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1 | Resource | Link | Notes | City/Region |
2 | FOOD | |||
3 | Free meals for Boston youth and adults | https://www.boston.gov/departments/food-access/map-covid19-food-resources | Use the map to find the closest food site | Boston |
4 | Summer Eats free meal program | https://meals4kids.org/find-summer-meal-site | Use the map to find the closest food site | All MA |
5 | Food security resources for Framingham residents | https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/cms/lib/MA01907569/Centricity/Domain/72/Food%20Security%20Resources%20Information3.30.20.pdf | All Framingham/MetroWest residents | Framingham and greater MetroWest |
6 | Food For Free | https://foodforfree.org/ | Free food for MA residents | All MA residents |
7 | Project Bread's FoodSource Hotline | http://www.projectbread.org/get-help/ | Call 1-800-645-8333 | All MA residents |
8 | Project Bread's mealsite information | http://www.projectbread.org/news-and-events/news/covid-19-hunger-food.html | Meals for MA residents and students while school is closeed | All MA residents and students |
9 | To apply for SNAP Benefits | https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipient/eligibility?fbclid=IwAR1qmaWqa-niK6FGt77aIasRWFVKb0Lyn023n1ohnlyC8fkGO7fUaNUgs8E | You should be able to receive compensation for the time being until the Senate passes the legislation passed in the house that will provide additional assistance. | All MA |
10 | EDUCATION/STAYING ENTERTAINED | |||
11 | Free Internet | https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/coronavirus/comcast-offering-internet-essentials-package-free-for-60-months-during-coronavirus-outbreak | This is for qualifying low-income familes | All |
12 | Free education resources for kids during school closures | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NUKLZN7hGSu1Hzm70kfzBKs-lsSELaEMggS60Bi2O2I/htmlview?usp=embed_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2Q_GcD524HxZM6ZMtoV0l5sqACB9oRyP9js1a4NH2MdlQ7yQIRGckV4BQ&sle=true&pru=AAABcPgMjBc*axfb7tzsXGYDpQ2ZaF_x9g | Fees waived during school closures | All |
13 | Daily science/cooking experiement to do at home | http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/?fbclid=IwAR1qbUx_j2tv0owIreJwWsr2frEO4NlMbWEmt_ypdPuO_KY055Nq0ueWLiA | Engage in fun experiments with household items! | All |
14 | Learning At Home | https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html | Create a free profile to access books and cirriculum for all grades! | All |
15 | Children's books read aloud by famous authors | https://www.storylineonline.net/?fbclid=IwAR3CSZjQWG9FKwPPNoV1y5MS5NSckxfFsnzLzFMSBc1GfhYzL1w6IMvkqMs | Listen to your favorite authors read your favorite books! | All |
16 | Free daily kids concerts | https://www.facebook.com/mattheatonmusic/ | 10 a.m. ET; visit Matt Heaton's Facebook page and scroll down until you see a live video | All |
17 | Free outdoor activity guides | https://pbskids.org/plumlanding/about/sitemap.html | We LOVE Plum Landing's activities! Download the app for even more activities | All |
18 | Free virtual museum tours | https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?fbclid=IwAR0KAqp4Rnk9og_UsZf2Wd0FX2O3-TdPvzs9F7OovDMxzH5HsLowwKUwPKg | Explore local and international museums from your computer, phone, or tablet! | All |
19 | Free membership for kid podcasts, audio stories, music, audiobooks & more | https://pinna.fm/ | Activate your kids imagination with the only screen-free, ad-free audio streaming service for kids. | All |
20 | Khan Academy Homeschooling Guide | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wB8a2Hz5olGI7Rks0GB3BHHmEAZ9TYyUZelTRMhfFoM/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR2IQwZKmn-tbA3whNJo3QqoeRBhoXBiJiUIEM3FKSyAuK-yPH242EwpuaE | Use this schedule/guide to plan your days at home with your kids! | All |
21 | Indoor activities for kids | https://www.hellowonderful.co/post/easy-indoor-activities-for-kids/?fbclid=IwAR1Brt951gSydHufhvZGFGk5vNRtWX-yc7ws1t_XdFOMjq2yOzuyhUIug88 | All | |
22 | Virtual field trips | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic | Museums, zoos, planets, and more! | All |
