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19/09/2024

Our upcoming story salon at NYC Climate Week will be hosted by Executive Director, Michael McKenzie ().

Michael is a Houston-based community strategist who has worked for years with frontline communities across the Gulf South and Global South, previously at Taproot Earth () to address environmental and social injustice.

📣 This event is SOLD OUT. If you can’t make, you can hear it on the season finale of the coming this Oct. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts - link in bio.

18/09/2024

🌎 We will hear from from Kizzy Charles-Guzman and other environmental justice champions at our upcoming Story Salon during NYC ! Tickets are SOLD OUT, but you can catch the conversation on our next season of the — coming in October 🗓️

Kizzy leads the Center for Environmental Health () and its efforts to protect communities from toxic chemicals by collaborating with a wide-range of stakeholders to promote safer business practices. With over 18 years of experience in environmental sustainability, public health, and racial equity, she developed the nation’s first strategy to address the public health impacts of rising temperatures.

18/09/2024

🌎 We will hear from from Kizzy and other environmental justice champions at our upcoming Story Salon during NYC ! Tickets are SOLD OUT, but you can catch the conversation on our next season of the — coming in October 🗓️

Kizzy leads the Center for Environmental Health () and its efforts to protect communities from toxic chemicals by collaborating with a wide-range of stakeholders to promote safer business practices. With over 18 years of experience in environmental sustainability, public health, and racial equity, she developed the nation’s first strategy to address the public health impacts of rising temperatures.

17/09/2024

🪧 “For Indigenous Peoples, I see dissent as a means to challenge the legacies of genocide, land left, settler colonialism, and environmental degradation that have been illegally imposed on our lands and our lives for centuries.” - Thalia Cachimuel

SEASON OF DISSENT ✊ At our upcoming Story Salon during NYC , we will spotlight voices at the forefront of the fight for environmental justice and democracy, centering the essential freedoms of expression and assembly.

Thalia, the Director of Philanthropic Operations at NDN Collective (), is a Kichwa warmi from Otavalo, Ecuador, with a career focused on reimagining philanthropy, uplifting BIPOC organizations, and advocating for Indigenous communities through political policy. She curated the “Fight to Free Leonard Peltier” exhibitions, which honor Indigenous culture and advocate for Peltier’s release.

Stay tuned for updates from our Story Salon, which will be featured in the season finale of our . 🎧

16/09/2024

🎟 Tickets are almost out for our free NYC Story Salon!

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as we gather to honor and elevate the power of expression, unity, and civil disobedience in the Environmental Justice movement.

is thrilled to host powerful stories from activists and organizers who have taken bold stands against that threaten their communities and our shared future.

📣 Hear their stories of resistance, resilience, and creativity as they use art, protest, and unity to defend our collective rights, including stories from:

🪧Thalia Cachimuel, Director of Philanthropic Networks, NDN Collective ()
🪧Manning Rollerson, Founder and Director, Freeport Haven Project for Environmental Justice (.manning)
🪧Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Environmental Health ()

🎤Hosted by Executive Director, Michael McKenzie ()

This Story Salon will be featured in the next season of the on Environmental Justice and Democracy!

Register at the link in bio.

11/09/2024

“In the face of racist algorithms and technocratic institutions, investing in multiple media projects is critical.” Loam () co-editors Kailea Frederick and Kate Weiner connected with Co-Founder Shilpi Chhotray () to delve deeper into multicultural media and narrative multiplicity.

🌿 Read the full conversation at the link in bio. Loam is the publishing branch of the Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education (). Loam tells stories at the confluence of environmental, social and personal systems change.

10/09/2024

Redlining. Eminent domain. Environmental injustice.

🔎 Read the full story by Leanna First-Arai (), “WE GLOW IN THE DARK” at www.themargin.us ⬅️ (Link in bio.) is an independent project at .

