#Repost @brownenvironmentalist (@get_repost)・・・¼ We’re on a mission to deconstruct environmen

#Repost @brownenvironmentalist (@get_repost)・・・¼ We’re on a mission to deconstruct environmental narratives — by this we mean the misleading, inaccurate, and harmful ‘common’ narratives that do not give credit to BIWOC/POC; do not acknowledge our influential presence; do not name BIPOC as the leaders of the environment; and/or do not amplify our voices as BIPOC in the environment/nature as a whole...One of these narratives is that of the history/usage of the term: “tree huggers”. For us personally, the concept has always conjured the image of the white hippy, or of white environmentalism as a whole. But — spoiler alert — the term originally belongs to WOC...When we did Google ‘tree hugger’, we didn’t see the original history arise, but we did see white folks and even a whole article/blog post comprised of popular white environmentalists. Unsurprising as it is, it’s a hurtful narrative that whitewashes the history of WOC’s longstanding history of environmental stewardship...And so, we’re beginning our series with the first tree huggers, and reclaiming the word for what it truly is and was: a movement led by women of color to protect their environment and their community. ..See the next post for the continuing convo (there will be gaps in time between posts :)..— — — — — — — #narratives #deconstruct #chapterone #chapter #BGWB #next #stories #history #collectiveimagination #spaces #thought #BE #report #essay #article #discussion #ecofeminism #conversation #repost #share #thanks ! -- source link

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