I have three stories for @TeenVogue's #WaterWeek that published today! They all touch on #EnvironmentalRacism/#EnvironmentalJustice.
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I also wrote about the way that lack of clean water disproportionately affects migrant pregnant women in Texas:http://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-water-affects-people-attempting-to-cross-the-mexico-us-border …
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If you're pregnant, desperate, and trying to flee violence exposure to contaminated water only adds to your burden. It can mean death.
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Sera Bonds at
@COHIntl compared crossing the border to Hunger Games: “You’re going to die or almost die trying to get here.” Heartbreaking.pic.twitter.com/0pHL5R1XHQ
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And finally, I wrote about the way that water poses unique reproductive challenges for Native American:http://www.teenvogue.com/story/water-standing-rock-womens-reproductive-rights …
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I spoke with
@coyahope and Corrine Sanchez about Standing Rock and Los Alamos National Laboratory: sacrifice zones. Guess who's sacrificed? -
You know how I write a lot about tribal sovereignty? It means nothing if native peoples can't practice sovereignty over their own bodies.
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I'm honored that I was asked to write three stories linking water, reproductive justice, and environmental racism for Teen Vogue.
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