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Etymologies of the Word that Changed the World

[ad_1] December 7, 2020– What’s in a word? Writer Becca Rose Hall creatively explores that question using the word that indelibly entered the collective consciousness of humanity this year: COVID. By breaking down the word in different ways, look for the meaning in its roots and discover different facets of a changed world. (5 readings)…

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Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environmental Prize for Protecting 500,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest

[ad_1] The indigenous leader of the Amazon, Nemonte Nenquimo, just won the world’s highest award for grassroots environmental activism for her organizing work to save Ecuador’s rainforests. Nemonte Nenquimo by Jeronimo Zuñiga, Amazon Frontlines – courtesy of the Goldman Environmental Prize His leadership earned him a prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, known as the ‘Green Nobel’….