I am #biketouring #Greece, and will probably be in Athens in a week or so. I would like to meet up with #climate minded or #bike minded people, so we can share experiences and tips for activism and lobby. I currently don't know anyone with this profile there, but perhaps this toot can be boosted?
This is from a news article published late last year in London... __________________________
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has announced that as well as tackling her usual area of climate action and awareness-spreading, she has now thrown her weight behind defeating the West’s “oppressive” capitalist system.
Calling for a “system-wide transformation” at her book launch in London, she claimed that the world’s current “normal” — dictated by the people in power — has caused the climate breakdown.
She said: “We are never going back to normal again because ‘normal’ was already a crisis. What we refer to as normal is an extreme system built on the exploitation of people and the planet. It is a system defined by colonialism, imperialism, oppression and genocide by the so-called Global North to accumulate wealth that still shapes our current world order.”
Expressing views that seemed more radical than in the past, she added that the climate crisis “has its roots in racist
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This is from a news article published late last year in London... __________________________
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has announced that as well as tackling her usual area of climate action and awareness-spreading, she has now thrown her weight behind defeating the West’s “oppressive” capitalist system.
Calling for a “system-wide transformation” at her book launch in London, she claimed that the world’s current “normal” — dictated by the people in power — has caused the climate breakdown.
She said: “We are never going back to normal again because ‘normal’ was already a crisis. What we refer to as normal is an extreme system built on the exploitation of people and the planet. It is a system defined by colonialism, imperialism, oppression and genocide by the so-called Global North to accumulate wealth that still shapes our current world order.”
Expressing views that seemed more radical than in the past, she added that the climate crisis “has its roots in racist, oppressive extractivism that is exploiting both people and the planet to maximise short-term profits for a few.”
People were quick to point out the political emphasis on social media, with one best-selling author saying “this is proof that Greta hates capitalism for reasons that have nothing whatsoever to do with climate change.”
When asked by Samira Ahmed of the BBC whether she thought it was as simple as making laws that outlaw things, she responded: “While there are many things we can do within our current system, we have to realise that we need a system-wide transformation. We need to change everything because right now our current system is on a collision course with the future of humanity and the future of our civilization.” __________________________
@cstross if you do read it i would love to know what you think. It’s very short, and very clear. It no doubt simplifies a lot of things but it provides such an incredibly useful framework for understanding where we are at
Here's how I would suggest looking at the graphic below:
During the first 960 pages of a 1000-page book you're reading, humans live in harmony with their ecosystem, taking what they need to live and basically fitting in with the rest of nature.
Slowly things begin to get a little out of balance near the end, over the final 30 pages or so. But it's not until the very last page — the LAST PAGE of a 1000-page book — that humans decide, okay, we've been good long enough, it's time to dig all the carbon out of the Earth, burn it up, and destroy everything. Let's go!!!
You and I are "lucky" enough to be alive on the final page of the book. Will there be a sequel, or is this it?
Elder Rita (Bernard) Joe, a member of the We’koqma’q Mi’kmaq Community and published author, was instrumental in paving the way for other Mi’kmaq authors.
"And while it’s inarguable that being forced to compete in a self reinforcing and ever accelerating rat race has provided us with many industrial and technological milestones, we must ask ourselves: at what cost?" @LeftistLawyer spore.social/@costrike/1098980…
2/ Picking acorns Unlike other types of acorns, willow oaks are ideally collected when they are bright green and just as soon as they fall. Fortunately (??), acorn fall coincides with the hurricane season so you can just wait for a hurricane to dump a large payload. Just be sure to get to them before the squirrels.🐿️
3/ Two options. You can first leave them in their shells and sweat them under low heat (150F) in a dehydrator/oven, deshell and dyhydrate again or shell them and dehydrate them under low heat. The first option makes the acorns more likely to come out whole when unshelling.
