Things are different now…

I don’t know much. I know enough to know that I do not know… but I do know one thing.

The Earth is speaking: No more exploitation. FULL STOP.

We can no longer continue on in this way where certain ways of life are only possible through extreme exploitation of every form.

Trillions of dollars are being passed around between corrupt people, companies, governments, and organizations in a whole web of interlinked industries that exploit, abuse, profit, pollute, poison, harm, and kill.

Let’s stop funding them.

Trace where your money is going. The information is all available and searchable. Start to align the movement of your money with your integrity. Give yourself grace while also being honest with yourself about what you are funding with your choices… see the true costs.

A lot can seem outside of our control, but we all have choices within our control. When we consciously give our money, energy, attention, resources to people and organizations aligned with our integrity, the exchange can be life-supporting instead of life-siphoning. It can feel recognizably different.

This is a call to open your eyes, to shift your perspective, to use your voice, to speak up, to learn, to share, to take action, to donate, to create, to change your actions, to do something, to do anything.

May all harm end now.

May all exploitation end now.

May all wars end now.

May all beings be free now.

May we honor all beings as sacred.

May we decolonize, end all forms of exploitation, and live in reciprocity with nature.

May we build support for each other through our families and communities to honor and protect everyone, especially the children, mothers, and elders.

May we preserve the waters, trees, plants, insects, animals, soils, fungi, and all that is organic on this planet.

May all beings feel love, be free, live in peace, and thrive.

Non-Profit Organizations

Calling all heart-led, generous souls out there! Here are just a few of the organizations doing great work in the world.

Indigenous Peoples

• Re-Member – Re-Member works with the Oglala Lakota Nation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. They offer meaningful opportunities to volunteer and learn, which directly help improve the quality of life for those who live there.
• Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation – Holds donation drives to meet specific needs of many schools and social service organizations such as shelters, children’s organizations, and clinics on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Yurok Reservation in California, and the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
• American Tribes Project – Provides expressive arts opportunities for Northern Cheyenne and all Indigenous Youth to include painting, sculpting, beading, drum making, music, literary expression and various dances. They utilize the expertise of People from all Nations in the creation of a brighter future through artistic expression.
• Sogorea Te’ Land Trust – Non-profit organization returning Indigenous land to Indigenous people.
• Honor the Earth – Uses indigenous wisdom, music, art, and the media to raise awareness and support for Indigenous Environmental Issues, leveraging this awareness and support to develop financial and political capital for Indigenous struggles for land and life.
• Amazon Watch – Aims to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, partnering with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon’s ecological systems.
• Indigenous Regeneration – Inspires Native Communities on re-generative living concepts, through food cultivation, medicinal farming, culture and eco-village education programs, to achieve re-indigenization and true Tribal sovereignty.
• Indigenous Environmental Network -An alliance of Indigenous Peoples whose Shared Mission is to Protect the Sacredness of Earth Mother from contamination & exploitation by Respecting and Adhering to Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Law.
• Survival International – Working in partnership with tribal peoples to campaign, lobby and protest for their land rights. Investigating, exposing, and confronting atrocities committed by governments and big business. We are here to amplify the tribal voice and make sure it is heard.
• International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs – Defending Indigenous Peoples’ land rights, promoting inclusion in climate action and participation in local and international decision-making processes.
• First Nations Development Institute – Works to improve economic conditions for Native Americans through technical assistance and training, advocacy and policy, and direct financial grants in the areas of stewarding native lands, nourishing native foods & health, advancing household & community asset-building strategies, strengthening tribal & community institutions, investing in native youth, & achieving native financial empowerment.
• Native American Rights Fund – Fights to protect Native American rights, resources, and lifeways through litigation, legal advocacy, and legal expertise.

Animals

• Mother Bear Sanctuary – An animal sanctuary and retreat center that helps foster connections to your body, nature & each other.

Pollinators

• Xerces Society – Conservation of invertebrates and their habitats through pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.
• The Bee Conservancy – Focuses on protecting bees, safeguarding the environment, and securing food justice through community-based education, research, habitat creation, and advocacy. 
• Pollinator Partnership – Promotes the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.

Freshwaters

• The Alliance for the Great Lakes – Working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes. I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life and have experienced many treasures the Great Lakes have shared with me. The issue of preserving the Great Lakes is one that is near and dear to my heart. 
• River Cleanup – To limit the amount of plastic pollution beyond the reach of collection and recycling that enters our oceans, we must remove it before it gets there. Educating people, transforming companies, and actively cleaning our rivers are the most effective ways to stop plastic pollution from entering our environment.

The Oceans

• Ocean Conservancy – Tackles the greatest global challenges facing our oceans today, focusing  on long-term solutions that promote a healthy ocean, abundant wildlife and thriving coastal communities.
• Puget Sound Partnership – Supports the work that protects and recovers the Puget Sound (Washington state, USA); prioritizing healthy human population, vibrant quality of life, thriving species and food web, protected and restored habitat, abundant water quantity, and healthy water quality.
• The Ocean Cleanup – Develops and scales technologies to rid the oceans of plastic.