We the People Take a Stand for Clean Water, Our Climate

What does fighting for clean water and our climate mean to you? Our members and partners had this to say:

 We the People Take a Stand for Clean Water, Our Climate

Cathy, watercolor, 2019 Newsletter
Cathy Sampson-Kruse, Waluulapum~Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, nurse, and Riverkeeper board member (West Linn, OR)

“I was raised as my ancestors were: to cherish Mother Earth and all she provides our people and all other creatures living on and with her. I truly believe Columbia Riverkeeper is one of the most powerful allies we have to fight the good fight and protect all that is sacred.” — Cathy Sampson-Kruse, Waluulapum~Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, nurse, and Riverkeeper board member (West Linn, OR)

“I fight for clean water and our climate because environmental justice affects all of us. Educating ourselves and our younger generations, and figuring out how we can make a difference—even in small ways—is crucial.” — Dez Ramirez, content manager, Columbia Land Trust (Portland, OR)

“I am proud to be a part of the activist community safeguarding our clean air, water, and soil.” —Cambria Keely, student (Kalama, WA)

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Cambria Keely, student (Kalama, WA)

“I want to be able to look my three boys in their eyes and say I did everything I could on my watch. Clean water is not an option; it is a fundamental right, and obligation to all beings.” — David Roth, financial planner, Gorge Sustainable Investing (Hood River, OR)

“I used to think that someone else would take care of the climate. But then I realized that there is no someone else—we are all going to have to do it together.” — Melanie Plaut, retired OB-GYN (Portland, OR)

Dez, watercolor, Newsletter 2019
Dez Ramirez, content manager, Columbia Land Trust (Portland, OR)

“I fight for clean water and our climate because I believe it is my personal responsibility to care about a future world I will never see. An important part of that responsibility is my fight to stop the Kalama methanol refinery, the antithesis of a clean, safe, and healthy future.” — Linda Horst, lifetime activist (Kelso, WA)

 

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