oUR CALL FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCY 2019

 We took a stand in solidarity with our Indigenous relatives at Mauna Kea, where Native Hawaiian protectors continue to resist the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope. Mauna Kea is a sacred mountain, home to ancestral burial sites, cultural practices, and life-giving waters. For generations, kānaka maoli (Native Hawaiians) have prayed and practiced ceremony there, and many believe that further industrial development would desecrate this living temple.  Standing alongside the kiaʻi (protectors), we honor their courage, ceremony, and commitment to safeguarding the mountain for future generations. Our prayer and presence were part of a global movement to defend Mauna Kea — not only as a place of science, but first and foremost as a sacred home of culture, spirit, and life. Together, we affirm that sacred lands deserve protection, and that when our relatives rise to protect them, we rise with them 

 We had the privilege to cook and share Mexican Indian tacos with carne asada and fry bread alongside our Indigenous relatives at Mauna Kea. Coming together around food was a way of sharing love, culture, and prayer in community.