23 | Preschool homeschooling guide | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YkMXDKAzs-Esnn3wsuXRyLHRgAyeg7xcMOS1ZNqc_qg/edit?fbclid=IwAR2Q97dYjlnHrp-wRuvKngvp3uXkhcOBagZTDunNsySJshMTbWhoWQG9Ybs | Complete with activity suggestions! | All |
24 | COVID-19 sample schedule for kids | https://www.facebook.com/NESCApc/photos/a.10152728574122536/10156740579012536/?type=3&theater | Use this schedule to start planning your day with your kids | All |
25 | Daily afternoon virtual adventure in Texas | https://www.facebook.com/disruptionchris/ | Social distancing approved virtual adventures with a family in Texas. Daily at 3 p.m. EST | All |
26 | Cincinatti Zoo Daily Safari | http://cincinnatizoo.org/home-safari-resources/ | Live daily safari on weekdays! Watch live on Facebook or on Youtube afterward. | All |
27 | PlayWorks easy movement exercises | https://www.playworks.org/new-england/2020/03/13/stuck-at-home-you-can-still-play/ | Do these together as family! | All |
28 | PlayWorks Play At Home Livestream | https://www.playworks.org/get-involved/play-at-home/?fbclid=IwAR1mWWcJqYsuD0PO7tydm5435vytPlCN05shsXOrnKjj0FL0Xv-UyQCFHRU | Playworks is coming to you live 3x a day, 5 days a week, with opportunities for kids to engage in fun and interactive PLAY! | All |
29 | Outdoor activities to do at home | https://www.facebook.com/outdoorsrx/ | Lots of simple, guided activities to do with your families in your own yard! | All |
30 | HOUSEHOLD NEEDS/GENERAL AID | |||
31 | Free Uhaul storage for college students | https://www.uhaul.com/Storage/ | 30 days free | Boston/MA |
32 | Resources for students | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JEwYeYeqhe0xCUSHZHV0ZKeUwxqVCQlcDq-pM-0a9YU/edit?fbclid=IwAR1KZc6jAx0CAWAV3xmvH-NJ7vtAsh6Ka-WctP4H9VrROBDzW6gP0nMk7bk | Specifically for college-aged students | All |
33 | Roslindale MutualAid | https://www.roslindalecares.com/ | Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need. This group is still building out infrastructure | Roslindale, MA |
34 | Jamaica Plain/Roxbury MutualAid | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sprOsMLFieTEU6fakfG5mqirp3AUUGKGz6JnDg29n78/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR3EZACnMmM3Jj9AU3jMXG8wyr6IyL5VsWIOlOkQtLE_XsDXFWGeopq2_Gg | Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need. This group is still building out infrastructure | Jamaica Plain/Roxbury |
35 | Waltham MutualAid | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczdtFM6ssSw9XlS30FYHgbmARbQPcazeOwQtUl-SRURL8yUA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR05gyv3Npi1rbh9zX57N6bNfHGN25dxdjd97Qx6aKrPD3LKlbDf3ZkdQGg | Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need. This group is still building out infrastructure | Waltham |
36 | Dorchester Community Care | http://bit.ly/DotCommunityCare | Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need. This group is still building out infrastructure | Dorchester |
37 | Brookline MutualAid | https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/18wyL-f2x2j-tFMCsbaxWW98PjY5bVUKfPluFibmX9u8/edit?fbclid%3DIwAR0J0IBsQQSaQjnlzJ65-zpBhGTrssUSsL9EY_Lq-Oozsj0LDRSuBhkpFdU&sa=D&ust=1585240699733000&usg=AFQjCNEUBm-6Vuu7M2FU8Ve-xiHyyn1v6A | Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need. This group is still building out infrastructure | Brookline |
38 | Other MA MutualAid sites | https://www.massjwj.net/news/2020/3/17/cover-19-mutual-aid-networks?fbclid=IwAR0183PWaVOYkvVzpq7wzolmWaBxVGQleahor2Zn5pTmd8ObU5GefUiydpk | Communities Across the Commonwealth are Springing into action to help our neighbors. Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we nee | MA |
39 | Boston + MA general aid (including resources for online teaching, collective care, housing rights, workers’ rights, and disability justice) | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-x6vOZKVsla5H363mtdgcyivvLmcx7-f2s6l-O_ba8A/mobilebasic | This link will also be continuously updated as the owner finds more resources! | Boston/MA |
