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SLIDES 'From the United Nations to Theatre Nation: Connecting COP26 to Our Work Today' - Dec 2021 Climate Summit

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Nov. 10, 2021 - Meeting Amal - Xavier Cortada

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Xavier Cortada implemented the HELLO participatory art project with attendees of COP26 from November 1st - Nov 12th. This page showcases the project through images and videos, connecting those on-site with the global community online. Thousands of people from across the world who attended COP26 wore HELLO stickers in a collective effort to catalyze conversations around climate action, urge world leaders to meaningfully address the climate crisis, and ultimately turn it around.

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https://youtu.be/fvEb8fw6BI4 Xavier Cortada implemented the HELLO participatory art project with attendees of COP26 from November 1st - Nov 12th. This page showcases the project through images and videos, connecting those on-site with the global community online. Thousands of people from across the world who attended COP26 wore HELLO stickers in a collective effort to catalyze [...]

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Fund managers have trillions of dollars invested in the stocks of fossil fuel companies

Major asset managers handle the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Their mission is to help people save for the future - but they're directing trillions of dollars of capital to the carbon polluters maintaining and expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure that threatens our future.

Are your savings invested with one of these financial giants? Find out just how much they have invested in the top owners of carbon reserves, the largest coal-fired utilities, and other fossil fuel companies. Then, share to spread the word: business as usual is killing the climate.

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Fund managers have trillions of dollars invested in the stocks of fossil fuel companies Major asset managers handle the retirement savings of millions of Americans. Their mission is to help people save for the future - but they're directing trillions of dollars of capital to the carbon polluters maintaining and expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure that threatens our future.

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Eight years ago, the Ford Foundation's trustees appointed me president, the honor of my life. I pledged, then, that we would reimagine the way we use all of our assets, physical and financial. I've long believed that, across philanthropy, it is necessary but not sufficient to grant only the five percent required by the United States tax code. We also have a responsibility to use the other 95 percent, and beyond-to harness the full power of our assets in the fight for a more just and fair world.

Over the years, my colleagues and I have strived to optimize our resources in the best interest of our grantees, communities, and society at large-in a balanced, but ambitious way.

Almost five years ago, this was the guiding principle behind our $1-billion commitment to mission-related investments, which are proving the potential of capital markets to deliver both a financial and social return. Last year, during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the same philosophy led us to finance a $1-billion social bond, effectively doubling our payout rate and injecting a capital booster to our grantees during a period of uncertainty and peril.

Today, we are pleased to announce another major step in the same direction: Going forward, the foundation's endowment will not invest in any fossil-fuel-related industries. As with any significant decision in a dynamic organization, this choice did not come without trade-offs. One of the implicit challenges of preserving our grantmaking power in perpetuity is managing an endowment that grows ahead of inflation. As my partner on this journey Eric Doppstadt, Ford's remarkable chief investment officer often reminds us, this is no easy endeavor.

Although just 0.3 percent of the Ford Foundation's endowment is directly invested in fossil fuel companies, we take our duties as fiduciaries seriously and we're mindful that if we put restrictions on our investments, we may forsake some amount of return for future generations.

At the same time, however, the Ford Foundation's trustees, leadership team, and I recognize a risk graver than forsaken value: There is no perpetuity without a planet.

We face profound challenges on an existential scale. Fires and floods are worsening-and on top of it all, the distortion of our market system, and the inequality it's produced, have overloaded the burden of these disasters onto the backs of the poor, the marginalized, and the vulnerable. I believe that the intersecting crises of climate change and inequality threaten to make an outmoded vision of perpetuity, at best, obsolete-and, at worst, destructive.

As a global community, our window for necessary change is closing. If we only do what we've always done, the worst may well sneak up on us while we're safeguarding some old, rosy vision of economic perpetuity.

And so, here at the Ford Foundation, we've decided, our imperative must be to marshal the combined power of our resources, our policies and practices, and our position of leadership to help protect the planet from the existential threat of climate disaster. This includes renovating our headquarters in New York City to meet the LEED Gold certification standard.

With our endowment, our strategy is twofold: First, we commit to not doing harm. The consequences are too great to justify any additional investments in fossil-fuel industries.

Second, no less important, we will look for opportunities to invest in enterprises and funds that are fueling new technologies and capabilities, contributing to a renewable sector that is strong, diverse, and varied enough to sustain a green-energy economy.

This work is a crucial course correction. But in order to fully address the crises of our time, it must be paired with the generative work of investment in an alternative paradigm-a more sustainable way of life.

As a large institutional investor, the Ford Foundation can and will play a meaningful role here-by continuing to evolve our own endowment policies, thereby joining the vanguard of a wider change across our economy.

Absent change, sooner or later, our markets are sure to collapse under the weight of a poisoned planet. A system that treats environmental, social, and corporate governance targets as marketing is doomed to fail in an era of environmental, social, and governance catastrophe; as the problems we face multiply in both kind and proportion, so too should our solutions.

To be sure, some argue we should move further, faster. If climate catastrophe is so dangerous, one might ask, why won't you just divest all of your fossil-fuel-related assets right now?

I respect this critique. I, too, am cautious of the word "wait" which, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, too often means "never."

