Hawksbill turtles are #Endangered. Fishing nets, habitat loss due to coastal development, and rising sea temperatures are all having a devastating impact on their surival. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #trawling #climate #oceans #GreenNewDeal

You will have a greater appreciation of heavy rope after watching this video x.com/Enezator/statu…

I thought we could all use a moment so here is an adult humpback whale singing to a baby humpback (volume up). Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #nature #oceans #rewilding via توب ميديا

I spent the last 2 years researching, filming and creating 'The Sea Around Us', a 360° immersive video installation at the Laguna Art Museum which directly references Rachel Carson’s book of the same title. On view through Feb 5, 2023, #climate, #climatecrisis, #ocean #rewilding

'The Sea Around Us' contends with past environmental abuse right off the S. California coast. From 1947–1961, employees of Montrose Chemical Corporation dumped barrels of the pesticide DDT and acid sludge waste into the ocean near Santa Catalina Island. rebecamendez.com/THE-SEA-AROUND…

Thank you to CODAworx Magazine for featuring my hand-cut glass mosaic mural 'At the Same Time' for Metro Art LA in their 'Art As Narrative', December issue. #clouds, #sky, #LACountyArts codaworx.com/codamagazine-i…

Thank you @ChaddScott Forbes and @SeeGreatArt for a generous review of my 360° immersive video/sound artwork The Sea Around Us currently in exhibition Laguna Art Museum. Dan Rowden.sylviaearle gave a memorable keynote speech. #oceans forbes.com/sites/chaddsco… rebecamendez.com/THE-SEA-AROUND…

Befriending a wild animal will make you a better human – here’s why theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

House Democrats should unite with moderate Republicans to elect a speaker theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Legacy of Japan’s Nakagin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods theguardian.com/world/2023/jan…

Take a moment to watch up to 800 beluga whales migrating to the #Arctic. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #nature #rewilding #GreenNewDeal

via New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opi…

Finland is testing new ways to teach students about fake news. Media literacy is part of the national core curriculum starting in preschool. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success. nyti.ms/3IAqRzJ

This is the Japanese Puffer Fish - one of #nature's greatest artists. To grab a female’s attention he creates something that defies belief. Nature is more amazing than we will ever know. Protect it in all its forms. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #rewilding #biodiversity

I hope your week has been as enjoyable as this little one is having in this puddle. Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate #climate #biodiversity #rewilding #SDGs

My project The Sea Around Us is on view Laguna Art Museum until Feb. 5. I'll be at the museum welcoming colleagues and friends two weekends: Jan 27–29 and Feb 4–5, 12 to 5pm. Panel discussion on Jan.27, which includes my mentor Lita Albuquerque. Join us! vimeo.com/rebecamendez/t…

Counterforce Lab: Eyes in the Sky, Birds in the Heart and Mind Monday, January 23, 2023, at Noon Broad Art Center EDA, room 1250

Thank you to Los Angeles Times Carolina Miranda for this important article and for featuring our Tucson's January 8th Memorial. latimes.com/entertainment-…

How a new Tucson memorial found a way to mourn mass-shooting victims latimes.com/entertainment-…

Demonstrators disrupted traffic in London to paint a huge Ukraine flag on the road in front of the Russian embassy on the eve of the Ukraine war's first anniversary