Fort Negrita Blog — Self Reliance
Be a Conscious Consumer
Believe it or not there's more to your purchase decisions than size and color. Being a considerate shopper when making purchases, puts you in control of the way your money is used and ultimately the political, environmental and social issues you financially support. Like a chewing gum company's connection to petroleum extraction, and the fashion industry's toxic dye pollution in waterways; everyday purchases have a grueling toll on planet Earth. We live in a hyper-consumer nation, where we buy things with non-functional purpose to help shape our identity, and feed our pressure to conform to a capitalist society. What does...
Be Your Own Doctor
Since when did you become a criminal for not signing up for sub par healthcare?
Only in America.
This ObamaCare thing really has me scratching my head. If it really is healthcare for all then why must I apply? And how come in Cuba all are welcome without any type of insurance program, just show up? And what's really the deal with Western medicine anyways?
I've heard stories about how men in Medieval...
Only in America.
This ObamaCare thing really has me scratching my head. If it really is healthcare for all then why must I apply? And how come in Cuba all are welcome without any type of insurance program, just show up? And what's really the deal with Western medicine anyways?
I've heard stories about how men in Medieval...
Self-Reliance for Ferguson
Let’s think bigger than a month in response to 17-year-old Michael Brown’s death, and the many other recent murders of Black beings in America. In the span of #fergusonoctober happenings, we have delivered quotable speeches, rallied with picket signs and pushed for sentencing; but these things have not (and will not) change the conditions.
Yes, seeking justice for Mike Brown is necessary, but after...
People's Climate March: 10 Climate Issues You Should Know About
In case you've been living under a rock, or wrapped-up in Vine compilations, the biggest climate change march the United States has ever seen is happening in New York City today.
The People's Climate March was initiated to defy the climate summit hosted by the United Nations' secretary general Ban Ki-moon. Kangs and Queenthangsfrom the Bronx and indigenous chiefs from the Midwest will march for...
Zero Waste Hygiene/Beauty Series
So this Zero Waste life will never be an option for you unless I break it down. Right? Right!
It really is a pleasure droppin' Zero Waste science for the people, and I've been anticipating delivering video how-tos since I first started my Zero Waste life. Earlier this year, I was trying to figure things out myself, but now I have a swing of things and want to share with you all the how-tos of the...