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Trying to Make Green the New Black

Bringing Environmental Activism to a New Audience

Karl Carter Karl Carter

Sometimes you have to live a little life to give voice to the journey. I’ve been gone a while, going through life’s adventures — some professional, some personal, some good, some hard. All in all its been a mixed bag but never dull. An experience I had in Memphis at the Dream Reborn conference really inspired me to write about people of color’s role in the emerging green movement.


My new web site Ecoradish.com, is live and I’ve started promoting it. Can you help???
email: info@ecoradish.com

Hi all,
And I’m asking for your support, ideas, contacts etc. Ok, I had my yoga site up and it was all about me, and workshops I can teach, but frankly I wasn’t very excited about it; it did not capture all of my interests or sense of mission. So I changed the name to Ecoradish.com*-and the focus is now on empowering African Americans (primarily) with the urgency, information and support to go “green.” Ok so you may be saying— I’m not black-what does she want from me?? Well keep reading….

The emphasis will be our heritage of frugality and how that is a positive in todays climate (no pun intended) and how growing food, choosing renewable energy, and simplicity- can have a huge positive impact. There have been so many articles lately see today’s NY Times (Sun. 5/18) on

“Chasing Utopia, Family Imagines No Possession.

But a lot of the info doesn’t mention anyone of color, though recently, same publication on “Urban Gardeners” (see below) was a great exception.
So I hope to provide for my right livelihood while filling a niche and providing a service.
What am I asking for?

1. Well visit the site- www.ecoradish.com
2. See below 4 areas of site (that have no info yet) -can you contribute to any of them or can you connect me to someone who has info or might be interested?

a) Grandma’s Corner: little tips, on ways that folks used to conserve. Some of them may be funny now, or seem extreme– but can add up to save us money.

b)Eco Experts: where a professional discusses issues to do with saving money by saving energy, conservation is the first step; info on solar alternatives, healthy food choices (cheaper in the long run,) health tips, growing food etc.

c)EcoSimple: interviews with ordinary folks on ways they have achieved energy/cost savings in ways that enhance their well-being.

d) EcoRegional Summary: An updated listing of events in various parts of US & Canada.

Thanks and many blessings,

*”Ecoblack” was gone, “brown, black, green” gone, “Ecoroots,” “Ecogroove” gone…so in a burst of frustration and insight came forth-Ecoradish! Dont’ ask, you didn’t know what Google was at first did ya?