ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Leah Thomas (@greengirlleah) is an intersectional environmental activist and eco-communicator based in Southern California. She’s passionate about advocating for and exploring the relationship between social justice and environmentalism and is the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist – an organization working to dismantle systems of oppression in the environmental movement. She’s also the host of the brand new podcast Dismantled. Her recent quest for a hobby turned into a new business venture with the creation of The Greens Girl Co – an e-commerce website + resource dedicated to an intersectional and more equitable approach to the cannabis industry.
Find the full episode transcript here: Episode 3 Transcript
SOCIALS
Featured Guest:
@greengirlleah | greengirlleah.com
@intersectionalenvironmentalist | intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
@thegreensgirlco | thegreensgirlco.co
NATI Links:
Podcast @nomadsattheintersections
Community @diversify.vanlife
Host @irietoaurora
Co-host @anaismoniq
QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE
JOURNALING PROMPTS — EXPAND THE CONVERSATION
- What lessons will you carry with you from 2020?
- Recall an early memory where you saw yourself represented in a space you admired. How did that influence your nomadic journey?
- When you hear the word “radical,” what do you hear?
- Name the top five radical changes that you would immediately make to currently established systems.
Join us each month for a live journaling sesh with our NATI Hosts on Instagram Live. Follow our Instagram @nomadsattheintersectionspod for announcements.
SPONSORS & DISCOUNT CODES
- Gnomad Home: A free online resource jam-packed with information to help you: choose, build, and live out of your van or camper for any type of budget or nomadic lifestyle.
- BetterHelp: Use code NOMADS to get 10% off your first month.
🎵 S1E3 NATI 📻 — Leah🎵
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BMdDDWRTM1uA5dBpPmzno?si=Jr6amEoPScGMT-7Z6gOb6w
TAKE THE PLEDGE
POINTS OF INTEREST
Resources— Intersectional Environmentalist
https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/
Podcast— Tricia Hersey on Rest as Resistance
https://forthewild.world/listen/tricia-hersey-on-rest-as-resistance-185
Article— We Need to Talk About Sleep Deprivation in Black Communities
https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-as-power-and-privilege
MENTIONED IN PASSING
“Take a nap?! This is not activism.”
Instagram account — The Nap Ministry
https://instagram.com/thenapministry?igshid=15e8uqsxevn49
“Prison is slavery.”
Album — The Prison Industrial Complex, Angela Davis
https://open.spotify.com/album/4CAWyoeSPevGr4NyTD9U3U?si=N54aLbsVRA6w1vHyjfyDiw
“A federal Reparations bill, not a state one.”
Petition — Demand the Ceiling for Black Reparations
https://change.org/demandtheceiling