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Solidarity from STL to Puerto Rico

We are sending a team of organizers from St. Louis to Puerto Rico to aid in their recovery efforts after Hurricanes Irma/Maria

Leader

Julia Ho

Location

3020 S Jefferson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118

About the project

Our friends in Puerto Rico need our solidarity!

We are teaming up with members of the Blue Green Earth School (BGES), a 50 acre farm and education center bordering El Yunque rainforest in Luquillo, to send a team of farmers, carpenters, and organizers from St. Louis to aid in their recovery efforts after Hurricanes Irma/Maria. Our goals are to:

    1. Send immediate resources which can be used to purchase materials needed for recovery and maintenance of the land

    2. Coordinate a 6 person delegation in the fall of 2018 to assist where possible and establish relationships between St. Louis, MO and Puerto Rico.

    3. Mutually support each other in our visions to build urban farms and schools which are dedicated to sustainable living, healing, and education

“We have been practicing sustainable construction practices since 1979--our land has spectacular views of mountains, beach and ocean, great sunrise and sunsets. On the farm there are a variety of tropical species, vegetables, fruits, hardwood timber, flowers and composting sites. We are of like minded practices with our family in St. Louis and are excited to create opportunities for intellectual and cultural exchange”

-Don Toler, founder of Blue Green Earth School

All funds will be used to coordinate our first delegation to Luquillo, Puerto Rico.  

Read more about the Blue Green Efforts and their full recovery efforts here: https://www.gofundme.com/bgesmariarelief

The Steps

The $3,000 will be used to support our travel costs. We will coordinate our travel plans in July for a week long trip in August - September. After the trip, we will continue to build on relationships made in Puerto Rico by establishing ongoing communication and report backs between St. Louis and the Blue Green Earth School. 

Why we‘re doing it

Salena Burch cares about all forms of healing people and earth. Gardener, Mentor, Community worker, weed clearer. Brings the healing energy and structure.
 
 
anya liao is an artist, gardener, and carpenter. she cares about reclaiming and healing our relationship with the land together 
 
 
RA is a CERT member, Perma-Culturalist, Master Gardener and Naturalist. Having skills in mechanics, fabrication, construction and most manners of repairs, he is interested in this cause because his Puerto Rican Family shares a common dream of a Blue water and lush green earth. He has also taken up the mantle of launching an Initiative in the mid-west that will reach the Caribbean and the rest of the globe.
 
 
Mitch Pearson is an Urban Organic Farmer, an Artist, Educationalist, Entrepreneur who grew up on an Urban Farm and is currently working to develop an Earth School model in North St. Louis County. 
 
 
Marcis Curtis works with his hands, doing carpentry, gardening at home, and making art. Habla español y él se preocupa por las comunidades afectadas por desastres ambientales.
 
 
Julia Ho is a community organizer and founder of Solidarity Economy St. Louis. She brings people together around food, farming, healing, and justice.
 
 

$1,790.00 / $1,790.00