❤️ Our 1776 Declaration of Independence and it's powerful theme: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
🤍 Our 1777 adoption of the flag and how Flag Day was first formalized in 1916 by President Wilson then officially recognized by Congress in 1949 as an annual day of honor and celebration.
💙 Our Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791, naming the first 10 Constitutional Amendments and our fundamental freedoms worth fighting for: free speech, religion, due process, right to assemble, and more.
Embedded in all of this is the knowledge there are other freedoms that aren't printed in these doctrines, but they are equally important. Ones with environmental impact, ones without which we cannot live. Maybe they aren't etched in marble or housed in the National Archives, but they are necessary. Quieter, simpler, maybe softer, silent, and invisible. Yet, they are vital and hold us all the same.
Click through the slides below to see the 10 Invisible Rights That Hold Us (and that we should hold dear):
“The Invisible Rights That Hold Us” by Dabrowka, Ms. Vicki
So this Flag Day, while the flags are raised for our country--a country with a long, layered history based on principles, resilience, strength, and democracy while also flawed and imperfect--let’s raise our awareness too of these other rights. These invisible rights. Let's protect them, and in doing so protect each other.
Sometimes that comes quietly in observation, and sometimes we need to speak up when it counts. Here are three places that can help you do that:
- Learn how environmental law protects invisible rights at Earthjustice.
- Explore how enviornmental rights & human dignity are intertwined at The Center for Human Rights and the Environment.
- See how businesses are rethinking their impact in protecting our shared future via climate action at We Mean Business Coalition.
Images created at canva.com.
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