But the reality is, the relatively small segment of our endowment currently locked up in fossil fuel investments has not increased since 2017-and retreating from our limited partnerships or other positions at a loss would drain much-needed resources from our grantmaking. So, we reject the zero-sum thinking that our approach needs to be all or nothing, immediately or never. Instead, we are laying the groundwork for a forward-looking, evolving strategy-one that serves people and the planet alike.

Reaching this juncture has been made possible by colleagues at other foundations willing to generously engage with me, offering thoughtful and wise counsel, in particular Ellen Dorsey (Wallace Global Fund), Stephen Heintz (Rockefeller Brothers Fund) and Senator Tim Wirth (UN Foundation). Their courage, wisdom, and righteous impatience inspired me immensely.

Each of them helped me navigate my own personal journey toward aligning our foundation's investments and values. In addition to Eric Doppstadt, I'm enormously grateful to Tom Kempner, chair of our board investment committee, board chair Francisco Cigarroa, and all the Ford Foundation trustees who were encouraging advocates for transforming our principles into policy and action.

To address the climate crisis, we must join together, with urgency and purpose. Let's continue building on this new foundation-to ensure the work of justice lives on in perpetuity, as does the planet on which our very survival depends.

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Eight years ago, the Ford Foundation's trustees appointed me president, the honor of my life. I pledged, then, that we would reimagine the way we use all of our assets, physical and financial. I've long believed that, across philanthropy, it is necessary but not sufficient to grant only the five percent required by the United States tax code.

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Inspiring Action for the Greater Everglades via Indigenous Solidarity, Arts, etc

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Another piece of theatre directly interacting with the land, in Louisiana

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Please add your voice to the public chorus. Together, we can deliver a strong message to the Legislature and governor.

The music of Cry You One, performed by an ensemble of eight singer/instrumentalists on Spotify.

Watch this three-minute documentary that highlights the work of our choreographer Millicent Johnnie and the way our live performance responds to the land and engages community.

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Please add your voice to the public chorus. Together, we can deliver a strong message to the Legislature and governor. The music of Cry You One, performed by an ensemble of eight singer/instrumentalists on Spotify. Watch this three-minute documentary that highlights the work of our choreographer Millicent Johnnie and the way our live performance responds to the land and engages community.

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We host paid residencies for people of different backgrounds and disciplines to collaboratively create new performance-based projects exploring climate and environmental justice. Fellows develop these projects with regular opportunities to share work, participate in other programs of Superhero Clubhouse, and engage with our community.

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Native groups have accused Brazil's president of weaponizing the environment to carry out genocide and crimes against humanity.

For the third time in two years, Indigenous groups in Brazil are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of committing international crimes, for his actions against Native peoples and his environmental policies.

On Monday, an Indigenous organization filed what's known as an Article 15 Communication with the International Criminal Court, asking the court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, to investigate whether the far-right leader's actions constitute genocide and crimes against humanity.

The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, known as APIB, alleges that Bolsonaro's policies and public statements have caused the killings of Indigenous leaders, violent conflicts between Indigenous peoples and wildcat miners, the intentional spread of Covid-19 among Indigenous populations and the ruination of Indigenous occupied land.

"The anti-Indigenous policy currently underway in Brazil is deliberately malicious," the Indigenous rights group said in its 151-page communication. "These are carefully planned acts that have been perpetrated consistently over the past two years, steered by the clear intention of producing a Brazilian nation with no Indigenous peoples."

Bolsonaro's goal, according to the communication, is to remove or assimilate Indigenous peoples so that their lands can be used for agriculture, mining and other development activities. But tribes have mobilized to resist infringement of their rights and are now calling on the international community for help.

"We have been fighting every day for hundreds of years to ensure our existence and today our fight for rights is global," Sonia Guajajara, APIB's executive coordinator, said in a statement.

Brazil's Embassy in Washington and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to requests for comment. But in response to an earlier story by Inside Climate News, it stated that Bolsonaro had "consistently championed" Indigenous people's well-being and the preservation of the Amazon.

The policies in question include rolling back environmental and Indigenous protection laws; slashing the budgets of key agencies; encouraging development on protected territories; refusing to enforce laws protecting Indigenous peoples; and casting Indigenous peoples as impediments to Brazilian economic development, according to the Article 15 Communication.

For instance, Brazil's 1988 constitution includes a mandate for the government to demarcate-or identify and set aside-all Indigenous territories. Bolsonaro is the first president since 1988 to stop the demarcation process, and he has not protected any additional Indigenous territories since taking office in January 2019. He's also backed legislation that would open up tribal lands to industrial development.

The communication also alleges that Bolsonaro has used the Covid-19 pandemic to further his goal of "destroying" Brazil's Indigenous peoples and their way of life.

"The President actually encouraged the infection of Indigenous persons by Covid-19, particularly for isolated peoples, by forcing contact on them," APIB said in the communication, adding that Bolsonaro's administration has failed to remove trespassers on Indigenous land, leading to increased Covid-19 infections in tribal populations.