40 | Massachusets Jobs with Justice general aid | https://www.massjwj.net/news/2020/3/13/covid-19-resources?fbclid=IwAR1eZZlZkF6guMeDmp5Wncczc_cIiNE3saHGetXPUTsF_ICweSRGjzZWqs8&link_id=10&can_id=0e28eb0f8a542725f5a730723d9fb6a9&source=email-surj-boston-actions-and-updates-100&email_referrer=email_749919&email_subject=surj-boston-actions-and-updates | General aid/resources | Boston/MA |
41 | Free paper goods and sanitizing products to low-income residents in Boston from the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center | https://www.universalhub.com/2020/group-distribute-free-toilet-paper-low-income?fbclid=IwAR28DeJdYYcN4lArkqLeohZxU79fBeCSt2mqp4vibQqE1idCNByB1Orpu3Y | All low-income residents of Boston | Boston/MA |
42 | Free car disenfecting from Auto Bright Car Care | https://twitter.com/DTFraminghamInc/status/1238833398053044225/photo/1 | 105 Hollis St, Framingham | Framingham |
43 | Financial support for Greater Boston area folks | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoIROjCAZrjNOxacVg0CBAfKSMpQ7wY2eVZsA9QmB8__zTlg/viewform | From Union Capital Boston (UCB) | Greater Boston |
44 | Fuel assistance | https://www.commteam.org/?fbclid=IwAR0k2W1Qz7n9E0KJjJRW_HTdD6dynvw-FOKbWjZvHgPL9q_WOym1gzymiCs | All | |
45 | To apply for unemployment benefits | https://www.mass.gov/applying-for-unemployment-benefits | You should be able to receive compensation for the time being until the Senate passes the legislation passed in the house that will provide additional assistance. | All MA |
46 | Legal Aid | https://www.masslegalhelp.org/?fbclid=IwAR351EVexvcArHBf74bI5gMM7QX505t6Y_FBjO9plT_H7a7XHt-ndDECsds | General legal rights for MA residents | All MA |
47 | UnitedWay Family Help Fund | https://unitedwaymassbay.org/get-involved/covid-19-family-fund/ | One time grants of up to $2000 will be made to help families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis meet their basic food, childcare or housing needs | All MA |
48 | Emergency support for healthcare workers | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGm_lxpr1a_HNb9lz36fEsFkjsvG02UqyGEgiwkuxpjriN0A/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0uv6UDlOjdcscmpaa85GYMhEpd13Ew9FKtBBHlQzDbOg88oYVHs8qnMoQ | This form is intended for all healthcare workers at Harvard affiliated hospitals who are experiencing greater work-related responsibilities due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and need to request support for support outside the hospital. Services including childcare, running errands (grocery/pharmacy runs), and others | Boston |
49 | Support for restaurant industry workers | https://www.thegreghillfoundation.org/donations/restaurantstrongfund/ | Restaurant Strong Fund offering $1000 grants for restaurant workers in Boston area. The application is simple and only requires supervisor contact information and most recent pay stub. | Boston |
50 | MetroWest YMCA providing free childcare to essential workers | https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2020/03/26/metrowest-ymca-providing-emergency-childcare-for-essential-workers-at-no-cost/?fbclid=IwAR3R-9gbsnAk7Ga9BOES0O7Rhroy9Gut6WLINN2NgD9RtEHM0cAQ2_lrn14 | The free program will take place in at the Framingham Branch located at 280-282 Old Connecticut Path and will serve children in the Early Learning Center as well as the Youth Development Zone serving children from 15 months – 5th grade from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays with breakfast, lunch and snack being served by the Y daily. | MetroWest |
51 | Small business grants | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkyu97TxtQMhpPHAb3pJLShGVIW-cS3hH2Ivq02x7sxbvjzA/viewform | The Boston Main Streets Foundation (BMSF) has established a $100,000 COVID-19 Response Fund for small businesses in need. Applications due between April 1-April 10 | Boston |
52 | HEALTH/EMPLOYEE BENEFITS | |||
53 | To apply for MassHealth | https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-masshealth-the-health-safety-net-or-the-childrens-medical-security-plan | If you're in need of healthcare, MassHealth has relaxed its eligibility requirements for now | All MA |
