With our democracy at risk, we need to learn as much as possible about democracy.

🌎 Happy Earth Day
Community Potluck
Presentation: The History and Significance of Earth Day
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Mutual Aid and Environmental Justice - Turning Green What is Mutual Aid? Mutual aid is ordinary people meeting each other’s needs, with a shared understanding that our current systems are not meeting our needs. It is an exchange of goods and services th...

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Screenshot of a tweet by Leading Report (@LeadingReport) briefly noting that the BBC is alleging the Trump administration may be engaging in insider trading. No image or video is embedded.

Ya think?

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Health care is a human right.

Never normalize this.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's special election on redistricting Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

✨Virginia: You know what to do 🙌
apnews.com/article/virg...

Poorer countries will be impacted first. Of course.
Birol (International Energy) told the AP "The first countries to be hit “will be mainly the developing countries—poorer countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America” will feel the impact first “but no country is immune to this crisis”. (Forbes).

Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs Claims system launches months after supreme court ruled Trump had no legal authority to impose tariffs

So you and I and everyone else are in effect now refunding American corporations for import tariffs, although we paid for most of them in the form of higher prices — which they won’t now lower because they have monopoly power to keep prices high.

The Art of the Deal.

Marilla's Mindful Supplies | Low Waste and Zero Waste Products Marilla's Mindful Supplies provides everyday products that empower people to lead sustainable, low waste, plastic free and eco friendly lives. Whether you've just started your journey towards a zero w...

"Marilla's Mindful Supplies, a low waste refill store located in the Finger Lakes region of New York-- planet friendly ethical products shouldn't be hard to get."
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#MindfulConsumer
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SewGreen Rochester

🌎 The center-most mission of SewGreen is to enhance our community by providing learning opportunities, fostering creativity, & encouraging sustainability. We divert donated fiber art materials from landfills & offer affordable volunteer-led fiber arts classes.
#EarthDay

www.sewgreenrochester.org

Rochester Greenovation

🌎Our mission: Help people in Rochester reuse things & keep them out of the landfill.
As consumers, we have options and choices. Choose Greenovation, a second-hand store where you can donate what you have & buy pre-loved things at reasonable prices.
#EarthDay
#Rochester
rocgreenovation.org

Consumerism and the Environment: Is Shopping Sustainable? - Environment Co What is the connection between consumerism and the environment? Is it possible for shopping to be sustainable? This article explains.

"The connection between consumerism & environment essentially comes down to a few key areas: emissions, pollution and material waste-all three of these negative side effects of consumerism have effects of their own. "
environment.co/consumerism-...

National Day of Action, April 25, 1-3
No ICE Warehouses!
Community Not Cages!
Mutual Aid is solidarity, not charity: please support Compassion & Action's Diaper Drive-sizes 4, 5, & 6 especially needed.
#MutualAid

Monroe County Safety Marshals help ensure that our peaceful protests remain spaces of courage, care, and collective power.
Interested in marshal training? mcmarshals.org

May Day is next week and there are many ways you can join the massive day of economic disruption, from refusing to shop, to walking out of work, to attending a demonstration: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...

Celebrate Earth Day with IndiWMC-April22nd.
Potluck
Earth Day Presentation
Plants!
Indiwmc.com

Forest Service plans to carry out major reorganization with or without approval from Congress | Federal News Network The Forest Service's chief says the agency isn't looking to cut its workforce. Thousands of employees left last year by taking voluntary separation incentives.

"The Forest Service is defending its plan to relocate its headquarters to Utah and shutter most of its research facilities, as part of a major agency reorganization, and intends to proceed with these plans with or without approval from Congress."
federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganizati...
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Earth Hub | Earth Day The Earth Hub is your ultimate multimedia destination for all things Earth Day! Explore a wealth of resources, from news and stories, to toolkits, fact sheets, quizzes, and more.

"Our Power. Our Planet."
www.earthday.org/earth-hub/
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#Climate
#Environment

The US Defense Department Is Still Preparing for Climate Change The military might not be talking about climate anymore, but it’s still working to be ready for it.

#ResistanceEarth

Trump and Hegseth may deny climate change, but the U.S. military doesn't. The Defense Department is taking steps to make sites like Tyndall Air Force Base more resilient. Tyndall suffered almost $5 billion in damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Bid to Block Hawaii Climate Lawsuit - Inside Climate News It was the second defeat for the Trump administration’s unusual litigation to stop states from acting on climate change.

Hawaii can proceed with its lawsuit against Big Oil companies seeking damages for climate change. A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration effort to stop the litigation, one of seven Justice Department cases against state climate action.

"Better cities are climate action."
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#Environment
#Climate

The “pillars” graphic showing that the authoritarian regime is propped up by the following pillars: Business, labor, faith, education, civil service, and military/police.

Groups of everyday people with a common interest, experience, or background are organizing to turn the societal pillars upholding Trump’s power into opponents of the regime: indivisible.org/campaign/cou...

Migration is a most natural phenomenon
Protect migration corridors for every living thing
#EarthDay
#Environment

"Disinformation campaigns are life-threatening and pose a grave danger to both public health and the global climate. "
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"...the forces he’s unleashed are so deeply repulsive to the consciences of most Americans and much of the rest of humanity."

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

Led by a president who refers to climate change as a “hoax,” the administration is saying that the vast majority of scientists around the world are wrong & that a hotter planet is not the menace that decades of research shows it to be.
Hoax=Projection
#EarthDay

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

"It’s an especially flawed assertion given that these vehicles are the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. & cause enormous economic & health harm given the clear evidence that reducing this pollution will deliver substantial benefits to American families."
www.edf.org/media/health...

Happy Earth Month
Intentional, native species plant choices bring beauty, soothe the soul, and support the environment.