Oak Foundation 347d ago

In Durham, North Carolina, Justice Outside supports the not-for-profit organisation Rooted in Color, which focuses on fostering a deep connection between children, their families, and the natural world through language and literacy. Rooted in Colour uses diverse picture books as a way to prompt nature exploration and to allow children to see that everyone has the right to access and benefit from outdoor space. Founder, Ranita Anderson hope that through the lessons and immersive activities in nature that Rooted in Color organises, “children, and their families, are inspired to connect to nature as well as care for nature.” Justice Outside also supports Toxic Free North Carolina, which runs a not-for-profit Women of Colour Farmers’ Network that supports and centres women of colour farmers “as stewards of the land, so that they can continue to do the beautiful work that they do”, as Phoebe Gooding, TFNC’s program director, says. It advocates for safe alternatives to harmful pesticides and chemicals. To this end, Toxic Free North Carolina advocates for common-sense alternatives that protect people’s health and the environment. It focuses on reducing toxic exposures for the people whose health is most at risk from pesticides, including low-income communities, children, pregnant women, migrant farmworkers, and other at-risk populations. Oak supports Justice Outside through our Special Interest Programme, which provides the space and flexibility to support a diverse range of partners around the world, reflecting the interest of Oak’s Trustees. Find out more here: https://oakfnd.org/programmes/special-interest/. You can find out more about Justice Outside here: https://justiceoutside.org/ and Toxic Free North Carolina here: https://toxicfreenc.org/, and Rooted in Colour here: https://rootedincolor.com/ Watch this video to find out more about Justice Outside’s work in North Carolina.