{"id":110,"date":"2020-06-05T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T13:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/2020-6-4-we-stand-with-the-black-community-in-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:19:11","slug":"we-stand-with-the-black-community-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2020\/06\/05\/we-stand-with-the-black-community-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"We Stand with the Black Community in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"110\" class=\"elementor elementor-110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4892e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4892e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d676682\" data-id=\"d676682\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94c7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"e94c7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-64e584e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/news-items\/2020\/06\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 5, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56357b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56357b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-870d84fe45bb5192e5f8\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\"><em><strong>An open letter from Scott Bacon, Nature First Co-founder <\/strong><\/em><\/p><p class=\"\">To our members, partners and supporters,<\/p><p class=\"\">My heart aches as I try to process the recent acts of violence against members of the Black Community in the USA. And I despair, realizing that these are just the latest examples of global, systematic racial inequality and injustice. We are reminded, yet again, just how far we have to go to achieve a truly equitable society. And I\u2019ve been grappling with the fact that from my position of white privilege, I can never, will never, fully understand the trauma the Black Community is experiencing. But that cannot be an excuse for silence.<\/p><p class=\"\">The staff at Nature First have been discussing these events and how they impact our mission. Above everything, we all agree on this: We believe in equality. And that includes the equity to the benefits provided by nature and the outdoors. So we will stand up, and speak up.<\/p><p class=\"\"><em><strong>We, at Nature First, stand in solidarity with ALL black, indigenous and people of color. And we strongly condemn all acts of violence and intimidation, racially motivated and otherwise. <\/strong><\/em><\/p><p class=\"\">Everyone deserves to live in an equitable society free from oppression and racial discrimination. These inalienable rights travel beyond the streets of our cities and the pathways of our parks, to the trails of our preserves, natural areas and wild backcountry.<\/p><blockquote><p class=\"\">\u201cInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.\u201d ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.<\/p><\/blockquote><p class=\"\">So as we advocate for the preservation of our natural world, we must also strive to ensure that everyone has equitable access to the restorative and healthy benefits provided by nature and the outdoors. We are all inhabitants of the same natural world. It belongs to us all.<\/p><p class=\"\">We are committed to working with our members and partners to ensure that ALL who visit and photograph the world\u2019s natural and wild places can be free from racial hatred and violence. And we share the dream that future generations can live equal, as one community.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1591318492632_15795\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\"><div class=\"sqs-block-content\"><p class=\"\">This is a responsibility we all share. So I urge you to show compassion. Have empathy. Lend a helping hand. We are all better, equal, together.<\/p><p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1525\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/scottbacon-si.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/scottbacon-si.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/scottbacon-si-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/scottbacon-si-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Thank you,<\/p><p class=\"\">Scott Bacon<\/p><p class=\"\">Co-founder, Nature First<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">An open letter from Scott Bacon, Nature First 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