About Blue Thumb

Equity + Values

Blue Thumb is actively engaged in an ongoing and intentional effort to create a multi-level equity framework for our leadership, our partners, and our broader community. In our mission to protect pollinators and clean water, we strive to create a community of different backgrounds, understandings, and knowledge towards environmental sustainability. The following goals were developed by Blue Thumb’s Environmental Justice Hub, a network of environmental professionals and community members that focused on building understanding and accountability in the co-creation of just, inclusive, and equitable communities. 

Our Goals

• To make educational resources accessible and create a language that is usable for Minnesotans.
• To create more opportunities for conversations about equity with partners and participants, and ensuring that everyone feels included in the conversation.
• To create a more inclusive space for people who haven’t been in environmental decision-making rooms but are disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and injustices.
• To create connections and identify pathways to equitable leadership for Blue Thumb Partners, Steering Committee members, contractors, and program participants.
• To work towards acknowledging, talking about, and centering indigenous perspectives and ways of knowing.
• To offer a variety of opportunities for people to share their stories, environmental knowledge, and connections to land.
• To build connections and community in times of crisis and change.