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Of The Earth: Reimagining Nature as Community | Grand Canyon ABCS

Of The Earth: Reimagining Nature as Community | Grand Canyon ABCS

When humankind first began to traverse the planet, people and the natural environment were inseparable, symbiotic. This “spiritual interdependence”, as articulated in the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit’s Principles of Environmental Justice, was simply the natural state of things.

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Defining American | Atlanta ABCS

Defining American | Atlanta ABCS

During the Atlanta ABCS, we partnered with three community organizations—Freedom University, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and El Refugio—each working with diverse immigrant populations. We spent the week deconstructing the meaning of “American,” while working to develop our understanding of a nation historically built and sustained by immigrants (both stolen and willing).

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