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Thx for having me @kstsosie @DecolonizeDNA! Today I will tweet about how ancient DNA (aDNA) 💀🧬can be used to revisit the historical record, & reconsider the stories of underrep & minoritized communities across the Americas 🧵1/ #DecolonizeDNA #DNADay (Img: Systema Solar) 
aDNA is the🧬that persists in ancient tissues like 🦷🦴💀, or the remains of 🦌🌿🐀🐚. It can inform us about evolution, ancient diversity & health. But bc of its age, aDNA is degraded and easily contaminated so we must handle it using lots of PPE, like this! 2/ #DecolonizeDNA
aDNA🦴🧬+ other lines of evidence🔍📋🏺⚰️💀can reconstruct past events & their impact in the present. This is a powerful 🦸🏽✊🏽way to understand the experiences of ppls who were marginalized, excluded or misrepresented in the written historical record 📜3/ #DecolonizeDNA #DNADay
#HowICameToClimate: I grew up in an activist fam. Mom was an elected official+attorney fighting police violence. As a teen I was active in the peace movement+witnessed much eco-activism connected to that (mostly white). In my 20s I did black community organizing.
#ClimateTwitter
#ClimateTwitter
In the early '00s, I co-faciltated a bunch of activist spaces w/ Van Jones+Julia Butterfly that connected racial+economic justice w/ eco activism. Back then, I was primarily an artist+occasional facilitator. Most of my energy went into making art that has strong social commentary
At the time, I wasn't part of any particular political organizations, but I had strong relationships with activists in many movements+folks knew they could call on me for different stuff: performing, teaching, facilitating. Folks commissioned me to write poems for their movements
Freedom for who? 🇺🇸🦅
Freedom for Puerto Ricans who lost their lives after Hurricane Maria?
Freedom for Nebraskans who has their homes flooded last week?
Freedom for indigenous Alaskans forced to relocate their village due to rising seas?
#FreedomGas
forbes.com/sites/jamesell…
Freedom for Puerto Ricans who lost their lives after Hurricane Maria?
Freedom for Nebraskans who has their homes flooded last week?
Freedom for indigenous Alaskans forced to relocate their village due to rising seas?
#FreedomGas
forbes.com/sites/jamesell…
And that's just the Americans.... 🇺🇸🦅🌎
Freedom for the people of #Tuvalu whose country could drown?
Freedom for Australian farmers whose cattle die from drought?
Freedom for the Mozambiquan villagers rebuilding after #CycloneIdai?
#FreedomMolecules
forbes.com/sites/jamesell…
Freedom for the people of #Tuvalu whose country could drown?
Freedom for Australian farmers whose cattle die from drought?
Freedom for the Mozambiquan villagers rebuilding after #CycloneIdai?
#FreedomMolecules
forbes.com/sites/jamesell…
Let's have a quick look at all the freedom being spread by #FreedomGas!
3,000 #PuertoRicans killed by #HurricaneMaria
edition.cnn.com/2018/08/29/us/…
3,000 #PuertoRicans killed by #HurricaneMaria
edition.cnn.com/2018/08/29/us/…
