DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Lisa Rosenfield Podolsky Donated Tesla Stock for Good Please introduce yourself to our readers. My name is Lisa Rosenfield Podolsky. I live in Los Angeles, California, and near Eugene, Oregon, with my husband of 29 years, Dan. Our home in Oregon sits right on the McKenzie River. It fills my heart and refreshes and inspires me every day that I get to watch that river run. How did you hear about Food & Water Watch, and what motivated you to make your first gift? I met the people at Food & Water Watch at the beginning of the first Trump administration and continue to be extremely impressed by their smart, strategic organizing, litigating, and lobbying abilities. Food & Water Watch is scrappy. They have no fear of getting in the trenches, getting their hands dirty, and fighting hard on behalf of all of us. They’re successful in their pursuits, and I appreciate that they put our donations to good use. You recently donated your Tesla stock to Food & Water Watch. Tell us more about this decision. In our investing, my husband and I focus on green technology that helps combat climate change. A lot of liberals initially got involved in electric vehicles to move away from the oil industry, and that was what motivated me as well. Elon Musk's actions make it clear to me that he doesn’t care about the environment anymore — if he ever did. I see Musk as a megalomaniac who uses his financial interests and power to influence democracy and shape our world, and it disgusts me. I have no desire to support him or anything he’s associated with. Taking Tesla stock and donating it to worthy nonprofits like Food & Water Watch felt like turning tainted stock into something positive.
Taking Tesla stock and donating it to worthy
nonprofits like Food & Water Watch felt like turning tainted stock into something positive. — Lisa Rosenfield Podolsky
If you were talking to someone else about giving to and getting involved with Food & Water Watch (or Food and Water Action), what would you tell them? For those who consider themselves activists, it’s sometimes hard to pick yourself up fight after fight, but we must do the work. With Food & Water Watch, I’ve been to city council meetings, I’ve met with Wenonah [Food & Water Watch’s Executive Director] — and I’ve gotten the information I need to keep up the fight. We’re living through the most challenging time for our democracy. It’s vital that we continue to stand up and fight for our planet, our environ- ment, and all the creatures who occupy it. What gives you hope for the future? Knowing that our grassroots is so engaged! — and we stand shoulder to shoulder with our sisters and brothers in this fight.
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