The Gorge Association

It was great to support and mentor someone in this great leadership program that Front and Centered offers. To hear about the projects the participants worked on during the program. How it was focused on their community and it's needs, how to best support it.

https://frontandcentered.org/icymi-celebrating-the-second-cohort-of-the-just-transition-leadership-program/

🌊 Elevating Water Justice in the Columbia Basin!

We are thrilled to share that Esteban Ortiz, founder of the Gorge Association of Aspirations (La Asociación de Aspiraciones del Gorge), participated in the Water Justice Unconference in Tacoma, WA on July 24!  

Representing the Columbia Basin, Esteban brought vital grassroots perspectives to table discussions and collective visioning sessions—advocating for community-driven solutions to critical environmental justice and water issues affecting the Columbia Gorge. From protecting regional waterways to amplifying the voices of diverse local communities, taking action together is how we build a sustainable future.  

💙 #WaterJustice #ColumbiaGorge #ColumbiaBasin #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityLeadership #GorgeAssociationOfAspirations

Hello from HEAL Utah!

My name is Carmen and I am a Senior Policy Associate for the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah). I am reaching out today to share a press release from HEAL Utah and partners in California and Washington who are raising the alarm over evidence that Utah is being positioned to host high-level radioactive waste from other states, including potentially spent nuclear fuel from San Onofre and radioactive waste from the Hanford cleanup.

This comes after Utah was selected as one of five states for the Department of Energy’s “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus” initiative. State officials have indicated interest in working with other states to find a solution for their nuclear waste, while Utahns have not been given a meaningful opportunity to weigh in.

The implications are significant for Utah and communities across the West: transporting and managing high-level radioactive waste would create new transportation, emergency…

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via cuidadosaMENTE

Una persona que se victimiza

• No se responsabiliza: culpa de sus problemas personales a factores externos.

• Tiene relaciones problemáticas: sus vínculos están marcados por el chantaje emocional y la manipulación dado que el otro siempre es el culpable de lo “malo” que le pasa.

• Se queja constantemente: se lamenta de lo que sucede pero no toma acciones en concreto para resolver los problemas.

• Tiene baja autoestima: la percepción que tiene de sí mismo es negativa así que tiende a buscar validación externa constantemente.

"Los libros de autoayuda y el marketing Mister Wonderful nos obligan a pensar que la felicidad es responsabilidad de cada cual: si quieres, puedes; todo irá bien… “No es cierto. No podemos decir ahora mismo a un ucraniano que relativice los problemas, lo que necesita es que se acabe la guerra. Una persona que vive justa con su sueldo y trabaja de las 8 a las 20 horas necesita que mejoren sus condiciones laborales. He comprobado que el contexto es clave, tenemos que luchar para conseguir condiciones más justas y dejar de banda el discurso que dice que la felicidad depende de nosotros mismos”."

https://www.lavanguardia.com/magazine/lifestyle/20220729/8437799/alejandro-cencerrado-feliz-plazo-imposible-pmv.html

PREPARA TU PROPIEDAD, PROTEGE A TUS VECINOS

Prepararse para los incendios es cuestión de todos. Por eso hemos creado esta simple encuesta para ayudar a tus expertos locales a preparar un plan de preparación en caso de incendios forestales que se adapte a tu propiedad, presupuesto y estilo de vida.