The COVID-19 outbreak has major implications on our physical, mental and spiritual health, with many of us worried that we will not be able to pay rent after being laid off or seeing our hours cut. This is stressful for everyone, but for Indigenous people, in particular, the pandemic resurfaces generational trauma of when infectious and contagious diseases were used intentionally as warfare against Indigenous populations.

We are living in unique and precarious times, times that we have never before seen or experienced as a global community. The coronavirus pandemic is impacting everyone —from our families to businesses, to our youth crews who have bravely been on the front lines of our climate crisis. Right now, we are reminded just how truly connected we all are.

Looking for a few simple ways to cut carbon? Earth Guardians has been recognized publicly for this comprehensive yet accessible little list. Pretty soon we’ll be launching a campaign that incentivizes folks to collectively commit to taking on one of these items for a week straight. Our goal is to track the carbon our global tribe is cutting. Meanwhile, scope out the list and get a head start on your carbon-cutting practice.

Some words from Earth Guardian, Ludo at a recent strike in Golden Bay, New Zealand.
“United we rise to call on all children, parents, politicians, teachers and everyone else to
work with us to create a world we can live in, a world we can pass onto future generations
with pride. United we rise to act on this crisis. The time for consideration of this crisis is gone.”

As an organization, Earth Guardians encourages Youth leaders to show up with authenticity and let authenticity inspire our work. Earth Guardian’s work is anchored in these three qualities, authenticity, spirit, and family or community, and these qualities are the reason we have affected the change that we have. Tamara, our Executive Director, envisioned Earth Guardians out of a recurring dream she had of hundreds of thousands of youth collaborating and pouring into the streets, together. With this vision, she began the Earth Guardians school in 1992, in Maui, Hawaii.