Ray Levy Uyeda, Author at Prism

color photograph of a Lockheed Martin military aircraft mid-flight

COP28 must address militarization

by Ray Levy Uyeda November 28th, 2023November 28th, 2023

As the earth approaches climate tipping points, world leaders must consider the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels: the U.S. military

color photograph of an outdoor protest against the mountain valley pipeline. people in the foreground hold hand drums and people in the mid-ground hold picket signs and banners with slogans like "we resist."

Climate & Environment

Energy company’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline activists sets an alarming precedent for future protests

by Ray Levy Uyeda November 8th, 2023November 9th, 2023

color photograph of an Indigenous man holding a drum at an outdoor protest. he wears a blue long-sleeve shirt with a black vest and a red hat. behind him, someone holds up a white poster sign with red handwritten text that reads "LAND BACK."

Climate & Environment

‘We say return the land to make it right’

by Ray Levy Uyeda November 2nd, 2023November 2nd, 2023

color photograph of a man wading through floodwater that comes to his knees. he holds a bird in a cage and covers his face as he passes a red-painted wall

Climate & Environment

In unincorporated communities, climate change worsens inequalities for BIPOC

by Ray Levy Uyeda October 4th, 2023October 5th, 2023

color photograph outside a stone building archway. large signs flank the archway; the left is light blue with alternating dark blue and white text lines reading "montana youth making climate history," and the right is white with alternating light and dark blue text lines reading "montana youth have a right to a safe climate." people in red t-shirts stand and sit on the stairway leading up to the door

Climate & Environment

Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 26th, 2023September 27th, 2023

color photograph of the backs of four farmworkers. they are leaned forward and bracing their arms against a wall of tobacco leaves

Race

The anti-Indigenous use of commercial tobacco harms the planet and its people

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 7th, 2023September 7th, 2023

color photograph wide shot of volunteers in the bottom right of the frame picking up trash in a marsh. across the river in the midground, a city skyline is visible against a clear blue sky

Climate & Environment

Loosening wetland protections threatens ecosystems and worsens climate damage

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 30th, 2023August 30th, 2023

digital collage on a light teal background with a loose wavy grid in a slightly lighter green. digital images of herbs and mushrooms surround a book cover that features a picture of a round bowl filled with herbs and plants. white text on the book cover reads "Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen" at the top and "Sara Calvosa Olson" at the bottom

Race

‘Chími Nu’am’ celebrates and educates about Indigenous food culture

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 17th, 2023August 17th, 2023

color photograph of a young person with curly purple hair just past their shoulders sitting on a courtroom bench. they're wearing a green dress and smile while looking to the right of the camera frame

Climate & Environment

Montana youth win historic climate lawsuit

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 15th, 2023August 15th, 2023

digital portrait on a dark teal background of a teenage Black girl wearing an orange shirt and playing the trombone. the trombone extends past the edge of the circular portrait frame into the teal background

Climate & Environment

We must enter a new climate world together

by Ray Levy Uyeda July 31st, 2023July 31st, 2023