You need to dehydrate them under low heat or they will not leach tannins. They have finished dehydrating when they turn a caramel color (~2hrs). #acorns #cooking #organic #GrowYourOwn #gardening
4/ Here is a stopping point. You might have to lay out the acorns for a day to completely harden. Once they are like little stones, this is the best point at which to store willow oak acorns. You can keep them dried in a cool dry place or in the freezer. They will last a very long time like this. #NativePlants #gardening #cooking #GrowYourOwn #organic #plants #acorns
5/ It takes two weeks to cold-process acorns. Simply fill a lidded jar halfway with acorns and then fill mostly with water. Shake vigorously. In 12 hours, change the water. You can use the refuse water for plants.
The process should be repeated every 12 hours. The water needs to be changed so the acorns don't ferment. You know they have finished leaching when the water is clear after 12 hours and shaking. The acorns will appear tortilla-colored. #acorns #cooking #gardening #cooking #organic
6/ After leaching, the acorns can be stored in the fridge and the water doesn't need to be changed as often.
Now the sky is the limit! Raw, chopped, smooshed, ground. Pickles, noodles, pancakes, sauces, pastes, fillings, pastries, dips... the only limit is your imagination!
Just so long as you don't add heat for too long, they keep their unique taste of fresh hay aroma/wheat/sunfower. #acorns #cooking #gardening #cooking #organic
The acorns and umeboshi here were just ground together and then mashed till smooth in a suribachi bowl. The cooked rice was mixed with yuzu zest after it had finished resting and then the paste was stuffed in. It was really good. The acorns and umeboshi really blended together for a tangy nutty taste. #NativePlants #gardening #cooking #GrowYourOwn #organic #plants #acorns
This is probably my favourite combination of acorn and miso. I adapted it from Tsuji's Japanese Cooking, A Simple Art on p.192. I used kombucha powder and a bit of water instead of making dashi so I could barely heat the acorns before it had the right consistency. I wanted to preserve the nice acorn raw flavour. #NativePlants #gardening #cooking #GrowYourOwn #organic #plants #acorns
9/ Acorn chawan-mushi. This recipe is adapted from "chawan-mushi" from Tsuji's Japanese Cooking. p.214. I put the egg mixture into very tiny cups so I wouldn't have to cook the mixture too long. I wanted to retain the flavour of the raw acorns. The cups were steamed less than 8 minutes on the second tier of a bamboo basket and the acorns tasted very peanut-y here. Was good. #NativePlants #gardening #cooking #GrowYourOwn #organic #plants #acorns
thank you so much for all this! I would love to try this. Also awed by our ancestors (i believe these are old recipies and techniques? Not sure actually) working out ways to detoxify plants, so much labour, science and experimentation involved
@pvonhellermannn thank you for your kind words. All acorns are edible but different oak species are not processed the same way. Some species don’t even need to be leached.
So for willow oak acorns, if you were to eat them raw off the tree, they are quite bitter and sour. The tannins won’t actually hurt you though.
I enter the Library of Books You Read As A Child. "Do you have... er. It was green, and there was a girl and a dog, and..." The librarian nods. "Of course. Which version do you want?" "Version?" "The one you read, with all flaws you didn't notice, or the one you remember loving?" #MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic
There is no way to solve #climatechange with #capitalism ... Capitalism values only what labor can provide, and hoards the profits in an investor class. Solutions will come in the form of products: EVs, induction stoves, carbon removal startups. But trees in the ground, animals, art, disabilities, your loves and joys, your life, have no value unless they can be sold. Capitalism requires buying or dying.
I do not want to know anymore names, I do not want to know anymore strangers. I do not want to know your families or your friends, I do not want to know what you liked, I do not want to know what you were looking forward to. I wish I did not come to know your names Trayvon, Sandra, Breonna, Tamir, Mike, Rekia, Miriam, George, Keenan, Tyre. I wish you remained distant strangers because you were simply living your life.
