Part of the super powers of Autism is an acute sense of empathy and justice. This has driven me to work in spaces as a sustainability x equity director or consultant.

But it has also taken me on a journey to learn from the infinite knowledge that is my heritage from The Global South. Because everything that the North calls Regenerative, Sustainable, Circular, etc., was invented, discovered, imagined, and created by the people of the global majority: Indigenous, Black, Global South Elders.

That is where the solutions and imagination comes from to solve the complex puzzle of the climate and social emergency we are in.

There are no one size fits all solutions. In fact, like nature itself, we need all solutions from everywhere, all at once.

*Shout out to my mom, that unconsciously taught me about reuse as a child by putting lentils on the ice-cream tubs, turning curtains into greek goddess costumes and washing ziplock bags. I love you.