust AGM. As ever, voted for inclusive, honest curatorial storytelling; issuing an authentic welcome to everyone; taking tough but necessary decisions on environmental sustainability & carbon zero; & for trustees with skills, empathy & intellectual rigour.

⚠️Breaking ⚠️ Today, following seven months of intense negotiations, a groundbreaking consensus has been reached on the future of EU agriculture. The Strategic Dialogue, led by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, brought together 29 diverse stakeholders, including

Saving these buildings from demolition unlocks environmental benefits while keeping Chicago vibrant. I commend GSA for valuing community input & avoiding the potentially catastrophic precedent of needless destruction of buildings that were both savable and worth saving.