Happy 50th, #EarthDay! We’re celebrating the women who have been mothering earth. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …pic.twitter.com/9nEUqTe7gZ
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The first people to show interest in
#EarthDay were young, college-educated mothers. They “were deeply affected by environmental threats to their children,”@DenisHayes, the original organizer of Earth Day, told@TIME.#19threadshttps://time.com/5570269/earth-day-origins/ …Show this thread
In the 1970s, the Chipko movement, a women-led effort to stop deforestation, kept loggers in India from cutting trees by clinging to them — the first modern “tree huggers.” #19threads via @ozyhttps://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/how-the-tree-hugging-movement-got-started-in-a-small-indian-village/93156/ …
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The Green Belt Movement, founded by political activist Wangari Maathai in 1977, trained rural Kenyan women in forestry. Maathai went on to become the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …
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Now, the work of these women has become more important than ever. Studies show that women are disproportionately affected by climate change. According to the UN, 80 percent of people displaced by climate change are women. https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …
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This
#EarthDay, many of us are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible. But here's how you can celebrate these pioneers — and, of course, Mother Earth — without leaving home: https://mailchi.mp/19thnews/earth-day-2020-women-leaders …pic.twitter.com/n5lMGvXEc5Show this thread -
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#EarthDay, everyone! And remember to subscribe to our newsletter.https://www.19thnews.org/subscribeShow this thread
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