Raíces Verdes

A platform dedicated to validating, archiving and sharing the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of color in connection to the environment. Raíces Verdes is a storytelling platform for healing our relationship with the earth and with each other. 

Introducing Visual Storytelling

Storytelling has been always been a important part of my identity, and for some time period in my youth, I became very passionate about telling stories through film photography. Later as young adult, I was introduced to documentary work centering Black and Indigenous voices through Comunicación Combativa, an autonomous media cooperative. As part of the growth I envision for Raíces Verdes, I want to expand telling stories of BIPOC and the environment into photo essays and short documentaries. Below are the first two visual storytelling project I have had the please of working on, which you can learn more about by clicking on each image or video. I am excited to embark on this journey and continue amplifying the green roots of  BIPOC – Samara Almonte (host/producer)

Collaborate with Raíces Verdes

Samara Almonte, host and creator of Raíces Verdes has been featured in different publications and media projects, which you can learn more about in the Collaborations page. In addition,  Samara has a list of different community offerings available for different audiences which you can learn more about under the Offerings page. For inquiries please message Raíces Verdes using the contact form on the website, or email raicesverdespodcast@gmail.com 

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Latest Episodes

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Ft Collaboration: A couple of weeks ago @wildlensinc released our collaborative podcast episode on their show Earth to Humans where we discussed all things Raíces Verdes, decolonial environmentalism and more! It’s actually a pretty short interview so go check it out using the link in profile. It’s always fun for me to be on the other side of the mic where I get to share my perspectives and opinions on things, so let me know what y’all think! @wildlensinc also highlighted a portion of my interview with @doctora_nature to highlight Raíces Verdes and a similar conversation centering Indigenous knowledge in environmental science 🌿✨ You can catch the episode on @spotifypodcasts - - - #RaicesVerdes #GreenRoots #EnvironmentalJustice #IndigenousKnowledge #Sustainability #DiversityOutdoors #AmplifyMelantedVoices #IntersectionalEnvironmentalism #DiasporaStories #Environment #Ecofeminism
Super excited to be part of this amazing panel!! I really love the focus on spirituality as I fully believe it is necessary to think about our connection to the earth as a spiritual one. Spiritual work is liberation work!! Register at bit.ly/wtfspirituality (LINK IN BIO) 🌿✨🌿✨ Posted @withregram • @faithfully.sustainable We’re so beyond excited to be partnering with our faves @sustainablebk for our first inter-faith/spirituality event “WTF Is Going on With Spirituality?” (this Wednesday April 14th @12 PM EST) to kick off their second “WTF” panel series! 💚 LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER 👉🏾 bit.ly/wtfspirituality We believe that faith and spirituality are the foundation of sustainability and path to reclaim liberation. And yet, they are consistently left out of the general sustainability conversation even as we face this crisis of spirituality that has disconnected us from ourselves, each other, and from the Earth. 🌎🌿 Join us for an exciting conversation with some incredible community members and leaders from the Faithfully Sustainable and Sustainable Brooklyn communities, as we reclaim and recenter BIPOC sustainability across various faiths and spiritualities from Islam, Buddhism, and Sikhi to various indigenous ancestral spiritual pathways! 🙏🏽 *This event is geared towards BIPOC communities to have a safe and healing space for this discussion, but all are welcome to attend.* 💚 Huge thanks to our sponsors @tishmancenter and @mate_the_label ! #faithfullysustainable #sustainability #sustainablefashion #spirituality #religion #faith #islam #buddhism #sikhi #indigenous #agriculture #ecosystem #environment #environmentaljustice #environmentalism #climatejustice #socialjustice #intersectionality #intersectionalsustainability  #community #compassion #care #ramadan #ramadan2021
Hello new people following this account! Instead of re-introducing myself once again, I am gonna talk about some of the people and collectives I am in community with that really inspire the work of Raíces Verdes and my own healing journey 💛 : First up we got @humxnvoices ! Platform Magazine is dedicated to elevating the voices of Black, Indigenous, People of Color in environmental conversations. I feel honored to have contributed to past issues and blog posts for their website, and encourage y’all to check-out their latest Issue for some inspiring stories centering #EnvironmentalJustice. Next image is from a recent post by @seedingreciprocity a new platform and upcoming organization by a dear sister and colleague of mine Eliana! Seeding Reciprocity is a project focusing on indigenizing environmental science and community work. Recently Eliana has been sharing stories under #SeedingGratitudeSeries to show how she embodies gratitude for the land and water she is in connection with. Go check it out and join in on the conversation using the hashtag! Want to support a food bank addressing food insecurity for the Latinx community in South Puget Sound? Then help @alimentandoalpueblo get to 1million $ in donations! This amazing project is spearheaded by @laroxayp and has provided so much relief for Latinx families in such little time. Share & support! Lastly in case you have not heard of @bravespace_media yet, you are missing out! Ever wonder why we don’t see more BIPOC at outdoor film festivals? It’s cus they never make films about us! Not only is Brave Space producing a film about Black, Indigenous, WOC (BIWOC) in the outdoors, they also got BIWOC behind the camera and we are all getting paid for this work!! So go support with $ or with a share of @bravespace_media 💛 thanks for reading this and so honored to call these people my friends, relatives and community 🌿
