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      <title>Black History Month &amp; Sustainability by Vanier Sustainability</title>
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      <description>Celebrating Black voices in the Sustainability Movement</description>
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      <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:01:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Afro/Black Veganism</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Did you know that Black Americans are <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53787329">3x more likely</a> to be vegan than other Americans?<br><br>Are you aware of the Afro Vegan/Black Vegan movement and its roots? Vegan or not, it's a fascinating history! <br><br>Check out our YouTube Playlist to find out more:</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:03:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Afro Vegan Society: Veguary</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Find out more about celebrating Afro Veganism this month</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:03:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Afro Vegan Cuisine</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1169229426</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.bryant-terry.com/">Bryant Terry</a>, chef and author of Vegetable Kingdom, which focuses on Afro Vegan cuisine, particularly vegan soul food.   <br><br><a href="https://thecanadianafrican.com/">Afia Amoako</a>, vegan blogger focused on vegan cuisine from the African continent </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:04:57 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Famous Black Vegans</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1169309109</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/georges_laraque/">George Laraque</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamtabithabrown/?hl=en">Tabitha Brown</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/erykahbadu/">Erykah Badu</a><br><br><a href="https://vegnews.com/2020/2/25-black-vegan-instagrammers-you-need-to-follow-asap">Black Vegan Social Media Influencers</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:19:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Send your suggestions to</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1169405869</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>sustainability@vanier.college</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-05 17:38:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Black Eco Themed Fiction</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1197469278</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>AfroFuturism, Fantasy or Science Fiction,  Black authors are writing about issues related to sustainability &amp; environmental racism in a variety of different ways. Here are just 8 you can check out:<br><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29535.Octavia_E_Butler">Octavia E Butler</a><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9912728-oil-on-water">Helon Habila</a><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56064.Marlon_James">Marlon James</a><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/112296-the-broken-earth">N.K. Jemisin</a> (photo)<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Nnedi+Okorafor&amp;qid=hxTxTq3U6t">Nnedi Okorafor</a><br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15721624-orleans">Sherri L Smith</a> <br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1676417.Jesmyn_Ward">Jesmyn Ward</a><br><br>This one is a little different in that it's a collective featuring a mixed team of artists: <a href="http://www.protectorsofthewood.com/about-3">Protectors of the Wood</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-12 17:28:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Black Writers in Sustainability</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1197592786</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><br><a href="https://hesterstreet.org/team/ibrahim-abdul-matin/">Ibrahim Abdul-Martin</a> is the co-founder of the Brooklyn Academy for Science and the Environment (BASE) and author of:<br><strong><em>Green Deal: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet</em></strong><br><br><a href="https://drrobertbullard.com/">Dr Robert Bullard</a>. Considered the father of environmental justice, he has won several awards for his contributions to the field of environmental justice and authored several books on the topic, including: </div><ul><li><strong><em>The Wrong Complexion for Protection</em></strong></li><li><strong><em>Environmental Health &amp; Racial Equity</em></strong></li></ul><div><br><a href="https://www.carolynfinney.com/">Dr. Carolyn Finney</a> is the author of <strong><em>Black Faces, White Spaces. </em></strong><br>The "aim of her work is to develop greater cultural competency within environmental organizations and institutions, challenge media outlets on their representation of difference, and increase awareness of how privilege shapes who gets to speak to environmental issues and determine policy and action." (From her website)<br><br><a href="https://centerforearthethics.org/catherine-flowers/">Catherine Coleman Flowers</a> <br>Founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ) and author of <strong><em>Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret</em></strong><em> </em><br><br><a href="https://www.ayanaelizabeth.com/writing">Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson</a>  "is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She is founder of<a href="http://bit.ly/UrbanOceanLab"> Urban Ocean Lab</a>, a think tank for coastal cities, and is co-creator and co-host of the Spotify/Gimlet podcast <a href="https://bit.ly/How2SaveAPlanet"><em>How to Save a Planet</em></a>. With Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, she co-edited the anthology <a href="http://www.allwecansave.earth/"><em>All We Can Save</em></a>, and co-founded <a href="http://allwecansave.earth/project">The All We Can Save Project</a>, to nurture the feminist climate renaissance." (From her website). She is the author of numerous articles (click her name to link to them)</div><div><br></div><div><em>And so many more....