#5 – Death of a butterfly
Weekly newsletter – 2 February 2020
We want to dedicate this newsletter to the memory of Homero Gómez González and all the activists who were killed while protecting the environment.
Featured news
- Rest in peace: Missing Mexican butterfly activist found dead
- Because money is meaningless in a dead world: Hundreds of workers defy Amazon rules to protest company’s climate failures
- Repeating the same errors: ‘Like I wasn’t there’: climate activist Vanessa Nakate on being erased from a movement
- Climate crisis effects are deeper than you think: Climate breakdown ‘is increasing violence against women’
- Politicians are the same everywhere: Indian ministries buy more air purifiers as capital battles toxic air
Eco-tip of the week
Learn to sew. No, it’s not a grandma’s thing or a thing of the past. On the contrary, it’s a skill that will allow you to do all the following and more:
- First and more important: Protect the environment. Fashion is the second most polluting industry in the world!
- To be able to repair your favorite clothes when they break instead of throwing them away
- Create your own clothes perfectly adapted to your body and personal style
- Learn to value your clothes as a part of you, not a throwaway
- Enjoy. Sewing is a creative exercise that can be very fun and also very relaxing
- Meet people. There are more and more sewing workshops and courses in the cities. An opportunity to learn and meet new people
Quote of the week
Human rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect.
Wangari Maathai – Founder of the Green Belt Movement