Earth day, earth month is everyday!! And for Raíces Verdes we believe in supporting the work of Black, Indigenous, People of Color fighting for environmental justice through storytelling, archiving and sharing of our green roots. We deserve to be compensated for this work! So if you are a predominantly White environmental institution/org looking for a direct path to supporting environmental justice efforts, consider subscribing to the DEI Fee on Raíces Verdes Patreon. LINK IN BIO! Currently there are only two DEI tiers listed at $50 or $100 month donations. If you have other proposals for a DEI Fee please email the podcast or DM. Please see the third message to learn about how your DEI fee will be used! For individuals looking to support the podcast and get access to special content, check out the other 3 tiers available, starting as low as $5 a month 🌿 P.S - I would also appreciate any sharing of this post/patreon link with your networks. Also I plan having full transparency of the DEI Fees and how the resources are distributed! - - #EnvironmentalJustice #EarthMonth #DEI #ClimateJustice #SupportBIPOC #SupportWOC #Patreon #Sustainability #DiversifyOutdoors #PodsinColor #Storytelling #RaicesVerdes #GreenRoots
First content for the month of April is now live on the Raíces Verdes Patreon! Use the link in bio to check it out 🌿 Something I recently learned about Patreon is you can subscribe to the page and I can share public content with you without having to be a monthly donor. So that is what I mean when I say "free" content! I want to thank @mrubio3 @cbwalkup13 @nathan_carp and @bravespace_media for being the first patreons since the launch 🌿🧡 I truly appreciate it, and look forward to sharing more content with you all very soon! On the second image of this post you get to learn what the next content will be about for this month. Hoping to have at least one of these pieces available by the end of next week! As always I am open to trades and discussing other ways of support for the podcast in exchange for patreon content 🌿 Thanks again for the all the kinds of support y'all give to this work 🧡 -- - - #patreon #RaicesVerdes #greenroots #storytelling #environmentaljustice
CW: Violence towards women, specifically Asian women, mention of sex and human trafficking and mentioning of deportation - It has been a couple of weeks since the shooting by a White supremacist targeting Asian women in Atlanta happened. I since then have been reflecting on how I can support and be in solidarity with our Asian relatives, specially in my line of work. In case you don't know my background is in Urban Planning. And like basically everything in this world this field has an ugly colonial, capitalistic and patriarchal history as is its foundation. The memory of attending this workshop described above came back to me and I felt like I needed to share with a larger audience, especially for those watching that are in the urban planning field. So much of the rhetoric that we were given during my undergrad experience as an urban planner was centered around the idea of working for the "well-being of the community" and being public servants. But the truth is, urban planners are just as complicit as anyone else in criminalizing and displacing vulnerable communities. Who are you actually protecting and ensuring their well-being??Physical spaces are political spaces!! And how we choose to act in those spaces have real consequences on people's lives. So here is this story to bring awareness once again that you can't "decolonize urban planning". We gotta be upfront on the colonial practices embedded in urban planning and uplift new ways to design, protect and serve our communities. The criminalization of our communities and streets will never be the answer!! #StopAsianHate #KeepOurCommunitiesSafe #Decriminalize #UrbanPlanning #SpatialJustice
New Blog Post on @humxnvoices website by yours truly! Ypu can find the article by using the link on their profile. Super happy how the words came together to express my gratitude and hopes for the work I am doing with @bravespace_media. If you have not heard about the upcoming film "Expedition Reclamation" go check out the teailer at @bravespace_media. We are currently crowdfunding to support the production of the film , which you can learn more about using the link in my profile or in the Brave Space Project profile. We are ridiculously to meeting our 30k goal, so please keep sharing 🌿 - - raicesverdes #greenroots #outdoorfilms #BIPOCoutdoors #latinxhikers #environmentaljustice #PNW #exploreoutdoors #melaninbasecamp #diversifyoutdoors #indigenouswomenhike #ExpeditionReclamation #HUMXN #OurPlatform #PlatformMagazine #BIPOCMedia #BIWOC #BIWOCOutdoors #BIPOCStories
