M e r e d i t h L e i g h
@merrymeremer.bsky.social
Environmental, social and food justice advocate.
🫶 Focused on food system transformation.
Latest publications ⬇️ and other resources
https://linktr.ee/merryoga_
🫶 Focused on food system transformation.
Latest publications ⬇️ and other resources
https://linktr.ee/merryoga_
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Globally, #climate harms follow patterns. The elderly, the sick, marginalized communities, and the poor are consistently at greater risk.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Globally, #climate harms follow patterns. The elderly, the sick, marginalized communities, and the poor are consistently at greater risk.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
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Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
tcnv.link
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
Feeling inspired by the energy Prof. Noura Erakat brings to the fight for human rights. 🔥 Thanks to @therightsforum.bsky.social @nadiabouras.bsky.social for bringing these amazing leaders, teachers, wisdom holders to educate, enlighten and encourage the crowd in Den Haag last night.
February 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Feeling inspired by the energy Prof. Noura Erakat brings to the fight for human rights. 🔥 Thanks to @therightsforum.bsky.social @nadiabouras.bsky.social for bringing these amazing leaders, teachers, wisdom holders to educate, enlighten and encourage the crowd in Den Haag last night.
"The global economy, in its current form, will only ever serve a tiny minority. And it will always do so at the expense of the planet and the vast majority of people who live on it."
#Poverty and the #ClimateCrisis won’t be solved by doubling down on economic growth.
This #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek, I argue in TIME for moving beyond the growth orthodoxy still defended at #Davos and towards new development models that put people and planet first.
time.com/7358059/econ...
This #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek, I argue in TIME for moving beyond the growth orthodoxy still defended at #Davos and towards new development models that put people and planet first.
time.com/7358059/econ...
Economic Growth at Any Cost Fails Us All
We saw this paradigm at Davos last week, as leaders talked up growth. But that fails the planet and the world’s poorest.
time.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
"The global economy, in its current form, will only ever serve a tiny minority. And it will always do so at the expense of the planet and the vast majority of people who live on it."
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‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health | Environment | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health | Environment | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EPA takes step toward rolling back rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks | AP News apnews.com/article/epa-...
EPA plan would begin rolling back 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks
The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
EPA takes step toward rolling back rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks | AP News apnews.com/article/epa-...
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This is one of the cheapest and most sensible forms of climate action. And also something governments and the EU should have done decades ago.
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This is one of the cheapest and most sensible forms of climate action. And also something governments and the EU should have done decades ago.
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
Great work by @reclamefossielvrij.bsky.social and many others!
Who's next? @ec.europa.eu @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu
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Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
In the climate sector there is MUCH talk about communication strategies, media coverage, and driving the narrative. This conversation by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social with @dreamhampton.bsky.social is FAB & incl. clips!
Winning the narrative battle 🎥, with dream hampton open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
Winning the narrative battle 🎥, with dream hampton open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
Film, culture and climate 🎥, with dream hampton
Listen now | On narratives that shape action
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
In the climate sector there is MUCH talk about communication strategies, media coverage, and driving the narrative. This conversation by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social with @dreamhampton.bsky.social is FAB & incl. clips!
Winning the narrative battle 🎥, with dream hampton open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
Winning the narrative battle 🎥, with dream hampton open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
Drop the Charges Against Nick Tilsen!
Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/dr...
This fight is about protecting movement leaders, movement organizations, our right to free speech, and demanding justice for those harmed by colonized white supremacist systems and structures.
Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/dr...
This fight is about protecting movement leaders, movement organizations, our right to free speech, and demanding justice for those harmed by colonized white supremacist systems and structures.
Drop the Charges Against Nick Tilsen
In 2023, Nick Tilsen pulled over to conduct a routine cop watch where a Native unhoused relative was being stopped by Rapid City Police (RCPD) in Rapid City, South Dakota. A year later from that cop...
actionnetwork.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Drop the Charges Against Nick Tilsen!
Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/dr...
This fight is about protecting movement leaders, movement organizations, our right to free speech, and demanding justice for those harmed by colonized white supremacist systems and structures.
Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/dr...
This fight is about protecting movement leaders, movement organizations, our right to free speech, and demanding justice for those harmed by colonized white supremacist systems and structures.
A good discussion that reveals both the enormity of what we're up against & some hope for our capacity to fight it - through the story of Steve Donziger. @michaelmezz.bsky.social 👍👍
How Big Oil Destroys Its Enemies: What Steven Donziger vs. Chevron Reveals open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
How Big Oil Destroys Its Enemies: What Steven Donziger vs. Chevron Reveals open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
How Big Oil Destroys Its Enemies: What Steven Donziger vs. Chevron Reveals
Better Future podcast episode 007
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A good discussion that reveals both the enormity of what we're up against & some hope for our capacity to fight it - through the story of Steve Donziger. @michaelmezz.bsky.social 👍👍
How Big Oil Destroys Its Enemies: What Steven Donziger vs. Chevron Reveals open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
How Big Oil Destroys Its Enemies: What Steven Donziger vs. Chevron Reveals open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
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“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official on How to Save the Planet Before It’s Too Late
“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official Judith Enck Discusses New Book
We speak with former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck about her new book, The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late.
“Scientists have found micropla...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“The Problem with Plastic”: Former EPA Official on How to Save the Planet Before It’s Too Late
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#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal.
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal.
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
What are the most effective ways to improve our environmental quality? This is a question we asked when formulating our strategy for Food Market Clean Up.