Photos by Ariel Cobbert ()

28/08/2024

🌊🌊🌊The theme of this year’s Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) () Policy Summit was ‘Black Healing, Justice, Convergence and Resurgence.’ ‘Convergence’ speaks to the bodies of water in the Ohio River Valley, where the coalition is based.

Photo of Bishop Marcia Dinkins by Jon Cherry ().

26/08/2024

How are you commemorating ? ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

📸Photo 2: (1972) Two unidentified women sit on a bench after collecting bags from the People’s Free Food Program, a community service program run by the Black Panther Party that focused on providing free breakfast for children before school.

📸Photo 3: (1971) George Jackson’s casket, draped in a blue flag with a Black Panther emblem, is carried from St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church by six pallbearers in black berets, black suits and white gloves.

📸Photo 4: (1969) Children enjoy breakfast as part of the Black Panthers’ Free Breakfast for School Children program.

📸Photo 5: Children in a classroom with their teacher, Evon Carter, widow of Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter, at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, the Black Panther Party school.

25/08/2024

We are saddened to report that, since this story was published, Ms. Doris Bradshaw has passed away. Two generations of Depot residents have died amid a fight for transparency and a cleaner, safer neighborhood, without seeing many improvements in their lifetimes. In spite of their service to the country, veterans like Ms. Doris’ grandfather have faced the ripple effects of military activity, from PTSD to “Depot Cancer” diagnoses.

🔎 Read the full story by Leanna First-Arai (), “WE GLOW IN THE DARK” at www.themargin.us ⬅️ (Link in bio.) is an independent project at .

Story by Leanna First-Arai ()
Photos by Ariel Cobbert ()

20/08/2024

In 2020, National Park Service () aquatic ecologist, Ashley “Ash” Rawhouser, conducted an analysis confirming the oral traditions and findings of the Upper Skagit Tribe, concluding no such barriers to anadromous fish migration existed in the Skagit River until SCL dammed the river and dewatered the bypass reach.

In his latest piece for The Margin (), Rico Moore () reports on how contemporary science merges with oral history to debunk widely accepted falsehoods.

🔎 READ THE FULL STORY: “A RIVER OF DECEPTION” 🔍 www.themargin.us ⬅️ (Link in bio.)

is an independent project at . This issue is co-published with The Nation Magazine ().

Photos by Chona Kasinger .

15/08/2024

Tribal Nations, ones federally recognized and not, often partner up with universities and other institutions to build their digital archives. But Maria Montenegro, Assistant Professor of Indigenous and Native American Studies at the University of California, Irvine, points out that since academia and other cultural institutions have spent decades extracting knowledge, data, artifacts, and even stealing ancestral remains, these relationships can be problematic.

Chief Valentin Lopez, Chief of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, explains that while some of the Tribes’ sacred sites are being threatened by coastal erosion, they decided to keep those locations confidential, after suffering massive looting both at the hands of private citizens and researchers.

This is why for many Tribal citizens, being in control of their own archival and digitization efforts is key.

🔎 READ THE FULL STORY: “ERODING INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY” 🔍 www.themargin.us ⬅️ (Link in bio.)

The Margin ( is an independent project at . This issue is co-published with The Nation Magazine ().

✍️ Story by Ottavia Spaggiari ().
📸 Photos by Chona Kasinger ().

13/08/2024

The cobalt mining crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized by severe human rights abuses, environmental degradation, and forced evictions. Multinational companies involved in these projects are reportedly disregarding legal safeguards and international human rights standards.

❇️ Read the full story by Michael McKenzie in the first issue of at counterstream.org/peaceandriot ❇️

12/08/2024

🚨 A recent investigation conducted by Texas Campaign for the Environment () found that received around $1.1billion in ‘tax breaks’ from local taxing entities in order to bring 188 jobs to the region. The report calculates that these tax agreements, between Freeport LNG and four taxing entities, cost the citizens of Brazoria County $5.9 million per job.

Organizers spoke about the investigation’s findings and more during our recent through , TX.

📸 Photo 1: Dominic Chacon of Texas Campaign for the Environment () explains the critical connection between tax credits and toxic industries in .