Hello beautiful community! So a couple of weeks ago, I announced that you can now support Raíces Verdes through Patreon, but since then I have not shared much else about it. I honestly think it's because I still feel funny thinking that people want to support the podcast in this way 🤦🏾‍♀️ But the truth is, this works is valued by many and through monetary contributions I can continue growing this work to include more people and mediums in the storytelling process. I feel so honored to be recognized as a storyteller by many, and I am truly coming into owning this part of me because that is what Raíces Verdes is meant to be. A storytelling platform to center frontline communities fighting for environmental justice. Our stories and connections to the environment matter because the way I see it, they are an archive of generational knowledge about our ecosystems and a blueprint for collective liberation that includes all living beings. So if you feel called to, I would appreciate any contribution you are able to give to this work! Sharing this post also means a lot 🧡 You can find a link to the Raíces Verdes Patreon in the profile bio, and if you have not heard of Patreon my latest IGTV video explains it pretty well! 🌿 Thank you as always for believing in this work. 📸: @alejandrotakesphotoss - - #patreon #RaicesVerdes #greenroots #storytelling #environmentaljustice #environment #susrainability #chicanavoices #chicana #diversifyoutdoors #intersectionalenvironmentalism
In our latest episode ft @andreavegato we discussed her definition of "Feminist Frameworks" for climate action. Andrea works for @wedo_worldwide, which is an amazing organization that has many resources available like the one featured in this #Repost . Check out their profile and website! To listen to the latest episode use the link in Raíces Verdes profile 🌿 • • • • • • 💜 Today, the Feminist Green New Deal coalition launched a policy screening and resource guide — a key toolkit for our policy and movement allies to ensure that policies live up to our core #feminist & #ClimateJustice principles. #FemGND ✨🌱 🔗 bit.ly/femgnd-policies - - #latinx #raicesverdes #greenroots #environmentaljustice #feminism #intersectionalenvironmentalism #feministfutures
I believe it is crucial that in everything we do we must be critical with love. I take this work very seriously, specially given the impact it has on marginalized communities. ALL of our stories matter as Black, Indigenous, People of Color. One of the things I love the most about this platform is the fluidity of it, and how I can restructure it as needed to fit the needs of our communities. Of course I will continue to collaborate and share the work of people from a similar background as me. It is essential to my own personal healing journal and coming home to my green roots. But beyond that, Raíces Verdes believes that we build power through collective self-determination for Black, Indigenous, People of Color. Self-determination to me, means building itersectional movements rooted in transnational solidarity, mutual aid, and collective liberation. Thanks for being part of this journey and please let me know who you want to see featured on this podcast next!! This work is a collective 🌿 Also I meant to post this yesterday, so I am referring to the episode released Thursday. - - - #representationmatters #intersectionalenvironmentalism #environmentaljustice #ecoplatform #greenroots #RaicesVerdes #melanatedoutdoors #melaninbasecamp #storytelling #climatejustice
NEW EPISODE: In this episode we featured Andrea Vega (@andreavegato) Troncoso a queer, dominican, decolonial feminist and climate justice advocate. Originally from Santo Domingo, DR, Andrea now lives in Lenape lands or Brooklyn, NY. She’s currently working at @wedo_worldwide (the Women’s Environment and Development Organization), supporting their global advocacy work at the intersections of climate, environmental, gender and development justice. We discussed with Andrea what it means for her to work under a "feminist framework" for climate action, and her undergrad thesis as an example of looking at the climate crisis affecting the DR through a feminist framework. Lastly, we discussed the violence that "Latinidad" or the homogenization of Latin America contributes to the further marginalization of Black and Indigenous people within climate justice. As people of the "Latin American" diaspora, we felt it is our responsibility to continue having honest conversations about our different positionalities based on race, gender and class within the climate justice movement. You can listen using the link on bio, through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, TuneIn or the Raíces Verdes website. Also check out the new episode cover art, thanks to the brilliance of Raíces Verdes' artist @aigritos ! What do y'all think? - - - #latinx #raicesverdes #greenroots #environmentaljustice #feminism #intersectionalenvironmentalism #intersectionalfeminism #climatejustice #podsincolor #ecotourism #dominicanrepublic
Excited for this IG live! There is so much to unpack when it comes to the term "Traditional Ecological Knowledge" 🤔🌿 so I am really excited to share what I have learned these past years about TEK. Mark your calendar 🌼 #Repost @greenseattlepartnership • • • • • • Earth Month is right around the corner and GSP is excited for the collaboration, learning, and content we are going to share with you! Join us as we introduce Earth Month with Samara from the Raices Verdes podcast (@nuestrasraicesverdes)! April 5th at 4 pm on the GSP instagram, we will go live. ⁠ ⁠ This Earth Month, we are centering our activities around learning what Traditional Ecological Knowledge is, how it should inform our stewardship of the land, and the importance of intersectional environmentalism that tells and includes all voices and all stories in our work. ⁠ ⁠ We look forward to 'seeing' you there and bring your curiosity and your questions!⁠ ⁠ #RaicesVerdes #TEK #intersectionalenvironmentalism #stewardship #greenseattle #environmentaljustice #indigenousknowledge #greenroots

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Raíces Verdes is a platform dedicated to validating, archiving and sharing the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of color in connection to the environment