17 June 2020
Using privilege to address inequity
I grew up exploring the woods and rivers with my family: seeing, touching, and eating from the trees and animals. I learned from my biologist parents about missing elements in the Southeastern US forests, such…
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12 June 2020
Working for the National Park Service in their D.C. Office (but really my dining room table/backyard)
Hi all! Hola a todos! Last week I started my new job as a Citizen Science Latinx Engagement Intern for the National Park Service in their Washington D.C. Area Support Office, or WASO for short.…
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03 June 2020
Learning to Love in Justice
The video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers is atrocious. He called out for breath. He called out to his mother. No one helped him. Prior to his murder, Breonna Taylor was murdered by…
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28 May 2020
Las vidas Negras importan
What started as a blog post has instead transformed into more than that - it is a call to action, a plea to mi gente, and a renouncing of racism. Mi gente, it’s time to…
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27 May 2020
Reverend Cali: Crisis opens a new path for challenges and opportunities
This pandemic exposed something far more than a health crisis. It exposed weaknesses in a system that was not prepared to face them. Without a doubt the challenges multiplied in all areas in a radical…
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22 May 2020
On Illness and Adaptation
I think I’m better prepared than most to weather this transition in our lives. Not only because I’m relatively privileged, continue to have two wage-earners in our household, with a dog and a backyard and…
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