</em></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-12 17:54:30 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>And some lists if you&#39;re looking for more...</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.sustainablyxi.com/home/books-about-environmental-justice-by-black-authors">Sustainability xi</a><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-12 18:30:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Leah Penniman</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1207287604</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.soulfirefarm.org/media/farming-while-black/">Farming while Black</a> is written by Leah Penniman, co-director of Soul Fire Farms, an Afro-Indigenous community farm. The book discusses sustainable farming practices and connection to farming from </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-16 15:13:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Black Farming Contributions in Canada</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1238660537</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://youngagrarians.org/black-farmers-regenerative-agriculture/">List of 8 Black </a>contributions to regenerative farming in Canada</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-24 21:52:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Black Farmers in Alberta</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1238669318</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXJubB2cPQ">YouTube video</a> about the history of Amber Valley in Alberta: a Black farming community.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-24 21:55:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1238678417</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.ted.com/speakers/majora_carter">Series of TED talks</a> on bringing nature into urban ghettos</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-24 21:59:16 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Instagrammers</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>@BlackForager<br>@OutdoorAfro</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-24 22:05:33 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Local Black Farming Project</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1238712620</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://www.jardinslakou.ca/about.html#/">Jardins Lakou</a>: growing Caribbean produce in the Eastern Townships</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-02-24 22:12:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Aja Barber</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1255418586</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Specializes in sustainable fashion<br><br>Wrote for CNN about sustainable fashion and inclusivity</div><ul><li>“Why the sustainable fashion movement should always include plus size people”</li><li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sustainable-fashion-should-include-plus-size-sept/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sustainable-fashion-should-include-plus-size-sept/index.html</a></li><li>Posts daily on her Instagram page: @ajabarber</li><li>Has written about fast-fashion and intersectionality for Eco-Age</li></ul><div><a href="https://eco-age.com/resources/author/aja-barber/">https://eco-age.com/resources/author/aja-barber/</a></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-03-01 20:38:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Dominique Drakeford</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1255449466</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Dares us to replace the old-school 4 R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle, rot) with a bolder model “Redefine, Reclaim, Reimagine and Revolutionize”</div><ul><li>Instagram: @dominiquedrakeford</li><li>Bachelor’s in Business Environmental Management and a Master’s from NYU in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Fashion </li><li>Founder of online publication MelaninASS (Melanin &amp; Sustainable Style) which focuses on Black people who are at “the forefront of the sustainability movement”</li></ul><div>From: <a href="https://www.essence.com/culture/melanin-and-sustainable-style-is-putting-black-people-at-the-forefront-of-the-sustainability-movement/">https://www.essence.com/culture/melanin-and-sustainable-style-is-putting-black-people-at-the-forefront-of-the-sustainability-movement/</a></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-03-01 20:46:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>More BIPOC sustainability influencers at:</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://ecowarriorprincess.net/2020/06/black-brown-poc-sustainable-lifestyle-influencers-that-white-allies-should-know/">https://ecowarriorprincess.net/2020/06/black-brown-poc-sustainable-lifestyle-influencers-that-white-allies-should-know/</a></div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-03-01 20:46:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Leah Thomas</title>
         <author>VanierSustainability</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/VanierSustainability/rxn7xwk07rycgl21/wish/1255453886</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div><br>Leah Thomas is passionate about advocating for and exploring the relationship between social justice and environmentalism. <br><br></div><div>She is the founder of eco-lifestyle blog <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greengirlleah/">@greengirlleah</a> , <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegreensgirlco/">@thegreensgirlco</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/intersectionalenvironmentalist/">The Intersectional Environmentalist Platform</a>, which is a resource + media hub that aims to advocate for environmental justice + inclusivity within environmental education + movements. <br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-03-01 20:47:15 UTC</pubDate>
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