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Earth Day!

4/22/2020

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Join a virtual Earth Day celebration.
  • Participate in the Earth Optimism Digital Summit
    • The Earth Optimism digital event will showcase stories of both small and large-scale actions that frame the conservation conversation and demonstrate that success is possible. See the schedule of events here.
  • Participate in Earth Day Live
    • From April 22 to April 24, activists, performers, thought leaders, and artists will come together for an empowering, inspiring, and communal three day livestream mobilization. RSVP to the livestream here.
  • Participate in the People for the Planet Summit
    • Join this global discussion with some of the world's most beloved throught leaders who will be taking digital center stage to inspire, educate, and unite our global community towards making a positive impact on our planet. RSVP here.
  • Participate in KQED's DEEP LOOK Earth Day Film Festival
    • This virtual film festival features four-minute videos about small animals and plants at very close up, ultra-high definition. Get a glimpse at the natural world that humans rarely get to see or experience. After the videos have been screened, you'll have a chance to ask scientists and video producers questions about the amazing animals you just saw. Prepare to discover the fascinating and beautiful interconnectedness between the lives and behaviors of the creatures onscreen and their complex ecosystems. Get your virtual tickets here.
  • Come together in support of our planet
    • Share a selfie with your Earth Day sign by using the hashtag #EarthDay2020.
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Connect with Nature

4/21/2020

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Discover natures's wonders in your neighborhood.
  • Go on a nature scavenger hunt in your neighborhood.
    • Use the Seek app by iNaturalist while you're outside to explore and learn about the nature all around you. Seek is kid-safe and fun for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together.
  • Learn about the hidden beauty of pollinators
    • Pollination is vital to life on Earth, but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his film "Wings of Life," inspired by the vanishing of one of nature's primary pollinators, the honeybee.
  • Find out why fungi are fantastic
    • Join a virtual gathering featuring live streamed conversations with researchers, educators and solutionaries about our planet's most pressing environmental and global challenges who will take you on a journey through time and scale to immerse us in the healing energy of Mother Earth during this time of isolation. See the Fungi Day schedule here.
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Earth Day Kickoff

4/20/2020

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Get inspired for the week ahead by participating in one or all of the following activities:
  • Earth Day quiz
    • Complete this Earth Day quiz independently, with your house mates, or with your family.
    • Reflection questions: What answer surprised me the most and why? What do I want to explore further this week?
    • Choose to share your thoughts with others online or at the dinner table.
  • Hit the books
    • Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is considered as the book that sparked the environmental movement however indigenous people across the globe have cared for and preserved this land for generations before the term "environmentalism" was coined.
      • Read the forward to Silent Spring as well as the chapter titled "People of Corn, People of Light" in Braiding Sweetgrass
      • Reflection questions: What was my perception of environmentalism before reading both excerpts? How has it changed after reading Carson and Kimmerer’s words? What role does media play in promoting environmentalism? Who tends to be the majority demographic represented? How does that make me feel?
      • Choose to share your thoughts online or at the dinner table.
  • Signup for the Earth Day EcoChallenge
    • There are nine days left this month to let your actions speak for the Earth. Challenge yourself to commit to at least one behavior that can ensure a better shared future for us all. Explore the EcoChallenge here and encourage the members in your home to do the same.
    • Reflection questions: Which challenge am I excited to start today? What challenge makes me the most curious to learn more about? Who can I reach out to if I have questions?
  • Make an Earth Day window sign using upcycled materials
    • While at home, flex your advocacy muscle by making an Earth Day sign for your window. Make your sign using upcycled materials like cardboard and add some embellishments like images from magazines. Get started by exploring some catchy phrases here.
    • On Wednesday, take an Earth Day selfie with your sign and post it using the hashtag #EarthDay2020
  • Signup for Earth Day Live
    • From April 22 to April 24, activists, performers, thought leaders, and artists will come together for an empowering, inspiring, and communal three day livestream mobilization. RSVP to the livestream here.





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Hola y bienvenidos

9/1/2019

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Photo taken at Mono Lake in June of 2019 at the Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua birding festival.
Hola, gente. Welcome to La Eco Latina’s blog! Who exactly is La Eco Latina? It’s me!

Mi nombre es Claudia and I am a Salvadoreña-Americana, scientist, birder, nature lover, ocean conservationist and sustainability advocate. My identity as an Eco-Latina came to be in 2018 when I was asked to shared my experience as a guardiana del océano (ocean guardian) with middle school girls enrolled in a bilingual summer camp focused on ocean advocacy issues. As I shared my journey with them, I realized that my lived experiences aren’t unique but they have created pathways for me to be a champion for conservation and sustainability. In a world where the majority of environment and conservation advocates tend to be white, I thought it was vital to share my point of view and experience as a person of color in order to turn the tide and create equity within this field.

My vision for this blog is to share past and present experiences in order to engage in respectful dialogue with all who visit this space.

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