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  • Almost three years later, the victims of the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history are still waiting for justice!

    by Mitko August 17, 2018
    August 17, 2018

    On November 5, 2015, a dam in Brazil’s Rio Doce basin collapsed, killing 19 people and harming indigenous communities and their land. Neither the government nor the involved mining companies …

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  • You Will Want To Recycle Everything After Seeing These Photos!

    by Mitko August 14, 2018
    August 14, 2018

    http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/…/you-will-want-to-recycle-… [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • “We are not drowning. We are fighting.”

    by Mitko August 6, 2018
    August 6, 2018

    Last year, a delegation from the Pacific Islands went to one of the dirtiest fossil fuel extraction sites in the world: the Canadian tar sands. As climate change threatens to …

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  • The most terrible eco tragedy in Brazil!

    by Mitko July 26, 2018
    July 26, 2018

    “At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore …

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  • Drowning Islands

    by Mitko July 23, 2018
    July 23, 2018

    From this perspective, Taro’s quickly changing coastlines can be difficult to detect. But in the next century, these homes could be entirely underwater. To prepare for that day, the local …

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  • “Climate change is the greatest moral challenge for humanity.” – Anote Tong

    by Mitko July 16, 2018
    July 16, 2018

    Former Kiribati president passionately embarks upon a race against time to save his people and 4,000 years of #Kiribati culture from the rising tides engulfing his island nation. For people in …

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  • Don’t miss the March Against Monsanto tomorrow!!

    by Mitko May 18, 2018
    May 18, 2018

    The March Against Monsanto is a global protest taking place in cities around the world. Find a march in your city here: https://www.march-against-monsanto.com/may19/ If you’re in Paris, you can also check …

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  • CROATIA/ ZAGREB

    by Mitko April 12, 2018
    April 12, 2018

    The trademark of spring here: magnolias blooming all over the city. [Photo credit: Aaron Burden, Unsplash.com.]

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  • The most terrible eco tragedy in Brazil!

    by Mitko April 8, 2018
    April 8, 2018

    “At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks, hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore …

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  • BRAZIL

    by Mitko March 24, 2018
    March 24, 2018

    Volunteers at the Sociedade Chauá nursery in southern Brazil. This amazing nursery is growing more than 150 different tree species. [Photo credit: Sociedade Chaua.]  

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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Iara LeeIara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action! Read more here.

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  • today my new, scholar friends gave me a full lesson on Buryat Buddhism…

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