EARTH EQUITY
EARTH EQUITY

Our Values

These values were created by Earth Equity's founders (incarcerated & free). They draw from the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice created at the first multinational People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit (1991) and the 10 Principles of Disability Justice created by Sins Invalid (2015). 

  • Self Determination 

    We honor every person’s right to self determination and informed consent. We prioritize the sovereignty of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in all parts of our work and culture. We create resources which system-impacted people can utilize for self and community healing. 

  • Accountability

    We take responsibility for our choices, actions, and committments. We build and nurture Trust with care, consistency, and reliability. 

  • Access

    There is no single or “right" way to heal and connect. Experiences of health, growth, learning, and communicating are personal and diverse. Instead of trying to fit into binaries or boxes, we create programs and resources which many different people can access.  

  • Sustainability

    Environmental sustainability can't exist without personal or cultural sustainability. We build habits, structures, and relationships which can last. This means we choose quality over quantity, rest before distress, and humanity before institutions. 

  • Belonging & Wholeness

    Our goal is to help people find and feel belonging - with themselves, each other, and the Earth. We encourage each other to notice and remember that we are already whole, interconnected, and interdependent - even while healing. 

  • Liberation

    We create spaces in which community members can show up fully, dream, innovate, and have their needs met. We challenge ourselves to practice adaptibility, imagination, and expression in solidarity with all movements and people against environmental injustice and colonization.