Those trespasses are largely perpetrated by wildcat miners, whose activities have been tied to mercury poisoning and increased malaria infections in Indigenous communities. To begin operations, miners cut down trees and excavate large swaths of land. For gold extraction, they blast mercury into sediment, a process that contaminates water sources and decimates surrounding ecosystems. The process leaves behind open pits, where water collects and mosquitoes proliferate.

The illegal intrusions have also led to violent conflicts, which APIB says Bolsonaro's government has failed to prevent or address, creating a culture of impunity. The multi-pronged attacks on tribes and upon the environment they rely upon for sustenance, culture and spirituality threatens their continued existence as a distinct group, the communication says.

"Bringing disease, death and violence in its wake, wildcat mining is destroying the feasibility of Indigenous ways of life. Environmental destruction means that water can no longer be drunk from the inlets, fish cannot be, and the rivers are no longer an option for building," the communication says.

The group's communication "supplements the facts' of a prior Article 15 Communication, filed in November 2019 by Brazil's Human Rights Advocacy Collective and the Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns Commission for Human Rights. That communication also accused Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity and genocide for the destruction of the Amazon and harm to Indigenous peoples. Another communication was filed in January by Almir Narayamoga Suruí and Raoni Metuktire, two Brazilian Indigenous leaders, accusing Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for similar acts.

All three communications allege that acts of environmental destruction, like deforestation and the widespread use of pesticides, have been weaponized to perpetrate crimes against humanity. Under Bolsonaro, Brazil has lost over 7,700 square miles of Amazon Rainforest, an area nearly as large as New Jersey. Scientists warn that the forest loss is approaching an irreversible tipping point where it will not be able to regenerate itself, posing an existential threat to its Indigenous residents.

"For Native Brazilians, the land is a place of symbolic exchanges that uphold Indigenous collective life. Without it, the collective lives of the Indigenous peoples collapse," APIB said in the new communication.

The International Criminal Court's Office of the Prosecutor, which is reviewing all three Article 15 Communications, did not respond to a request for comment. If Khan decides to open a preliminary investigation into Bolsonaro, it would be the first time the court investigates a Brazilian, and the first time the court scrutinizes actions so closely linked to environmental destruction.

In 2016, under Khan's predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor's office issued a policy statement saying the office would prioritize crimes related to environmental destruction, illegal exploitation of natural resources or the illegal dispossession of land.

In recent years, the confluence of environmental destruction and human rights violations has come sharply into focus as ecological crises like climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution intensify, primarily affecting people who are least able to adapt to the changes and least responsible for them.

Those crises have catalyzed a global movement to create a new international crime of ecocide, which generally would outlaw acts that cause severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment. For now, the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction is limited to genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression.

In its communication to the International Criminal Court, APIB said that the alleged crimes against humanity were "perpetrated through massive destruction of the environment" and implied that Bolsonaro's actions would constitute ecocide if it were an international crime. Suruí and Metuktire's communication also accused Bolsonaro of committing ecocide. For now, the ecocide accusations are symbolic, but according to legal experts, they illustrate the need for a new international crime to address current realities, namely, the ability of individuals to commit mass acts of environmental destruction that have consequences for humanity at large.

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On the same day APIB filed its communication, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a 3,000-page report making clear that climate change is human-caused and will worsen in the years to come. The report, issued by over 200 scientists, said the warming planet has already caused extreme weather events like heat waves, flooding and drought around the world.

Another peer reviewed study, published July 29 in the journal Nature Communications, estimated that climate change could cause 83 million deaths by the end of the century if current rates of warming continued. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest has contributed to the warming, with the forest now releasing more carbon dioxide than it accumulates or stores.

The sobering scenarios laid out in these reports have given new urgency to calls to make ecocide a crime to address the underlying causes of global environmental crises.

On the day the IPCC report was released, British lawyer Phillipe Sands, who is involved with the Stop Ecocide campaign, tweeted: "​​Beyond a wake up call on global warming- world needs a range of tools to prevent these horrors, including ecocide and crimes against humanity."

To give the International Criminal Court authority to prosecute ecocide, at least two-thirds of the court's member countries, about 82, would have to agree to do so. The United States is not a member of the court and disputes whether the prosecutor can exercise jurisdiction over American nationals who are alleged to have committed crimes on the territories of member states.

For now, Brazil's Indigenous peoples are hoping that Khan decides to make good on his office's 2016 promise to prioritize crimes with an environmental nexus.

"We believe there are acts in progress in Brazil that constitute crimes against humanity, genocide and ecocide," Luiz Eloy Terena, APIB's legal coordinator, said in a statement. "Given the inability of the current justice system in Brazil to investigate, prosecute and judge these conducts, we have denounced these acts to the international community."

He added, "APIB will continue to fight for the right of Indigenous peoples to exist in their diversity. We are Brazil's first nations and we will not surrender to extermination."

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Are Bolsonaro's Attacks on the Amazon and Indigenous Tribes International Crimes? A Third Court Plea Says They Are - Inside Climate News

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For the third time in two years, Indigenous groups in Brazil are accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of committing international crimes, for his actions against Native peoples and his environmental policies. On Monday, an Indigenous organization filed what's known as an Article 15 Communication with the International Criminal Court, asking the court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, to [...]

