Earth Day

One of my new favorite blogs, WOC PhD, made a really thought-provoking Earth Day post today - about the continuing destruction of rainforests (and people's lives) in the Democratic Republic of Congo:

Instead of the traditional post on Earth Day where I highlight all the things we can or are doing to make the world better, I am writing about one the environmental disasters we are doing very little about. [...] This Earth Day, think glocally and do your part to not only reduce your own carbon footprint but also to stand in solidarity with people who are being routinely exploited physically and sexually so that corporations can exploit them economically.

Go check out the rest for more thoughts and ways to take action...