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If you’re looking for informative posts
displayed in eye-catching styles, check out
@futureearth, which cites all its sources and
will keep you updated via a variety of
different post styles. Their periodic Climate
Dear EarthTalk: What are the best Talks feature informative videos with
Instagram feeds to follow lately if I’m into activists, educators, scientists and green
environmental activism and fighting climate business pioneers.
change? Meanwhile, activist Isaias Hernandez
populates his @queerbrownvegan account
— Bill S., New Orleans, LA with aesthetically-pleasing posts on
environmental justice, veganism and zero-
waste. One recent post defined the term
It’s amazing how dominant Instagram has
become in the world of social media. Eco- “conscious consumerism” while another
advocates would be remiss not to make use addressed why climate activists tend to
of it to raise awareness and spur action on burn out so young. Instagram Pics
behalf of the planet. Given Instagram’s Another timely account to follow is
limited functionality, activists and groups @sunrisemvmt, the Instagram outlet for the
have to be creative to make the most of the Sunrise Movement. Organizers have used intersectionalenvironmentalist; Future EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy
photo-dominant platform to stand out from Instagram to spread their message to Earth, instagram.com/futureearth/; Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3
the crowd. Here are a few of our favorite millions of young people who have in turn Isaias Hernandez’ Queer Brown Vegan, nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://
sustainability-oriented accounts: showed up at rallies, marches, sit-ins, instagram.com/queerbrownvegan/;
Indigenous Climate Action uses its Congressional visits and other direct-action Sunrise Movement instagram.com/ emagazine.com. To donate, visit https://
@indigenousclimateaction account to events designed to lever those in power to sunrisemvmt/; Climemechange, earthtalk.org. Send questions to:
motivate and empower both youth and make smart decisions with climate change, instagram.com/Climemechange/. question@earthtalk.org.
adults on climate activism by reminding green jobs, sustainability and equity in
them of the human connections to land, mind. Looking for a SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY?
water, community, culture and the sense of Finally, @climemechange uses humor to
responsibility towards future generations lighten the mood within the climate
exemplified in Indigenous communities. movement. After all, laughter has been CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING FULLERTON
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Instagram. Following this account is a good way to December 2020
Another enlightening account is fight the eco-depression and climate
@intersectionalenvironmentalist, which anxiety we all suffer from, even if just a
spreads awareness about how and why little.
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communities and planet health are Instagram is to share these accounts’ posts
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environmental justice, art, and community- awareness about the issues made possible
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also platform inspirational speakers on instagram.com/indigenousclimateaction/;
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