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Schaghticoke First Nations Land Reclamation Projects

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Weaving Together Conservation and Sustainable Development for Our Present and Future Generations

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Giant Steps Toward a Just Transition, by L'eau Est La Vie

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Three years ago an epic, native-led battle to protect the swamps and waters of South Louisiana was waged against ETP's Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Although ultimately the pipeline - the tail end of the Dakota Access Pipeline, was completed, the spirit of resistance has certainly prevailed.

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Clean Energy Transition Tools for Cities, Accountability Framework and Guide:

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by Rev. Houston R. Cypress, Otter Clan
Board of Directors
Love The Everglades Movement

Download the Shared Accountability Framework here:

Download the Guide to the Shared Accountability Framework here:

In the Fall and Winter of 2019, I was hired, on behalf of the Love The Everglades Movement, to be on the facilitation team organized by the Sierra Club national organization.

The Sierra Club brought together approximately 50 people from 6 cities across America so that we could combine our knowledge of Clean and Renewable Energy, organizing, activism, advocacy, environmentalism, and equity, in order to create tools that cities could use as they transition to using Clean and Renewable Energy.

Our focus was ACCOUNTABILITY. How can municipalities keep track of their progress? What factors are they tracking? How can they make sure that low-income and marginalized communities are prioritized in that process?

We spent 3 days in Coconut Grove hashing it out.

And this is what we've created.

The Framework is a template for tracking important data, setting milestones, and creating a system to hold themselves accountable.

The Guide offers in-depth advice on process.

I'll write more on this later, but I just wanted to make sure you have the tools available. Download the PDFs, check it out, and feel free to email me if you have questions.

REMEMBER -- this is another service that our nonprofit can provide for your community, corporation, or events: Facilitation.

We can help you clarify your objectives, co-create a process that works for you, and help your group to do your best thinking, ultimately synthesizing what comes up into something that everyone can agree on.

Yes, people need to take responsibility and engage in actions that reduce our energy demands. But the majority of the use and pollution comes from corporations and cities and nations -- the big players. So as much as we can do personally, we really need to engage the larger entities that have the power and resources available to effect positive, equitable, systemic and global change to heal the planet.

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by Rev. Houston R. Cypress, Otter ClanBoard of DirectorsLove The Everglades Movement Download the Shared Accountability Framework here: Download the Guide to the Shared Accountability Framework here: In the Fall and Winter of 2019, I was hired, on behalf of the Love The Everglades Movement, to be on the facilitation team organized by the Sierra Club national organization.

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Fossil Fuel and Climate Aware Investing Roadmap

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Fossil Fuel and Climate Aware Investing Roadmap

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Data on Performance of Sustainable Funds

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Data on Performance of Sustainable Funds

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As world leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss humanity's most pressing challenge-the climate crisis-Xavier Cortada, a University of Miami professor of practice, has been reporting his personal experiences from the ground.

Cortada's participatory art project "HELLO," which was jointly launched with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava at the Port of Miami, aims to spark conversations about the impact of the climate crisis on vulnerable communities around the world and to amplify the voices of South Florida. He has distributed hundreds of artistic name tags to engage delegates, decision makers, and conference participants to fill the name tags in not with their names, but with their fears, hopes, purposes, futures, or aspirations.

The following is a daily account of his efforts in Glasgow, Scotland.

Nov. 1

On the first day of COP26, Cortada engaged those not formally attending the global climate conference to be a part of it.

"This conference impacts every single one of the 7.8 billion people on planet Earth. Together we can act decisively to deliver a better, healthier, and more sustainable future," said Cortada.

Learn more and participate at cortada.com/hello.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Cortada reconnected in the Scottish Pavilion of COP26 where they discussed Miami and climate.

Nov. 2

During Cortada's provocative "Conversation with a Tree at COP26" he stated, "If they don't succeed here, you will see a catastrophe unfold overtime across this planet."

A few hours after Cortada completed his performance, more than 100 world leaders promised to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal.

Nov. 3

Cortada joined COP26 attendees from across the globe in sharing their perspectives on emotion and climate. He focused on Miami's sea level rise, the resilience of refugees who've made the coastal city their home, and the transformative power of hope.

"Connecting with others emotionally allows us to see beyond ourselves and to collaborate to problem-solve an issue that impacts us all," Cortada said.

Nov. 4

Cortada participated in the Pacific Islands Delegation's event "Amplifying Pacific Voices," where he spoke briefly about the connection between these islands and Miami, our shared plight, and intimately intertwined futures.

Nov. 5

Cortada was invited by the Environmental Law Institute as their National Wetlands Award recipient to a COP26 reception focused on connecting judges and climate scientists to address the climate crisis. He also had the opportunity to have a conversation with Myles Allen, head of the Climate Dynamics group at the University of Oxford's Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics Department.

Earlier he marched with thousands of people in an event where Swedish activist Greta Thunberg spoke at a rally to demand climate action from world leaders.

Nov. 6

On the 6th day of COP26, Cortada reported on "protests and rallies all over the United Kingdom and all over the world. Hundreds of thousands of individuals demanded climate action now. Failure to act spells catastrophe for all."

Nov. 7

Cortada knocked on the doors of an old church in Edinburgh as a metaphor for awakening "our collective consciousness" and asked "why aren't we speaking out and why aren't we doing more."

