by Beth Allgood | Nov 13, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Fighting climate change seems overwhelming and disempowering. Sometimes, this narrative runs around in my head (I wonder if it sounds familiar?): “The climate is changing, and we are crossing the environmental thresholds scientists said we had to meet to...
by Beth Allgood | Nov 6, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
When I was growing up, the family lore was that my dad’s grandmother was Cherokee. He grew up in High Point, NC. He lived in Michigan when I was young, and after my parents divorced, I would visit him during the Christmas and summer holidays. I have vivid memories of...
by Beth Allgood | Oct 30, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
In the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about coexistence with animals. Actually, I always think about it, but I have been thinking about it in a new way. I read a story yesterday about a case of human-bear conflict and coexistence in Wyoming that inspired...
by Beth Allgood | Oct 26, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Excerpts from Keynote Speech to the Animal Grantmakers Conference, October 23, 2023 Beth Allgood Too much and for too long, we seemed to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our Gross National...
by Dehara Weeraman | Oct 11, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
Monday, October 9th, was Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a day to honor and recognize the resilience and perseverance of our nation’s Indigenous communities as well to reflect on the role the U.S. has played in the assimilation, discrimination, and genocide of...
by Dehara Weeraman | Sep 27, 2023 | Stories, Stories from OneNature
“After years of demonstrating and fighting for a Climate Corps, we turned a generational rallying cry into a real jobs program that will put a new generation to work stopping the climate crisis” Varshini Prakash, Sunrise Movement Executive Director The...