Walking around the famous "Cat Neighborhood" in Tokyo. You can find cat themed museums, stores, bakeries, jazz bars and even coffee a place where the stray cats (vaccinated and fed by the owners) come to sit down by your side when they feel like ^^
“It is a well-documented fact that by the age of 5 monolingual White children will have heard 30 million fewer words in languages other than English than bilingual children of color. In addition, they will have had a complete lack of exposure to the richness of non-standardized varieties of English that characterize the homes of many children of color. This language gap increases the longer these children are in school. The question is what causes this language gap and what can be done to address it? The major cause of this language gap is the failure of monolingual White communities to successfully assimilate into the multilingual and multidialectal mainstream. The continued existence of White ethnic enclaves persists despite concerted efforts to integrate White communities into the multiracial mainstream since the 1960s. In these linguistically isolated enclaves it is possible to go for days without interacting with anybody who does not speak Standardized American English providing little incentive for their inhabitants to adapt to the multilingual and multidialectal natur
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“It is a well-documented fact that by the age of 5 monolingual White children will have heard 30 million fewer words in languages other than English than bilingual children of color. In addition, they will have had a complete lack of exposure to the richness of non-standardized varieties of English that characterize the homes of many children of color. This language gap increases the longer these children are in school. The question is what causes this language gap and what can be done to address it? The major cause of this language gap is the failure of monolingual White communities to successfully assimilate into the multilingual and multidialectal mainstream. The continued existence of White ethnic enclaves persists despite concerted efforts to integrate White communities into the multiracial mainstream since the 1960s. In these linguistically isolated enclaves it is possible to go for days without interacting with anybody who does not speak Standardized American English providing little incentive for their inhabitants to adapt to the multilingual and multidialectal nature of US society. This linguistic isolation has a detrimental effect on the cognitive development of monolingual White children. This is because linguistically isolated households lack the rich translanguaging practices that are found in bilingual households and the elaborate style-shifting that occurs in bidialectal households. This leaves monolingual White children without a strong metalinguistic basis for language learning. As a result, many of these monolingual White children lack the school-readiness skills needed for foreign language learning and graduate from school having mastered nothing but Standardized American English leaving them ill-equipped to engage in intercultural communication.” —
What if we talked about monolingual White children the way we talk about low-income children of color?
Excerpt from a satirical blog post from The Educational Linguist that makes a good point about which language skills we value as a society and the problems with talking about a “language gap”.
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When a rainbow eucalyptus sheds its bark it reveals a neon green inner layer. Over time, as this layer is exposed to air, it ages into different colors. They display bright reds, oranges, blues, pinks and purples.
The different colours appear as different layers fall off, while other exposed areas begin aging.
Rainbow eucalyptus is the only eucalyptus tree native to the #northernhemisphere.
It’s found mainly in the Philippines, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
yes I think they have like an adhesive type root (fine root like structures) that sticks to the surface. I remember helping to rip one off a fence as a kid and it was a challenge. And yes, like your pic, left a mess.
Magpie Market is a federated platform aiming to be an alternative to #etsy; leveraging the Fediverse to help #artists, craftspeople, and others promote and sell their goods and services. We believe the #fediverse deserves a marketplace built with federation in mind.
"Members of political tribes inevitably begin competing with their fellows to be the most ideologically pure. The constant one-upmanship toward moral superiority causes the whole group to gradually become more extreme. E.g. Maoist China, Twitter echo-chambers." -- from 40 Useful Concepts gurwinder.substack.com/p/40-us…
“The world’s healthiest, most biodiverse, and most resilient forests are located on protected Indigenous lands. That’s according to a new study that suggests that protecting Indigenous and human rights is not only compatible with climate conservation goals, but key to future efforts.”
thank you, this new paper looks great! So important to stress this now that we have the #COP15 biodiversity agreement. It mustn’t result in the exclusion of the very people and practices who have created #biodiversity. There are examples of himan-induced biodiversity all over the world. I did a (very long!) 🧵 on this recently if you are interested
1/52 Good to see this Guardian Long Read, but as a historical ecologist I would like to add: humans do not just either stay within boundaries or destroy nature. It's often been a positive, dynamic human-nature symbiosis, with humans actively shaping and creating forests & #biodiversity #historicalecology
— here a (long!) thread with examples from across the world
The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?
One definition of privilege is when you think something isn't a problem because it isn't a problem for you. We improve society by being conscious and aware of our privilege, and being sensitive to the struggles of others. This is a difficult exercise, but this struggle against injustice is the true Jihad.
At a wildlife rehab facility I met two crows that said, "caw" in a human accent. They said it like a human reading the word "caw" aloud. The tech shook her head and said, "they're making fun of us. People say 'caw' to them all day, so they've started impersonating us." I ❤ crows
RT @chromato_mania I may not be able to do some of what my neurotypical friends and family can... but I can create my art 😀 I started my aerial embroidery journey 3.5 years ago and love it more every day! Do you create art? What kind? #autism #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent
Imagine how 2022 would look if we had a national wellbeing indicator(s) in the US. The stunning drop in life expectancy, mass shootings, a disability wave, growing numbers of people without housing.
OPINION: Enslaved Africans often plotted escapes, acts of defiance, and violent insurrections during the holiday season. In many ways, it's America's oldest Christmas tradition. By Michael Harriott #BlackMastodon thegrio.com/2022/12/25/how-bla…
With the holidays upon us, ‘tis the season to share a reminder that all of Santa’s reindeer are female.
Males drop their antlers after the Autumn mating season. So since the world’s most celebrated reindeer are always depicted with spectacular antlers, we must assume that the intrepid team pulling the sleigh, presents & Ol’ St. Nicholas himself, is entirely female. #science
December 22 During the Middle Ages, rosemary was spread on the floor at Christmas because it repelled evil spirits. The scent drifted through the home and It was said that anyone breathing the fragrance on Christmas Eve would receive happiness during the coming year. I would love if this could happen in my home but I feel modern practicalities might reduce my enjoyment & the cat would eat too much of it. #Folklore #FoodFolklore #FestiveFoodFolklore #FestiveFoodways #FestiveFolklore @folklore
The kirin is a #yokai from #JapaneseFolklore that originated in China. It looks part deer & part horse with dragon scales. This beautiful, gentle creature harms nothing & is a strict vegetarian. It's seen as an omen of luck & great fortune. In case you're wondering why you haven't seen one lately it's because this benevolent creature only appears during periods of world peace. Also they're only seen in the lands of wise & nobel leaders. #folklore #DailyFolklore @folklore 🎨Matthew Meyer
what is colonialism, and what it has to do with lived experiences of russian neighbors? our first of #VolyaHub Basics explainers. text version is here: zaborona.com/en/what-is-coloni…
To make as many people in the world as possible aware of Russian colonialism and its consequences, Zaborona is launching a joint project with Volya Hub, an international network of journalists, investigators, and historians.
I often get into discussions about conservation with white activists who speak about how great it is that a landspace has been brought into conservation so it won't be touched by people. I go into these areas and see desperately untended, unmanaged space - kinda like a house that has never been swept. It isn't a surprise when we have overruns of non-indigenous plants, wild fires, and other systems collapse. We have been kept from cleaning our home!
Indigenous star knowledge predates European star knowledge in many ways
"Neilson also said indigenous peoples have known that red supergiant stars like Betelgeuse have been flickering in brightness “for centuries, long before Europeans.” He added “there’s a whole lot of information out there” about the nature of stars “that we don’t really take advantage of.”"
As a little girl, I only ever saw people like me in books about Thanksgiving, written by white people. This is how my bookstore, Paperbacks & Frybread came to be. We launched online March of this year, vowing to help families of all kinds have easier access to THEIR stories and other #diverse & inclusive #reads. It has been the most joy curating our selection and hearing feedback from people who didn’t realize there were #books and #authors with people just like them. #indigenous #bookstodon
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