Nov. 8
For more in-depth reports from Xavier Cortada, visit his If you're interested in having your voice heard at COP26 through Cortada's participatory art project, visit his " website.
On Day 8 of COP26, Cortada amplified his dialogue with conference participants by returning to "update" the tree he first had a conversation with on Nov. 2 on unfolding events.

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University professor leaves a mark on COP26

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As world leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss humanity's most pressing challenge-the climate crisis-Xavier Cortada, a University of Miami professor of practice, has been reporting his personal experiences from the ground.

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Broadway Green Alliance: Measurement Tools

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Measurement Tools — Broadway Green Alliance

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The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to implement environmentally friendlier practices. The BGA, launched in 2008 in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council, is an ad h…

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For Immediate Release: November 25, 2021

Rapid City, SD - Today, NDN Collective released "LANDBACK," a rap album featuring ten Indigeous artists, led by Nataanii Means and Antoine Edwards, and executive produced by NDN Collective's LANDBACK Campaign team. The compilation album features MCs, rappers and vocal artists including Gunner Jules, B3ar MC, Rollie Raps, Ekichetu, Lady Midnight, Liv the Artist, Jibri, and rapper and writer Tufawon. The collaboration highlights a dialogue between emergent and prominent Indigenous voices, spirited from the experiences on the frontlines, protecting land, air, and water.

Join today's livestream performances of album tracks hosted by Krystal Two Bulls, Director of the LANDBACK Campaign, and artists from the LANDBACK Album. The performance will be streamed on NDN Collective's Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts at 2:00pm MST. The LANDBACK Album will be available after the live today on Bandcamp, hitting all other streaming platforms December 2021.

The NDN Collective LANDBACK Team released the following statement:

This album is rooted in action, woven through storytelling, and fortified by the longstanding demand for LANDBACK in all of its forms.

Thankstaking represents a long history of erasure and invisibility of the Original caretakers from whom the land was stolen. The story around so-called thanksgiving is a false narrative that continues to prioritize the founding myth of America over its original peoples. By releasing the album on this day, the album is retelling the story of Indigneous resilience and resistance; it is a battle cry for the people to carry on the struggle and for all in support of LANDBACK to be bold in delivering its message.

We are reimagining a future where those false narratives no longer exist. Refusing the narrative of thanksgiving is something that we all must take responsibility for to engage in these conversations in our own homes and around our own kitchen tables. While the lyrics and stories contained within this album are broad, multidimensional, and complex, the message is clear. Give the LANDBACK.

Women MCs & Artists, Liv the Artist, Lady Midnight & B3ar MC are the backbone of this album, coming in with haunting vocals and powerhouse lyricism. In the likeness of their matriarchal ancestors, they boldly forge a new era of Indigenous storytelling through music. Art, especially music, is timeless; it is something that connects past, present and future in one moment. The release of this album will create a ripple effect that will reach generations to come.

NDN Collective and the artists shared the following statements:

"The LANDBACK Album represents a step towards something so much bigger, an unrestrained vision of an Indigenous future. This is particularly true for not only how we reclaim our land but what we will do when we reclaim our land. It is always our artists that see the future and use their creative skill to portray it. These artists, who poured their heart and soul into this album, represent what is possible. To be part of this project has been really humbling and it's been an honor to share space. "-Krystal Two Bulls, LANDBACK Campaign Director

"Every revolution needs a soundtrack... needs an anthem. Our people have amazing artists that not only do traditional music, but are in the contemporary scene as well, making major waves. It only makes sense for us to have our peoples back like this with a really dope album that can inspire the people to step up, stand with us and keep fighting. "- Nataanii Means, Artist

"There is uprising and a reckoning that is underway throughout the Indigenous world. LandBack is a movement that is catalyzing radical change. The tracks on this album are a war cry for the liberation of Indigenous people and our lands. We are supporting the artists to release this album because this music will speak strength into the next generation and lift up the spirits of the people on the frontlines, everywhere. "- Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective President and CEO

"The trauma connected to the land is a gaping wound and devastating sickness that is killing our earth and connection to it. Music is a powerful medicine and a force that shakes and empowers the soul, even at its most weary. As an artist I have an opportunity to reflect the times, and the times show the urgency of collective liberation. This album is a call-to-action, a crying out of spirit, and non-negotiable manifestation of freedom. Now is the time to restore the land back to its Indigenous stewards to begin the process of healing and harmony, not tomorrow. "- Lady Midnight, featured artist

"A crew of Natives got together and made an album about what LANDBACK means to us. Using our songs as a form of protest to convey our message, amplifying our voices so that the masses will hear what we have fought so hard to reclaim. Our demand is clear, and our fight strengthens with every lyric. "- Tufawon, featured artist & writer
*The opinions expressed within the LANDBACK Album content are solely the artist(s) and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of NDN Collective, Inc. or its affiliates.*###NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing, activism, philanthropy, grantmaking, capacity-building, and narrative change, we are creating sustainable solutions on Indigenous terms.
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Indigenous Artists Release LANDBACK Album on ThanksTaking, Executive Produced by NDN Collective | NDN Collective

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Rapid City, SD - Today, NDN Collective released "LANDBACK," a rap album featuring ten Indigeous artists, led by Nataanii Means and Antoine Edwards, and executive produced by NDN Collective's LANDBACK Campaign team. The compilation album features MCs, rappers and vocal artists including Gunner Jules, B3ar MC, Rollie Raps, Ekichetu, Lady Midnight, Liv the Artist, Jibri, and rapper and writer Tufawon.

