*Trigger warning: domestic violence & abuse. I haven't written for months -- I lost my voice. It wasn't a physical loss of speech, but a systemic disease of greater violence and fear, that is the chronic mistreatment of women worldwide. Over the course of months that felt too long to count, I have learned why … Continue reading A Window into Her World
7 months of isolation and sanctitude from a terrifying virus - and the society that created it. As we race eagerly back towards "normal" with the hunger for a previous world ignited in our eyes, a simpler yet fulfilling, different but deeply satisfying way of life over previous months makes me wonder why we don’t instead propel ourselves forward.
I’ve taken some space from writing lately to read, learn, listen, and reflect on how to be a truly intersectional environmentalist. So much of what I capture and write focuses on the beauty I see in our world’s oceans and outdoors — a massive privilege, in a world racialized and divided for power and profit. … Continue reading Intersectional Environmentalism: Black Lives Matter & Building a Better World
Floating beneath the mountains, drifting in the dream state — it fills the soul with a warmth I can’t describe. It’s as if our mad ascent to development and “progress” has pioneered us out of life’s greatest gift of all: being connected to the world we live in. I want to take this opportunity to … Continue reading Drifting in the Dream State
This Earth Day, I am lucky to enjoy one of the most thriving, preserved places on Planet Earth, and the health, joy, & ease of life that comes with it — but for billions of global citizens, this is not the case.
The richest stories erupt from invisible places. A tale about society & our development - told through a narrative photostory of one of California's most unseen spaces.
Environmentalism, explained, in the world's longest nutshell. A series of chapters on social justice, equity, the environment, & how it all connects.
Latin America: a land plundered for centuries. An examination of oil extraction, colonialism, & the "discovery of the new world."
When it comes to addressing today's violent threats, we're given a choice: clean energy and the environment, or national defense - but do we have to choose?
A comprehensive study completed by the Puerto Rico Climate Change Council in 2013 foreshadowed today's crisis with daunting accuracy ~ so how & why did we end up where we are today?
A discussion on the slow violence of climate change and environmental injustice, through the lens of Puerto Rico.
Jules of the Sea 