Climate and Culture

Identity & Community

Identity & Community

Identity & Community

Ecosystems are made up of individuals in an intricate web of reciprocity; these stories explore how our unique identities and the communities we belong to can strengthen the ties that bind it.

A faint rainbow shines in the light of a waterfall.

A faint rainbow shines in the light of a waterfall.

Unearthing Queer Joy In a cultural moment where people like me are coming out into a world of pain, it can feel easier to center our hurts rather than our joy, writes Atmos contributor Riley Black.

Queer Ecology Identity & Community

Lourdes Gutiérrez wearing yellow polleras.

Lourdes Gutiérrez wearing yellow polleras.

Dancing to the Beat of Her Drum Photographer Juliette Cassidy captures TikTok sensation Lourdes Gutiérrez in some of her most cherished polleras in her hometown in southern Peru.

Photography Identity & Community

Speaking in Unison

Speaking in Unison

Speaking in Unison The colonial gaze has long discounted oral tradition as primitive, writes Atmos columnist Ruth H. Robertson. But like the written word, oral tradition preserves knowledge, history, and the memory of an entire populace.

Indigeneity Identity & Community

Dark clouds cover white fluffy ones in the blue sky.

Dark clouds cover white fluffy ones in the blue sky.

Life After Loss: The Still and Quieting Voice of Nature I lost a friend to suicide in December last year, writes The Slow Grind’s Georgina Johnson. There isn’t one way to understand the complexities of such loss, but some can be explained. As can modes of healing and care—access to nature is one of them.

Well Being Art & Culture

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Three young asian men are sitting near the edge of the ocean. One is taking a photo of the other.

Dreaming of the Hudson: Asian Americans and the All-American Landscape It is integral that we start viewing Asian American men as part of this country’s cultural and natural landscape, writes Arthur Tam. After all, this is home now.

Art & Culture Identity & Community

A woman in silver body paint and white feathers is surrounded by a band at carnival in Nigeria

A woman in silver body paint and white feathers is surrounded by a band at carnival in Nigeria

The Way of the Birds: Celebrating Nigeria’s Biggest Carnival At carnival, each band moves like a flock of birds. Outfitted in clothes from Nigerian designers or made from upcycled materials, these dancers and musicians transmit the rhythm of Calabar, home of Nigeria’s biggest carnival.

Identity & Community Ethical Fashion

A young woman wears a white costume.

A young woman wears a white costume.

adrienne maree brown and Prentis Hemphill On Restoring Our Rhythm What does it mean to rewild ourselves? Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism author adrienne maree brown and therapist and somatic healer Prentis Hemphill speak with Atmos about embodiment, the power of ease, and restoring our natural rhythm.

Well Being Identity & Community

Six Venezuelan boys stand in line on a beach

Six Venezuelan boys stand in line on a beach

A Tender Glimpse Inside the Lives of Venezuelan Youth As her home country grapples with crisis, photographer Silvana Trevale turns her lens on the nation’s children, many of whom are caught in a state of flux between playful naivety and rigid stoicism.

Photography Art & Culture

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A person crouches, hiding themselves behind green mesh framed by sticks. In the background is a flower field.

A New Chapter Begins In her final edition of The Frontline, climate director Yessenia Funes celebrates the stories she’s published since launching the newsletter.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Shadow silhouettes of three teenagers smoking outside

Why Teens Smoke Weed on a Burning Planet Is cannabis harmful or helpful? The Frontline explores the nuance of why teens smoke—and what climate change has to do with it.

The Frontline Well Being

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

Through mossy tree branches, a mountain sits high in the misty sky

In Colombia, a Story of Coffee, Family, and Climate Change On The Frontline, a Colombian coffee farmer shares his fears of losing his family’s business to climate change and a market that doesn’t reward sustainability.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

Brown Girl Surf educator, Kimiko Russell-Halterman, works to decolonize surfing. She stands facing the ocean on a cloudy day and holds a large surfboard with her right arm.

A Surfer Dives Into Her Heritage and Love for the Ocean Kimiko Russell-Halterman is a surfer working with Black and Brown youth. She talks to The Frontline about how her ancestry inspires her work.

The Frontline Identity & Community

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values

Why Cop City Goes Against Jewish Values Two Jewish advocates argue that the Jewish community should stand against Atlanta’s proposed police training facility on The Frontline.

The Frontline Movement Building

Riley Black Reflects on the Power of Growth

Riley Black Reflects on the Power of Growth

Riley Black Reflects on the Power of Growth Over 300 bills have been introduced just this year in an attempt to erase queer people, including a total ban of trans healthcare in, among other places, Texas. Atmos contributor Riley Black explores why planting seeds of hope is essential to the fight against bigotry.

Identity & Community Queer Ecology

Palestinian Tatreez: Embroidering Resistance and Remembrance

Palestinian Tatreez: Embroidering Resistance and Remembrance

Palestinian Tatreez: Embroidering Resistance and Remembrance Palestinian women have played an integral role in resisting the Israeli occupation. Tatreez—an artful embroidery technique with radical roots—is just one of the many tools they have utilized.

Ethical Fashion Identity & Community

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster

The Ohio Train Derailment: Tracing the Origins of Disaster The Frontline zooms into the St. Louis region where the Ohio train that derailed last month started its journey.

The Frontline Environmental Justice

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