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Indigenous Environmental Network | ienearth.org

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Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon | Indigenous Environmental Network

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Download PDF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE AGAINST CARBON August 2021 This report was researched and written by Dallas Goldtooth and Alberto Saldamando of Indigenous Environmental Network and Kyle Gracey of Oil Change International, with contributions from Tom Goldtooth of Indigenous Environmental Network a…

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Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon

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Climate Action Community on TCG Circle (CAMM Calls)

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Climate Action Community on TCG Circle (CAMM Calls)

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Can I Live? touring online | Trailer | Complicité

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Podcast interview: The father of environmental justice

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Podcast interview: The father of environmental justice

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Vox's Jamil Smith talks with Dr, Robert Bullard, a pioneer in the crusade for environmental justice, about his more than four decades in the fight. They discuss how the movement to recognize environmental civil rights began, overcame some of its early opposition, and the landmark legal case that established a constitutional protection against racist environmental policies and practices. Bullard, a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, also discusses how the Biden administration plans to address disproportionately affected communities.
Host: Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Guest: Robert Bullard (@DrBobBullard), co-chair, National Black Environmental Justice Network; professor, Texas Southern University
References:

"Another Reason We Can't Breathe" by Jamil Smith (Rolling Stone; Oct. 27, 2020)

The 17 Principles of Environmental Justice (adopted by the NBEJN on Oct. 27, 1991)

"Environmental Racism: Recognition, Litigation, and Alleviation" by Pamela Duncan (Tulane Environmental Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 2; 1993)

Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class, and Environmental Quality by Robert Bullard (Routledge; 1990)

"One reason why coronavirus is hitting Black Americans the hardest" by Ranjani Chakraborty (Vox; May 22, 2020)

"There's a clear fix to helping Black communities fight pollution" by Rachel Ramirez (Vox; Feb. 26)

"The Path to Achieving Justice 40" by Shalanda Young, Brenda Mallory, and Gina McCarthy (White House; July 20)

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‎Vox's Jamil Smith talks with Dr, Robert Bullard, a pioneer in the crusade for environmental justice, about his more than four decades in the fight. They discuss how the movement to recognize environmental civil rights began, overcame some of its early opposition, and the landmark legal case that est...

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Amid Climate Talks, an Actor’s Call to Action Unfolds Onstage

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A filmed version of Fehinti Balogun’s play about his awakening to climate issues is being shown at the COP26 summit. He is among the theater artists trying to make a difference through their work.

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The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act would create a grant program that will help nonprofits-including places of worship, faith-based organizations, and youth centers-afford the materials needed to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings and generate renewable energy
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help nonprofits save money on energy efficiency upgrades. The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act would create a grant program to help nonprofits-including places of worship, faith-based organizations, and youth centers-afford the materials needed to improve their buildings' energy efficiency and generate renewable energy.

"By helping nonprofits become more energy efficient, they will be able to allocate more resources to their core missions," said Klobuchar. "This bipartisan legislation is a win-win-it's beneficial for the environment, nonprofits, and the communities they serve."

"This legislation is about helping non-profits, including faith-based organizations and youth centers, invest in improvements and updates to make their facilities more energy efficient," said Hoeven. "These upgrades will enable these organizations to improve their energy usage and lower operating costs so they can invest more of their limited resources into providing valuable services to their communities."

The legislation would provide $10 million each year for the next five years to create a pilot grant program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to support nonprofits in purchasing materials for energy efficiency projects. The grants would promote energy efficiency by supporting the purchase of materials for upgrades to existing infrastructure as well as renewable energy generators and heaters. Nonprofits could apply for grants up to $200,000. The legislation is supported by the National Council of Churches, the YMCA of the USA, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, among other organizations.

In 2016, a provision based on Klobuchar and Hoeven's Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act passed the Senate as part of the bipartisan energy bill.

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Klobuchar, Hoeven Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Nonprofits Save Money on Energy Efficiency Upgrades

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The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act would create a grant program that will help nonprofits-including places of worship, faith-based organizations, and youth centers-afford the materials needed to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings and generate renewable energy WASHINGTON, DC - U.S.

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Groundwater Arts Divest to Invest Campaign

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Groundwater Arts Divest to Invest Campaign

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It's time to invest in an equitable, We need to divest from systems that don't serve us
thriving, future, y'all.
and invest in futures that do!
The fossil fuel industry depends on continued extraction from and violence against the earth, and disproportionately creates collateral damage in Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities around the world. We are not "sacrifice zones" for the fossil fuel industry or for the theater. For far too long, United States theatres have given the fossil fuel industry a social license to operate - a pass on the harm they have caused people and the planet.
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Not anymore.
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We are launching a movement to end the grasp fossil fuels has over our communities and our theaters. Often arts institutions and artists accept funds that do not align with their values because "who else will give us the money?"
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How can we fight for racial and climate justice and accept funds from industries that harm BIPOC and the planet? How can we pat ourselves on the back for being "progressive" or "antiracist" when we name our theaters after oil magnates and continue to accept sponsorships from fossil fuel companies?
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We can't.
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Divesting is hard, and it is possible. Finding new sources of investment is hard, but it is possible. Oh, it is possible. Don't believe us? Check out this article on Howlround and Go Fossil Free for more. We arts workers have more agency and power than we think!