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
What are the most effective ways to improve our environmental quality? This is a question we asked when formulating our strategy for Food Market Clean Up.
How do you convince a room full of influential people to care about climate change… in 6 minutes? 🎤
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
How do you convince a room full of influential people to care about climate change… in 6 minutes?
Listen now | I won the TIME Earth Award. Here's what I said.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
How do you convince a room full of influential people to care about climate change… in 6 minutes? 🎤
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...
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SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Plastic pollution is a climate injustice issue. It leaches to soil and water, evaporates to air. Through our inhalatory pathways, it enters our brain and lungs, and it impacts our DNA. Poor people are exposed to more plastic pollution than rich people.
youtube.com/watch?v=slme...
youtube.com/watch?v=slme...
Scientists Speak Out #2 - Prof Thais Mauad - Plastic & Brains
YouTube video by Plastic Soup Foundation
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Plastic pollution is a climate injustice issue. It leaches to soil and water, evaporates to air. Through our inhalatory pathways, it enters our brain and lungs, and it impacts our DNA. Poor people are exposed to more plastic pollution than rich people.
youtube.com/watch?v=slme...
youtube.com/watch?v=slme...
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“We are headed for a major public health and economic crisis.”
“Denying People the Right to Food”: Millions Could Go Hungry as Trump Admin Holds Up SNAP Benefits
As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its second month, over 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves and their families after SNAP food assistance was cut off over the weekend. “We are headed for a major public health and econom...
www.democracynow.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“We are headed for a major public health and economic crisis.”
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Today marks 30 days of the Republicans’ shutdown.
Now, 42 million Americans, including 3.5 million Texans, are at risk of losing access to SNAP.
Enough with the games. It’s time for them to show up and do their damn jobs.
Now, 42 million Americans, including 3.5 million Texans, are at risk of losing access to SNAP.
Enough with the games. It’s time for them to show up and do their damn jobs.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today marks 30 days of the Republicans’ shutdown.
Now, 42 million Americans, including 3.5 million Texans, are at risk of losing access to SNAP.
Enough with the games. It’s time for them to show up and do their damn jobs.
Now, 42 million Americans, including 3.5 million Texans, are at risk of losing access to SNAP.
Enough with the games. It’s time for them to show up and do their damn jobs.
"Start with the basic condition for life, water, and you see: Israel forces the Palestinians to make only one choice: leave your country, or die."
Terwijl illegale Israëlische kolonisten op de Westoever in hun zwembad plonzen, hebben Palestijnen even verderop nauwelijks een druppel water om van te leven. Al decennialang gebruikt Israël de waterkraan om Palestijnen elke kans op zelfbeschikking te ontnemen.
Lees verder: corr.es/cc7624
Lees verder: corr.es/cc7624
October 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"Start with the basic condition for life, water, and you see: Israel forces the Palestinians to make only one choice: leave your country, or die."
October 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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💥Conflict remains one of the leading drivers of hunger worldwide.
The HLPE-FSN Issues Paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies” sheds light on how violence disrupts food systems and livelihoods.⤵️
The HLPE-FSN Issues Paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies” sheds light on how violence disrupts food systems and livelihoods.⤵️
🕊️ Today, on the International Day of Non-Violence, we reaffirm that peace is fundamental to achieving food security and nutrition.
📖Read more in the HLPE-FSN Issues Paper on Conflict-induced acute food crises: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
📖Read more in the HLPE-FSN Issues Paper on Conflict-induced acute food crises: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...
New Issues paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies”
New HLPE-FSN Issues paper
www.fao.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
💥Conflict remains one of the leading drivers of hunger worldwide.
The HLPE-FSN Issues Paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies” sheds light on how violence disrupts food systems and livelihoods.⤵️
The HLPE-FSN Issues Paper “Conflict-induced acute food crises: potential policy responses in light of current emergencies” sheds light on how violence disrupts food systems and livelihoods.⤵️
"Before the 7 October atrocity...about 40% of its land was farmed. Despite its extreme population density, Gaza was mostly self-sufficient in vegetables and poultry... But last month the UN reported that just 1.5% of its agricultural land now remains both accessible and undamaged."
When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Before the 7 October atrocity...about 40% of its land was farmed. Despite its extreme population density, Gaza was mostly self-sufficient in vegetables and poultry... But last month the UN reported that just 1.5% of its agricultural land now remains both accessible and undamaged."
Go off, Al Gore! Down to the last words... Political will is a renewable resource. ✊👏👏👏 youtube.com/watch?v=Ztx0...
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Go off, Al Gore! Down to the last words... Political will is a renewable resource. ✊👏👏👏 youtube.com/watch?v=Ztx0...
📣Publication alert!
Exploring the path to food security via food sovereignty. This is my contribution to a set of student policy outlook papers focused on the Arctic.
For more, please read here:
jmmodulerepair.org/wp-content/u...
Exploring the path to food security via food sovereignty. This is my contribution to a set of student policy outlook papers focused on the Arctic.
For more, please read here:
jmmodulerepair.org/wp-content/u...
jmmodulerepair.org
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📣Publication alert!
Exploring the path to food security via food sovereignty. This is my contribution to a set of student policy outlook papers focused on the Arctic.
For more, please read here:
jmmodulerepair.org/wp-content/u...
Exploring the path to food security via food sovereignty. This is my contribution to a set of student policy outlook papers focused on the Arctic.
For more, please read here:
jmmodulerepair.org/wp-content/u...