54 | Paid Sick Leave Resource | https://domesticemployers.org/fair-care-and-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0G_JmeyWrnX_jAD7DV1LKqcsjxmUibBhyt_8l2U-wGd-qko_F_HpATSGE | How to be a fair employer during this pandemic | All |
55 | COVID-19 Multi-language fact sheet | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-printable-fact-sheets?fbclid=IwAR1im-8eQYKiHaYMz0fxd3-dmT3wZzwaaxhxUHH1pPLVrkXTPw37_uMdGdU | Information in many languages! | All |
56 | If you are having trouble accessing sick time | https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-attorney-general-maura-healey | MA Attorney General | All |
57 | Crisis Text Line | https://www.crisistextline.org/ | Isolation is hard! | All |
58 | Domestic Violence Helpline | https://www.thehotline.org/ | Available 24/7. Call 1-800-799-7233, OR if you're unable to speak safely, text LOVEIS to 22522 | |
59 | Domestic violence help resources | https://nnedv.org/latest_update/resources-response-coronavirus-covid-19/ | Advocates are here for you, especially during this time that might be extra hard for some folks. | All |
60 | Online AA meetings | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a71ccw7ihaWelksKwOp4AzAkYlVqSoKiN6Gsm38bKMU/preview?fbclid=IwAR0WIkmoWUhzmVBE-PkplWsjthlpIIemEWSqXJXeYtNhNqIjxlyqPCKO7Tc | You are not alone! | All |
61 | Free guided meditations to help cope with anxiety | https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide?fbclid=IwAR2Wz11QC53Ru8RFuWlpo5W83OnFWtnfVKCttykrCLl4Vh3FIchqYdwYjes | Self compassion and relaxation are so important! | All |
62 | Yoga/HIIT/Barre workouts for free | https://www.downdogapp.com/?fbclid=IwAR3s7UrJW7sTpi-f5f4pKKGqJFE5Mm0ISHGAUARmLCCM4n3SqGaFW99uQPk | Movement is so important. All classes free until April 1st | All |
63 | CVS offering free delivery on most prescriptions | https://www.cvs.com/content/delivery | You can add non-Rx items to your order! | All |
64 | Movement and mindfulness for kids | https://www.gonoodle.com/ | Everyone needs to move! | All |
65 | New York Times 9 Minute Workout (no equipment required) | https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/strength-training-plyometrics | Use this to keep moving! | All |
66 | HOW CAN I HELP OTHERS? | |||
67 | Meals relief volunteer | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO3qiSQHkCR2UPYlwZZEelTQzQA5eqEF_VpMTiFT1tyiKPgQ/viewform?link_id=1&can_id=0e28eb0f8a542725f5a730723d9fb6a9&source=email-surj-boston-actions-and-updates-100&email_referrer=email_749919&email_subject=surj-boston-actions-and-updates | Violence in Boston Inc and Food for the Soul Grove Hall are providing lunch and dinner for Boston Public Schools students. They are also accepting donations of funds and needed items. For more information, call 617-652-0151. | Greater Boston |
68 | MutualAid Jamaica Plain/Roxbury | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfz7vliHie2XZN_mKAvViD3kP4eGaN0UKS1eFMQ9lcyuXh9vA/viewform | By filling out this form, you are adding yourself and any supports/offerings that you can make to our neighbors. People will be able to see your name, email address, and what you can offer, and are invited to reach out to you directly for support. | Roxbury/JP |
69 | Donate to Union Capital Boston (UCB) to support economic growth in small communities | https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/supporting-bostonians-in-need-during-covid-19/jasonharburger | UCB manages a rewards program for community engagement that over the past five years has awarded over $650,000 to Boston residents for their volunteer efforts. Today, we are seeking your help in a one-time direct gift campaign to send Visa gift cards to those who need it urgently in the Greater Boston area. 100% of your donation will go immediately to families in need. | Boston |
70 | Blood donations are DESPERATELY needed! | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WWtlvHTERrj_BbayLqsbI4FV26IWd7XWqjy5TtymDd4/edit | There's a huge blood shortage. Please donate blood if you can! | All |