Groundwater Arts has joined the movement with Go Fossil Free and 350.org, and we are launching the Divest to Invest Campaign to move arts workers and institutions away from fossil fuels and towards a regenerative future.
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Our goal is for 500 arts workers to commit to one of the following by June 1, 2021.
‍ Because, we are thinking translocally, no one single commitment is going to work for everyone, so we are asking arts workers to make ONE OR MORE of the following THREE commitments (or adapt them to suit what's possible for you).

+ I pledge to introduce the following contract clause in all future contracts I negotiate:

+ I pledge to DIVEST my personal funds from fossil fuel companies (i.e. retirement, mutual fund accounts). Client/Employer [should define "Client" and "Employer" in the contract] hereby represents and warrants that: (i) it has not heretofore knowingly and willingly received funds or donation from fossil fuel industries, including, but not limited to, contributions in kind, cash, or by means of sponsorship; (ii) it will not knowingly and willingly accept funds or donations from fossil fuel industries for the duration of the term of Contractor's [should define "Contractor"] contract; and (iii) will not pay Contractor's fee from any funds or donations received from any fossil fuel industry. For the purposes of this agreement, "fossil fuel industries" are defined as producers of coal, petroleum, or natural gas, or any derivative of coal, petroleum, or natural gas that is used for fuel.
+ I pledge to JOIN a local climate justice organization working toward divestment by offering my theatrical skills (ie. direct action, etc).

Our goal is for 100 theatres of all shapes & sizes to commit to one of the following by December 31, 2021.
‍ Because, we are thinking translocally, no one single commitment is going to work for everyone, so we are asking theatres to make ONE OR MORE of the following THREE commitments (or adapt them to suit what's possible in your community).

+ We pledge that we will ACCEPT NO NEW fossil fuel sponsorships.
+ We pledge that we will DIVEST FROM ALL fossil fuel sponsorships.
+ We pledge that we will DIVEST OUR ENDOWMENT from fossil fuel funds.

Sign the pledge today.

Commit to a just future. Be part of a regenerative movement. And celebrate your commitment loudly! The more organizations and individuals that speak publicly about their commitments to divestment, the more positive social pressure we place on our peers to do the same!

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It's time to invest in an equitable, We need to divest from systems that don't serve us thriving, future, y'all. and invest in futures that do! The fossil fuel industry depends on continued extraction from and violence against the earth, and disproportionately creates collateral damage in Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) communities around the world.

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2022 TCG National Conference Information & Session Proposals

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National Conference - Theatre Communications Group

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Building on Past U.S. Leadership, including Efforts by States, Cities, Tribes, and Territories, the New Target Aims at 50-52 Percent Reduction in U.S. Greenhouse Gas Pollution from 2005 Levels in 2030
Today, President Biden will announce a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030 - building on progress to-date and by positioning American workers and industry to tackle the climate crisis.

The announcement - made during the Leaders Summit on Climate that President Biden is holding to challenge the world on increased ambition in combatting climate change - is part of the President's focus on building back better in a way that will create millions of good-paying, union jobs, ensure economic competitiveness, advance environmental justice, and improve the health and security of communities across America.

On Day One, President Biden fulfilled his promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and set a course for the United States to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad, reaching net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. As part of re-entering the Paris Agreement, he also launched a whole-of-government process, organized through his National Climate Task Force, to establish this new 2030 emissions target - known as the "nationally determined contribution" or "NDC," a formal submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Today's announcement is the product of this government-wide assessment of how to make the most of the opportunity combatting climate change presents.

PUSHING PROGRESS, CREATING JOBS, AND ACHIEVING JUSTICE

The United States is not waiting, the costs of delay are too great, and our nation is resolved to act now. Climate change poses an existential threat, but responding to this threat offers an opportunity to support good-paying, union jobs, strengthen America's working communities, protect public health, and advance environmental justice. Creating jobs and tackling climate change go hand in hand - empowering the U.S. to build more resilient infrastructure, expand access to clean air and drinking water, spur American technological innovations, and create good-paying, union jobs along the way.

To develop the goal, the Administration analyzed how every sector of the economy can spur innovation, unleash new opportunities, drive competitiveness, and cut pollution. The target builds on leadership from mayors, county executives, governors, tribal leaders, businesses, faith groups, cultural institutions, health care organizations, investors, and communities who have worked together tirelessly to ensure sustained progress in reducing pollution in the United States.

Building on and benefiting from that foundation, America's 2030 target picks up the pace of emissions reductions in the United States, compared to historical levels, while supporting President Biden's existing goals to create a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035 and net zero emissions economy by no later than 2050. There are multiple paths to reach these goals, and the U.S. federal, state, local, and tribal governments have many tools available to work with civil society and the private sector to mobilize investment to meet these goals while supporting a strong economy.

