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Mustafa Santiago Ali on Healing America Through Social Justice

by Sandra Yeyati

Mustafa Sanare asking for. Then we tiago Ali has focus on getting engaged dedicated in the civic process— his career to fighting for voting. environmental justice, Dr. King said, “I canpublic health, resource not pass legislation to equity and political emmake you love me, but powerment to uplift the I can pass legislation to most vulnerable comstop you from lynchmunities in America. ing me.” When we fast For 24 years, he served at forward that to today, the U.S. Environmental we can pass legislation Protection Agency and is that addresses social ills, currently vice president of environmental disparities and other egregious types of justice, climate and community revitalizabehaviors. We can also make sure that tion for the National Wildlife Federation. our organizations are representative of He is a renowned public speaker and has what America looks like—in our hiring appeared on MSNBC, CNN, VICE TV, practices and on our boards—and make Black Entertainment Television, Democsure that our philanthropic organizations racy Now! and other networks. are moving in the right direction where they are helping to fund and support folks Does the Black Lives Matter who are doing this transformative work. movement feel different It really is a holistic set of actions. than other moments in our history? Yes. This is a transformational moment. So many different types of folks are How do you remain hopeful in light of America’s turbulent history? coming together in large numbers, not I see many artists and entertainers who just in our country, but across the planet, are getting engaged in an effective way, saying that change has to happen and we and they have the ability to reach so have to eliminate systemic racism and many folks. Even more critical are the discrimination. They want the 21st centhousands upon thousands of incredible tury to look like the 21st century, and not young leaders who are pushing, willing something from the 1950s or the 1940s to put their bodies on the line, creating or even the 1960s. their own organizations and investing How can we keep the their time to make real change happen. I see people at the local and state momentum going? level changing laws that have been enBy bringing all kinds of different folks trenched for decades. I see organizations together, building authentic coalitions that would not normally see themselves that are rooted in change, harvesting in these types of conversations or actions the energy of this moment and making saying, “You are right. I apologize for sure that the right types of legislation— not being here sooner, but we’re going whether at the federal, state, county or to do everything we can now to stand in local level—are reflective of what people solidarity with this change that’s happen20 Indianapolis Edition NaturalAwakeningsIndy.com ing.” My hope is anchored in the fact that people are already doing the work and we’re seeing fruits from the seeds that people planted sometimes hundreds of years ago, but definitely decades ago.

What kind of justice are you fighting for?

We’re fighting for housing, transportation, economic and public health justice, and of course, the environment.

Which vulnerable communities are you fighting for?

I fight for communities of color. I fight for lower-wealth white communities. I fight for indigenous brothers and sisters. And I fight for the planet. I know that disproportionately, these are the communities that are often unseen and unheard, and I know if we can give voice to those communities, then it will benefit everyone. Social justice gives us the opportunity to make America whole—to be stronger and better, as we become anchored in real justice. We have to be focused on moving our most vulnerable communities from surviving to thriving.

What is your contribution to the National Wildlife Federation?

I sat down with President Collin O’Mara to have real conversations about what a 21stcentury organization and their 6 million members would look like. I thought that if I could get 10 or 20 percent of those members to embrace environmental justice and to stand in solidarity with folks, then that could help the movement and make real change happen. The National Wildlife Federation board has just approved a full environmental justice analysis of all of its programs, policies, activities and budgeting decisions. No other organization in our country does that, and it sends a clear message to all the other organizations that are out there that these are the types of things you have to do to be a 21st-century organization.

Allergen-Free Ice Cream for Dinner

by Tiffany Hinton

National Ice Cream Month may officially be held in July, but the GF Mom Certified family celebrates delicious ice cream all summer long. The traditional recipe for ice cream includes heavy cream mixed with egg yolks to create a custard-like mixture which is then frozen using a salt and ice technique—once considered a chemist’s party trick. Newer ice cream makers now use a frozen bucket turned by an electric motor to churn the creamy mixture into ice cream in approximately 25 minutes.

Ice cream was served at a banquet for the feast of St. George at Windsor Castle in 1671. It was such a rare and exotic dish that only the guests at the king’s table were served one plate of white strawberries and one plate of iced cream. All the other guests had to watch and marvel at the exquisite treat they were eating.

Ice cream was enjoyed at the 1904 St. Louis World Fair and later was a symbol of morale for U.S. troops during the World War II—Italian dictator Benito Mussolini banned its sale for a time to avoid the association. Packaged ice cream was first sold in grocery stores in the 1930, and yet home ice cream makers still remained popular until the 1970s.

Food allergies effect about 4.2 million children in the U.S., and two of the main ingredients for ice cream are on the

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top eight allergen list for children—eggs and milk. Milk is the second-most common allergen for children, followed by peanuts. This creates a unique challenge when creating ice cream at home, causing many to avoid it and choose alternative cool treats like popsicles. In celebration of all things ice cream, let’s take a look at simple alternatives to traditional ingredients.

Canned coconut milk has a similar fat content to heavy whipping cream, making it a great alternative and substitute in homemade ice cream. This is best used by refrigerating the canned coconut milk overnight before using.

Cashew milk is a great substitute for the milk or half-and-half many ice cream recipes include. The cashew milk is thicker and heavier than rice, almond or oat milks. Non-dairy coffee creams on the market that can be used for this purpose, as well.

Pina Colada Ice cream

Yields: About 3 cups

1 16-oz can coconut milk ½ cup pineapple, pureed in blender ¼ cup maple syrup ½ tsp rum extract

Mix together and follow instructions included with the ice cream maker.

See the blog post at GFMomCertified. com/summer-ice-cream-memories-withthe-hinton-family for additional ice cream recipes. Recipes courtesy of Tiffany Hinton, GF Mom Certified. Connect on social media @GFMomCertified.

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