📸 Photo 2: Dr. Thelma Scott, founder of Safe Diversity Communities (), reflects on her fight against cancer and the impacts of toxic industries on her family living near Petrochem in Brazoria County.

📸 Photo 3: Daniella Flanagan of Liberty Road CRC in 5th Ward, Houston, TX () recounts how the railroad connects toxic industries in Brazoria and Harris County and how the was a catalyst for power-building between citizens in Brazoria and Harris Counties.

📸 Photo 4: Solidarity Riders and members of Missionary Baptist Church pledge to by submitting comment cards to have the US Maritime Administration stop Gulf Link. The Gulf Link project is proposed by Sentinel Midstream. Comments to stop Gulf Link can be submitted to bit.ly/fedregGL.

Photos by Michael McKenzie.

08/08/2024

In Jackson, Mississippi, communities on the frontlines of the infrastructure crisis mobilized to reject a state takeover of their city’s water system.

Mother and community organizer Lorena Quiroz is the Founder/Director of the Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity ().

She formed the organization to amplify the voices of marginalized, multi-racial, and immigrant communities through active participation in civic engagement.

❇️ Read the full conversation in the first issue of at counterstream.org/peaceandriot ❇️

06/08/2024

🚌🗺 Photo 1: On August 3, 2024, traversed Angleton, Texas, to highlight, amplify, and catalyze Environmental Justice voices, solutions, and strategies to address fossil fuel extraction and toxic industries in Angleton, Texas and Brazoria County. This Solidarity Ride was a continuation from Louisville, Kentucky, in partnership with the Black Appalachia Coalition ().

🤜🏿🤛🏽Photo 2: The Solidarity Ride hosted the Texas Campaign for the Environment (), Freeport Haven Project, Safe Diversity Communities (), First Missionary Baptist Church, Liberty Road CRC (), and other Environmental Justice advocates and voices.

🖍👩🏾‍🏫📚The Solidarity Ride also contributed to First Missionary Baptist Church’s back-to-school drive and provided some mutual aid to the Freeport Haven Project as many citizens are still recovering from .

⛽️🏭 Photo 3: Manny Rollerson, founder of the Freeport Haven Project, gave insight into the negative environmental impacts caused by Chevron Phillips, Petrologistics PDH, Dow Chemical, Freeport LNG, and the abandoned oil wells in the Freeport community.

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📸 Michael McKenzie, Counterstream Executive Director

06/08/2024

This sort of land grabbing continues today in the form of eminent domain, preemption, condemnation, and industry land purchases spurred by deed of title confusion. These policies have allowed companies to run pipelines through predominantly Black and Indigenous communities. They have also allowed cities to build highways in the middle of Black neighborhoods and CAFOs to set up shop on or right next to Black- and Indigenous-owned homes.

Previous physical violence has now been replaced by methods to cause indirect harm (i.e. industries setting up next door to communities of color, polluting the area, and making it difficult to live comfortably or autonomously).

But places like Piney Woods in North Carolina serve as the counterfactual to modern Black land ownership in this country; it exemplifies what Black wealth and connection to land could have been in the United States had Black landowners been allowed to thrive.

Subscribe and follow for more. The Margin is an independent project at . Read the story here: https://themargin.us/features/rebuilding-the-homestead

01/08/2024

This Saturday, August 3, 2024, will visit Angleton, Texas to highlight, amplify, and catalyze voices, solutions, and strategies in the Gulf South. In particular, concerned citizens in Brazoria are raising a petition against Freeport LNG and Gulf Link.

❇️ There are 🔟 seats available for folks in the Harris County or Brazoria County areas. Sign up at www.linktr.ee/solidarityride ❇️

Angleton, TX is a community located in the Gulf South, just outside of Houston. Located in Brazoria County, it is a community with a rich history and a strong and vibrant community spirit. But it is also an area where residents face extractive industries (like the petrochemical and oil and gas industries) that exacerbate the climate crisis and pollute their air, water, and environment in the process.