SUPPORTING AMERICAN WORKERS

This target prioritizes American workers. Meeting the 2030 emissions target will create millions of good-paying, middle class, union jobs - line workers who will lay thousands of miles of transmission lines for a clean, modern, resilient grid; workers capping abandoned wells and reclaiming mines and stopping methane leaks; autoworkers building modern, efficient, electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure to support them; engineers and construction workers expanding carbon capture and green hydrogen to forge cleaner steel and cement; and farmers using cutting-edge tools to make American soil the next frontier of carbon innovation.

The health of our communities, well-being of our workers, and competitiveness of our economy requires this quick and bold action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We must:

Invest in infrastructure and innovation. America must lead the critical industries that produce and deploy the clean technologies that we can harness today - and the ones that we will improve and invent tomorrow.

Fuel an economic recovery that creates jobs. We have the opportunity to fuel an equitable recovery, expand supply chains and bolster manufacturing, create millions of good-paying, union jobs, and build a more sustainable, resilient future.

Breathe clean air and drink clean water and advance environmental justice. We can improve the health and well-being of our families and communities - especially those places too often left out and left behind.

Make it in America. We can bolster our domestic supply chains and position the U.S. to ship American-made, clean energy products - like EV batteries - around the world.

MEETING THE MOMENT

The target is consistent with the President's goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050 and of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as the science demands. To develop the target, the Administration:

Used a whole-of-government approach: The NDC was developed by the National Climate Task Force using a whole-of-government approach, relying on a detailed bottom-up analysis that reviewed technology availability, current costs, and future cost reductions, as well as the role of enabling infrastructure. Standards, incentives, programs, and support for innovation were all weighed in the analysis. The National Climate Task Force is developing this into a national climate strategy to be issued later this year.

Consulted important and diverse stakeholders: From unions that collectively bargain for millions of Americans who have built our country and work to keep it running to groups representing tens of millions of advocates and young Americans, the Administration listened to Americans across the country. This also included groups representing thousands of scientists; hundreds of governmental leaders like governors, mayors, and tribal leaders; hundreds of businesses; hundreds of schools and institutions of higher education; as well as with many specialized researchers focused on questions of pollution reduction.

Explored multiple pathways across the economy: The target is grounded in analysis that explored multiple pathways for each economic sector of the economy that produces CO₂ and non-CO₂ greenhouse gases: electricity, transportation, buildings, industry, and lands.

Each policy considered for reducing emissions is also an opportunity to support good jobs and improve equity:

The United States has set a goal to reach 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035, which can be achieved through multiple cost-effective pathways each resulting in meaningful emissions reductions in this decade. That means good-paying jobs deploying carbon pollution-free electricity generating resources, transmission, and energy storage and leveraging the carbon pollution-free energy potential of power plants retrofitted with carbon capture and existing nuclear, while ensuring those facilities meet robust and rigorous standards for worker, public, environmental safety and environmental justice.

The United States can create good-paying jobs and cut emissions and energy costs for families by supporting efficiency upgrades and electrification in buildings through support for job-creating retrofit programs and sustainable affordable housing, wider use of heat pumps and induction stoves, and adoption of modern energy codes for new buildings. The United States will also invest in new technologies to reduce emissions associated with construction, including for high-performance electrified buildings.

The United States can reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector by reducing tailpipe emissions and boosting the efficiency of cars and trucks; providing funding for charging infrastructure; and spurring research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts that drive forward very low carbon new-generation renewable fuels for applications like aviation, and other cutting-edge transportation technologies across modes. Investment in a wider array of transportation infrastructure, including transit, rail, and biking improvements, will make more choices available to travelers.

The United States can reduce emissions from forests and agriculture and enhance carbon sinks through a range of programs and measures including nature-based solutions for ecosystems ranging from our forests and agricultural soils to our rivers and coasts. Ocean-based solutions can also contribute towards reducing U.S. emissions.

The United States can address carbon pollution from industrial processes by supporting carbon capture as well as new sources of hydrogen-produced from renewable energy, nuclear energy, or waste-to power industrial facilities. The government can use its procurement power to support early markets for these very low- and zero-carbon industrial goods.

The United States will also reduce non-CO2 greenhouse gases, including methane, hydrofluorocarbons and other potent short-lived climate pollutants. Reducing these pollutants delivers fast climate benefits.

In addition, the United States will invest in innovation to improve and broaden the set of solutions as a critical complement to deploying the affordable, reliable, and resilient clean technologies and infrastructure available today.

America must act- and not just the federal government, but cities and states, small and big business, working communities. Together, we can seize the opportunity to drive prosperity, create jobs, and build the clean energy economy of tomorrow.

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FACT SHEET: President Biden Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs and Securing U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies | The White House

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Building on Past U.S. Leadership, including Efforts by States, Cities, Tribes, and Territories, the New Target Aims at 50-52 Percent Reduction in U.S. Greenhouse Gas Pollution from 2005 Levels in 2030 Today, President Biden will announce a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030 - building on progress to-date and by positioning American workers and industry to tackle the climate crisis.