Today marks 1 year since Hurricane María.
A year later, Puerto Rico is still in shambles.
Some things to advocate today:
1. PR is still a colony of the United States. The island deserves real self-determination. We must say that to fix it.
/1 nytimes.com/2018/09/19/len…
A year later, Puerto Rico is still in shambles.
Some things to advocate today:
1. PR is still a colony of the United States. The island deserves real self-determination. We must say that to fix it.
/1 nytimes.com/2018/09/19/len…
2. Climate change is an economic, environmental, and social justice issue.
From Hurricanes Katrina to María, communities that are already hard-pressed from historic inequities are often the most neglected in natural disasters.
From Hurricanes Katrina to María, communities that are already hard-pressed from historic inequities are often the most neglected in natural disasters.
3. To respond to devastating natural disasters, we should INVEST in rebuilding impacted communities with sustainable infrastructure (energy & otherwise).
Rebuilding should be treated as a moment to update & modernize.
Rebuilding things exactly as they were sets up for a repeat.
Rebuilding should be treated as a moment to update & modernize.
Rebuilding things exactly as they were sets up for a repeat.