Frontline communities along the Gulf Coast are still recovering from , which resulted in widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages affecting nearly 3 million Texans. In the spirit of giving, (5) roof tarps will be provided for homes in need. Additionally, backpacks and school supplies will be given to youth in partnership with Safe Diversity Communities (), Texas Campaign for the Environment () and First Missionary Baptist Church.

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Pictured: Solidarity Ride | Louisville, Kentucky | Food Literacy Project

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🏭 #Rubbertown, an industrial corridor located in Louisville, Kentucky, is also a center of environmental injustice. Responsible for 42% of Jefferson County’s industrial air emissions, Rubbertown puts predominantly African American communities in Louisville at risk — leading to higher rates of asthma, cancer, and more. 🌫️🚨 But there is hope: @counterstream_media’s #SolidarityRides and local groups like @Blac_appalachia, @foodlitproj_lou, @bearfruitgrowllc are uniting to raise awareness and fight for change 🌟💪 #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanAir #CommunityAction #FoodSovereignty #FoodDesert 📷: @jonpcherry and Michael McKenzie Pictured: LeTicia Marshall - Founder of BearFruit and Grow, Members of Food Literacy Project, Gwen Jones - Brazoria Climate Conversations, Bishop Marcia Dinkins - Black Appalachian Coalition, and Solidarity Riders.

📣 New season of the #PeopleoverPlastic #Podcast is coming this fall! 📣 We’re going to dive deep into principles (like freedom of expression and assembly) which are ESSENTIAL to achieving #environmentaljustice and a thriving #democracy. So this is the perfect time to revisit earlier episodes — like this one where @Counterstream_Media’s co-founders, Patrice Simms (VP of litigation at @earthjustice) and host Shilpi Chhotray (@shilpichhotray), sit down to discuss freedom of expression and assembly. 🎧 Check out the full episode 🎙️If You Aren’t at the Table, You’re on the Menu ➡️ On Season 1, Episode 2 of the People over Plastic Podcast. Link in bio. Video from: @txenvironment and @estok_gna_somisek

Counterstream’s #SolidarityRides are amplifying the voices of frontline communities like those in Brazoria County, where the fight against toxic pollution is fierce. 🚗💪 People in Brazoria Country live in close proximity to Chevron Phillips’ Ethylene Cracker Plant, which emits hazardous air pollutants linked to serious health risks. Ethylene cracker plants convert ethane into ethylene for plastic production. 📷 Photos of Solidarity Riders by Michael McKenzie (@resilient_narrative) #HealthyCommunities #StandWithBrazoria

🚨 Environmental Justice advocates in Angleton and Brazoria County are raising the alarm about the severe health impacts from nearby petrochemical giants Chevron Phillips and Petrologistics PDH. 🌬️💔 Chevron Phillips’ Ethylene Cracker Plant and Petrologistics’ PDH Plant are seriously affecting local air and water quality, leading to respiratory issues, heart problems, and more. 📲 Follow @counterstream_media for in-depth coverage on the impacts of these industries. #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJournalism

🏭 #Rubbertown, an industrial corridor located in Louisville, Kentucky, is also a center of environmental injustice. Responsible for 42% of Jefferson County’s industrial air emissions, this area puts predominantly African American communities in West Louisville at risk — leading to higher rates of asthma, cancer, and more. 🌫️🚨 But there’s hope: @counterstream_media’s #SolidarityRides and local groups like Blac_appalachia, @foodlitproj_lou, @bearfruitgrowllc are uniting to raise awareness and fight for change. Together, we’re pushing for cleaner air and a healthier future for Rubbertown residents. 🌟💪 #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanAir #CommunityAction #FoodSovereignty #FoodDesert 📷: @jonpcherry and Michael McKenzie Pictured: LeTicia Marshall - Founder of BearFruit and Grow, Members of Food Literacy Project, Gwen Jones - Brazoria Climate Conversations, Bishop Marcia Dinkins - Black Appalachian Coalition, and Solidarity Riders.

