52| Aja Barber on being a citizen before a consumer, how exploited countries can recover from colonialism, and maintaining ethics as a sustainable influencer

Within the sustainability community, we talk a lot about reduce the amount of things that we are consuming. Overconsumption has led to overfilled landfills, a depletion of natural resources,  and let’s admit it, credit card debt. Our guest today is Aja Barber, author of Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism. I would quickly describe it as a call for change from consumers and corporations to think about how they buy and sell. I would really encourage you to read or listen to the book because it’s so much deeper than that. Aja talks about how Black American slaves were environmentalists and stewards of the earth, how colonialism has destroyed countries in the global south, and how we can shift our destructive habits as consumers. I would highly recommend that you read Aja's book. If you're an audiobook person, check out Libro.fm - a platform that allows you to buy audiobooks from local bookstores in the US and Canada. Click the link below to sign up and use code SBG for a free audiobook with a new membership (*affiliate link).  Sign up for Libro.fm: https://tidd.ly/35m6CnA Buy from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/82297/9781538709849 Follow Aja on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajabarber/ Visit Aja's website: https://www.ajabarber.com/ Book that Aja mentioned: The Business of Less by Roland Geyer Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n0lnZc_Qsb8 Donate to Sustainable Brown Girl on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sustainablebrowngirl Visit the Sustainable Brown Girl Website: https://www.sustainablebrowngirl.com/ Follow Sustainable Brown Girl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablebrowngirl/ Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts!