Welcome back! This week's article in focus is brought to us by Samara Almonte, and describes her experience of empowerment through reconnecting to the women in her family.

Samara Almonte is part of the Michoacan diaspora, raised between the lakes and tierra caliente regions of Michoacan and occupied Coast Salish territory or the Pacific Northwest Coast. Samara identifies as a P’urhepecha descendant reconnecting with her ancestors, which has greatly influenced her work as storyteller and urban planner. She grounds her work in a decolonial framework that uplifts Indigenous self-determination. Samara holds a B.A in Urban Planning and Sustainability Development, with a specialization in Environmental Justice and Education, from Western Washington University. Outside of her professional life, Samara is the creator and host of the podcast Raíces Verdes (Green Roots), a platform dedicated to validating, archiving and sharing the experiences of racialized peoples reconnecting with their “green roots”. Green roots are defined as our ancestral connection to the earth that embodies our relationships with all living and spiritual beings. To learn more about the podcast visit nuestrasraicesverdes.com

What can you do?

• The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust has a powerful and accessible Rematriation Resource Guide on their website for those wanting to learn more.
• There are several organisations, at least in the United States, that you can support to sustain these efforts. Indigenous Women Rising, Indigenous Women Hike, The Sunlight Media Collective and Native Women’s Wilderness (NWW), are a few that I follow closely.
• An intersecting movement that supports the sovereignty of Indigenous women is the Missing Murder Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement across so-called North America, but really it’s a movement across the world.
• NWW published an article about MMIW on their website as a resource for those living in the United States. You can find a local group by searching “MMIW + [city or state you live in]” to find actions taking place near you.

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Welcome back! Today's article in focus is brought to us by Simmone Ahiaku and tells A reality of love, loss and gentrification in Brixton.

Simmone is a climate justice campaigner, writer and educator who has contributed to environmental, social and cultural work in Bristol, London and across the UK. Simmone has worked on air pollution, divestment and direct action campaigns. She currently uses facilitated workshops to explore climate colonialism and examples of climate resistance and movements from the past and present day. Simmone is an astrology enthusiast - she's an aries sun, moon and Scorpio rising. Simmone loves music, hates capitalism and likes looking at the bright side of things!

What can you do?

Simmone has curated an amazing list of resources here so please head over to the online article, and scroll down to the What can you do? section to check that out. It includes articles, films, documentaries, places to visit, songs to listen to, and even her most recommended restaurants in Brixton, for you to save to your maps and take your friends or loved ones to.

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Welcome back! Today's article in focus is brought to us by Tara Michaela and is a guide on how Inclusive sex ed empowers our communities, and keeps people safe.

Tara Michaela is a Black, queer sex educator based in Philadelphia and New York. She is the founder of The Youth Sexpert Program, a non-profit training program that aims to provide comprehensive sex education for high school aged youth, so they can become their community's sex expert. Her work focuses primarily on how injustice manifests in sexual interactions. She uses her social media platforms and written pieces to connect with her community on these issues.

What can you do?

Stay up to date with YSP:

• The YSP 💛 (@theyouths3xpertprogram) • Instagram photos and videos
• The Youth Sexpert Program (@theyouths3xpertprogram) | TikTok
• The Youth Sexpert Program

Sex Ed x Abolition Readings:

• The Right to Sex, Amia Srinivasan
• Pleasure Activism, adrienne maree brown
• Good Sex Illustrated, Tony Duvert
• The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault
• We Do This Til We Free Us, Mariame Kaba
• You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now? | by Luke Malone

Related orgs:

• Restorative Justice Coalition Request a Healing Circle
• Zepp Wellness

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