Our original logo, in Red and Blue, signifying the need for working across the aisle
Readers of The Leaflet,
This will be the last post that The Leaflet sends to your inbox. For many reasons, I’ve decided not to continue the publication of this newsletter. If you’d like to understand why, please reach out to me—I don’t wish for this note to carry a negative tone.
I am considering starting a different newsletter, one focused on politics and investigative work, which is something I am very excited about. I’ve learned a lot from The Leaflet, and I am looking forwards to applying that to a brand new newsletter… stay tuned.
Over the course of the past 427 days, readers and writers of The Leaflet have been relentless in the pursuit of bettering themselves for the sake of our common home. In this time, we have:
Attracted 228 subscribers, 197 of whom are active at the time of this publication.
Published 61 posts, this post being the 61st.
Given voices to over 11 writers from around the Omaha area and across the country. Their names and names of other major contributors are at the bottom of this section.
Carried a unique open rate of 57.82% and a click-through rate of 5.97%, which are considered very high.
Contributed to the creation of this website, which is a database for what schools in Nebraska are doing for the environment.
Heard from over 65 people in our series, Tell us Tuesday.
Helped me find my passion in journalism, which I will continue to study at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Out of an attempt to culminate the publication of this newsletter in a poetic way, I forfeit the honor to be the last voice heard from The Leaflet. This post, and The Leaflet, will conclude with the voices of you all from our seventh and final Tell us Tuesday. This newsletter was never about my voice or my passions, it was about all of you. It was an attempt to give voices to everyone in the communities we are a part of. Climate change cannot be solved by one individual, it requires an effort from everyone. We have to reach across the aisle and say, “Hey, let’s do this together.”
With that said, keep recycling, keep composting, and keep educating yourself about the environment. We only have one Earth, let’s keep it beautiful.
~ Seamus Haney
A big thanks to these individuals, in no particular order: Priscilla Price, Lila Burns, Scout Walker, Steven Dickerson, Evalina Sain, Janet Haney, Brenda Campuzano-Pineda, Jack Van Moorleghem, Benjamin Whealy, Wendy Naughton, Daniel Wessling, Lauren Schmidt, Connor Juracek, David Corbin, and all of you.
Responses: Tell us Tuesday #7
DO YOU KNOW?
Responses were split right down the middle here. The secondhand apparel market is worth $256 billion and the fast fashion industry is worth $150.8 billion, according to Capital One and Uniform Market. So, while fast fashion continues to be a detriment to our planet, people still thrift—a lot.
LET’S HEAR FROM YOU:
What’s the coolest thing you’ve found while thrifting? Here are your responses:
Thank you for everyone who responded to this month’s Tell us Tuesday, and our final Tell us Tuesday. I loved reading each one of these responses.
The only thing I have left to say is thank you.