71 | Donate to MutualAid for MA Prisoners | https://www.gofundme.com/f/mutual-aid-for-ma-prisoners-during-covid19?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 | We're all being told to wash our hands, stay home if we're sick, and make sure to socially distance, all in interest of communal health and well-being. But what if we were prevented from taking any of these basic steps to keep ourselves and others healthy? What if we were unable to access something even as simple as soap? Help us get soap and other items to our neighbors inside to help mitigate the deadly harm of incarceration. | MA |
72 | Donate to MutualAid for Muslim American Society | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGyAy3hDF6m7smRkZdj66nSXJ_GhvWN5oBEvDehsLK7fInQQ/viewform | Please help our Muslim neighbors. | MA |
73 | Donate money and items to the Guild | https://www.facebook.com/theguild.works/photos/rpp.114012151952875/2976114979075897/?type=3&theater | The Guild is a community-supporting space for POC in Fields Corner, Boston | Boston |
74 | GREATER DONATIONS | |||
75 | Outdoor Afro | https://outdoorafro.networkforgood.com/projects/6896-healthy-people-communities-and-places | Outdoor Afro has become the nation’s leading, cutting edge network that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature | All |
76 | National Black Food Justice Alliance | https://www.blackfoodjustice.org/ | National Black Food and Justice Alliance (NBFJA) is a coalition of Black-led organizations working towards cultivating and advancing Black leadership, building Black self-determination, Black institution building and organizing for food sovereignty, land and justice. The Alliance seeks to achieve this by engaging in broad based coalition organizing for black food and land, increasing visibility of Black led narratives and work, advancing Black led visions for just and sustainable communities, and building capacity for self-determination within our local, national, and international food systems and land rights work. | All |
77 | Soul Fire Farm | http://www.soulfirefarm.org/support/ | The food system was built on the stolen land and stolen labor of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and people of color. Members of the Northeast Farmers of Color Network are claiming our sovereignty and calling for reparations of land and resources so that we can grow nourishing food and distribute it in our communities | All |
78 | Latino Outdoors | https://latinooutdoors.wedid.it/ | Latino Outdoors inspires, connects, and engages Latino communities in the outdoors and embraces cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented. | |
79 | Violence in Boston | https://www.violenceinboston.org/ | The mission of Violence in Boston is to improve the quality of life & life outcomes of individuals from disenfranchised communities by reducing the prevalence of violence and the impact of associated trauma. | |
80 | Black-owned restaurants and businesses in Boston! | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11fVmHbYNBBGfQkdfLC-pbhF8juZVKM9sRuJxBupJ8ww/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR0YwWRhP2g7H5iiw8BRSfe2GyKkvdJw0gfLsi-7tKNHI7RoPC9wfe4K6WQ | This is a huge compliation of restaurants and businesses in Boston to give your business to! | |
81 | Mass Bail Fund | https://www.massbailfund.org/ | The Massachusetts Bail Fund posts bails of up to $2000 in Essex & Suffolk Counties in Massachusetts. "There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.” -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, 1964 | |
82 | JUNETEENTH RESOURCES | |||
83 | Juneteenth reading list for kids | https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/nypl-releases-juneteenth-reading-list-for-kids/?fbclid=IwAR0mCDOJ923oJAP1Q1pYrmREpKI1mHWk81YzW_SGvzUfZzlnnASPFyaK1A4 | Thank you New York Public Library | |
84 | What is Juneteenth? | https://www.theroot.com/what-is-juneteenth-1790896900?fbclid=IwAR2-X2ENcSpnJEBJrivTptx4y9DU8VhqvUirOxVU1uAJp9eMEMF-e5kx10k | This is a good place to start if you need a history lesson on Juneteenth! | |
85 | Juneteenth facts | https://www.essence.com/culture/facts-juneteenth-emancipation-enslaved-black-people/?fbclid=IwAR2_Cwcve0V9eQ55o5OAe-gN1lwXl0fKmgW6_FVO3f-TF3IkuCxARQ0oJoU | This article by Malaika Jabali makes an important note, that "Though the holiday has evolved to commemorate Black people’s freedom from slavery generally, and not just in Texas, it’s important to note that 200,000 union soldiers and war strategists like Harriet Tubman led grassroots efforts to emancipate Black people themselves, so not everyone was waiting for the General to give them an announcement." | |
86 | BLACK OUTDOOR ACTIVISTS | BIO: | ||
87 | Black People Who Hike | https://www.instagram.com/blackpeoplewhohike/ | Hiking lowers cholesterol,blood pressure, anxiety & stress! #jointhemovement#wehiketoo🏃🏾♂️💯 | |
88 | Urban Climber | https://www.instagram.com/urbanclimbr/ | "L." Renee. Adventure + Storytelling メ Adventure Photog 📸 メ Outdoor Athlete 🌲🌊⛰ メ Strategist | |
89 | Diversify Van Life | https://www.instagram.com/diversify.vanlife/ | Creating a safe space for people of color & underrepresented individuals in the vanlife community | |
90 | Coree Woltering | https://www.instagram.com/coreewoltering/ | 👬 🏳️🌈 Trail/ultra runner. Coach. Athlete @thenorthface Living in the flatlands, racing in the mountains. #CornfieldCowboys | |
91 | Wild Gina | https://www.instagram.com/wildginaa/ | Nature is showin’ out. I’m capturing it. Photo. Director. Writer. Producer. #blackoutdoorjoy #trailrunway | |
92 | Outdoor Journal Tour | https://www.instagram.com/outdoorjournaltour/ | Empowering women through mindfulness + Mother Nature #outdoorjournaltour #wehiketoheal. Sponsored by: @rei +@merrell 📍ATL ✊🏾🏳️🌈 | |
93 | MEDIA AROUND DIVERSIFYING NATURE | |||
94 | A short film about Diving with a Purpose | https://divingwithapurpose.org/ | "It's been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans set foot in present day America. In this short film, meet a group of vibrant scuba divers determined to find, document and positively identify slave shipwrecks. In the process, they're also discovering deep connections to their ancestry. | |
95 | NPR's Science Friday: The Great Outdoors | https://www.npr.org/podcasts/583350334/science-friday | To understand why the outdoors is an unwelcoming place for some people, we need to look back at our violent history. Joining Ira to talk about this is Dr. Carolyn Finney, author of the book Black Faces, White Spaces. She is also a scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. And later in the conversation, Ira is joined by two scientists, biology graduate student Corina Newsome from Statesboro, Georgia, and exploration geoscientist Tim Shin from Houston, Texas. They'll talk about what it's like to do fieldwork while Black, and what responsibility academic institutions should have in keeping their students safe. | |
96 | WYPR's Whose Environment Is It? | https://www.wypr.org/post/whose-environment-it?fbclid=IwAR3kyjiA3Kd2HbVFe9N0etNlaZgbdQSELNA1NbuTbZ-J16PHl-yKYhKYmEA | "Almost everyone can agree that cleaner air and water is good for the planet. But what if you’re being left out of the discussions that determine priorities, processes and goals? Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper, has been working to grow the participation of Black and Brown communities in the environmental groups that serve them." Listen to the interview with Mr. Tutman for more. | |
97 | Black Hiker's Week | Backpacker’s article on Black Hikers Week | An article about Debbie Njai, founder of Black People Who Hike. | |
98 | Indigenous environmentalists | How Native Tribes Lead the Way in Planning for Climate Change | A short article highlighting how although Indigenous are often left out of the narrative when talking about conservationists, they are leading the way in conservation. | |
99 | The intersection of inclusion and intentionality | Representation not Tokenism | An article outlining how to be intentional about inclusion. True inclusivity takes movement on both sides: people of color developing their leadership skills and outdoor brands giving them the runway. | |
100 | Brent Staples writes about Seneca Village | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/opinion/seneca-central-park-nyc.html?fbclid=IwAR0SZhe3rX71RYcF030Zq7ImAvT0eHW4QAMbAejcFai54sK9vbqUrlnFl_A | An exhibition on Seneca Village--a thriving African American community in New York City--which was destroyed to build Central Park. |