📺 ICYMI: Watch our IG Live about #EnvironmentalJustice storytelling. Hosted by Shilpi Chhotray (@counterstream_media) in conversation with Bryce Cracknell (@themargin_us) and Ludwig Hurtado (@nationmag). Ways to get involved: 1. ✨ Follow @counterstream_media and @themargin_us 2. 📚 Read the new issue: www.themargin.us 3. 🫶 Share this IG live with your community #TheMargin is an independent project at #CounterstreamMedia and is co-published with #TheNation.

🏡 Black-majority neighborhoods have lost $681 million in equity to corporations buying Atlantan homes. Corporations are buying and turning “starter homes” into rental properties creating a shortage of homes people would have purchased as first-time home owners. In doing so, corporate acquisitions drive up costs for existing ones. 🏦 Just three companies — Invitation Homes, Pretium Partners and Amherst Holdings — control 19,000 homes in metro Atlanta. Critics argue this worsens racial disparities and lowers Black homeownership rates. 📈 Bills like the ‘Stop Wall Street Landlords Act’ aim to help, but grassroots organizations call for stronger laws to protect communities. Please follow Counterstream @counterstream_media #AtlantaHomes #EndHedgeFundControl #housingisahumanright #EnvironmentalJustice #affordablehousing #counterstream

🚨 Big news from the Supreme Court! 🚨 Chevron deference was overturned, a crucial principle that allowed experts at federal agencies like the EPA to protect our environment effectively. Now, judges—not experts—will interpret ambiguous laws, potentially impacting how agencies function and our communities’ health. Stay informed, stay engaged! 🌍 #SupremeCourt #ChevronDeference #ProtectOurEnvironment #Counterstream #EnvironmentalJustice #Share

😡 “If the military is supposed to protect us, why is it actively harming us?” 🪖In Oʻahu, giant World War II era fuel tanks operated by the U.S. Navy have been LEAKING JET FUEL into the drinking water for decades. ✈️🚰 ⛽️ At least 180,000 gallons of fuel have leaked at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. And in 2021, a major spill contaminated the water, making many residents who rely on a nearby well for water sick. Tap in to learn more from Youth Climate Advocate Dyson Chee (@dice_on_cheese). This is an ongoing fight for Oʻahu residents and organizations like @thehycc and @oahuwaterprotectors. #shutdownredhill #waterislife #olaikawai #resistmilitarism #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanWaterNow #share #counterstream

#EnvironmentalJustice activists are in New York bringing the #summerofheat to Wall Street! They are joyfully, relentlessly, and nonviolently demanding the end of fossil fuel financing. The Summer of Heat actions are organized by Vessel Project of Louisiana, Texas Campaign for the Environment. Tap in to learn how you can join the good fight and contribute to a Summer of Heat 💪🌍 🎥Video footage shot by Michael McKenzie, Executive Director of @counterstream_media Subscribe to Counterstream Media at www.counterstream.org/subscribe #endfossilfuels #ClimateAction #climatejustice #share #Counterstream

Juneteenth is a day of Black Joy ✊🏾 and remembrance 🕊️. Tap in to learn about the liberatory history behind June 19th, 1865. And tell us how you’re celebrating Black progress and recommitting to all forms of justice in the comments below! #Juneteenth #BlackJoy #Liberation #BlackHistory #JusticeForAll #FreedomDay #share #CounterStream

🌊⚠️ Breon Robinson, Coastal Organizer for Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas with Healthy Gulf, sat down with PoP to discuss the truth about the petrochemical industry. And truth is industry is all around us, shaping our communities and livelihoods. Many families have deep roots in this industry, with generations finding stability and success within it. But as we chase comfort and prosperity, are we truly aware of the environmental cost? 🚗💨It’s time to break the cycle and demand accountability. Our future depends on it. 💡🌱 #EnvironmentalJustice#EndFossilFuels

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