{"id":96824,"date":"2019-11-21T10:03:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T18:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=96824"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:26:10","slug":"rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia","title":{"rendered":"REI Presents: &#8216;Everything to Lose&#8217; by Pattie Gonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Wyn Wiley (he\/him), aka Pattie Gonia (she\/her), has made waves over the past year as a drag queen advocating for the environment. People love Pattie for her comedy and dancing, but also for her powerful honesty and vulnerability when addressing issues of inclusion and climate. Pattie uses her superpower for artistic expression and drag to raise awareness around issues that impact us all.<\/p>\n<p>We follow Wyn as he travels to Hawaii to see firsthand the impacts of careless consumption and plastics on Mother Nature (or as Pattie says, &#8220;Mother Natch&#8221;). Wyn meets with scientists, nonprofit leaders, volunteers, then rallies the Pattie community to lead a beach cleanup with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org\/\">Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii<\/a>. Finally, Wyn partners with sustainable fashion designer Angela Luna of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adiff.com\">ADIFF<\/a>\u00a0to create three dresses that personify the plastics crisis. We then see Pattie wearing these works of art in the short film &#8220;Everything to Lose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The piece features a spoken word poem by Pattie Gonia that asks people to reflect on the impacts their actions have on the environment. After all, now is the time to change our behaviors and make positive impact.<\/p>\n<span class=\"cb-button cb-grey cb-normal cb-center\"><a href=\"\/opt-outside\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"follow\">Take Action Today<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" role=\"presentation\"><path d=\"M16 12a.997.997 0 0 0-.288-.702l-5.005-5.005a1 1 0 0 0-1.414 1.414L13.585 12 9.29 16.295a1 1 0 0 0 1.417 1.412l4.98-4.98A.997.997 0 0 0 16 12z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/span>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1_A2bweGHTY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;Everything to Lose&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>by Pattie Gonia<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the planet, my dears<\/p>\n<p>Wipe your feet, come on in<br \/>\nNo more need for coats in your mother\u2019s den<br \/>\nTake a look around<br \/>\nTake a taste of the waste we\u2019ve found<\/p>\n<p>This \u2026 is plastic<br \/>\nAnd this &#8230; is tragic<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s not going away<\/p>\n<p>So let us sit<br \/>\nAt the dinner table in the home we call nature<br \/>\nCome, let\u2019s chat, I have an ice breaker<\/p>\n<p>Are we still lighting candles while the house is burning?<\/p>\n<p>While we throw flame and fight over who is right<br \/>\nour Mother does not bite her tongue or sit in silence<\/p>\n<p>Oh no, Mother Natch is pissed<\/p>\n<p>You see, a woman knows when she\u2019s been told<br \/>\nWhen the men in the boardroom think she\u2019s being too bold<br \/>\nToo proud, too outspoken, too much to handle<br \/>\nWhen she\u2019s been made the doormat instead of the mantle<\/p>\n<p>Is this our message in a plastic bottle?<br \/>\nXO hugs kisses<br \/>\nI\u2019ll try better tomorrow<br \/>\nDay after day we send our regards<br \/>\nMillions and millions of plastic discards<\/p>\n<p>P.S. We don\u2019t give a damn.<br \/>\nBut we should really give a damn.<\/p>\n<p>Now I know what you\u2019re saying, \u201cIt\u2019s just a drop in the bucket\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s just one plastic bag, one straw, so suck it\u201d<br \/>\nWell suck. On. This.<br \/>\nRight now, there are more plastic pieces in the ocean<br \/>\nThan stars in the Milky Way<br \/>\nA billion plastic bags being used every single day<\/p>\n<p>While we dress this mess in political gains and power change and profits made<br \/>\nOur mother says to go upstairs and put on something new<br \/>\nSo come out of the closet and put on your boots<br \/>\nWe\u2019ve got a s**t ton of work to do.<\/p>\n<p>So queens, let me be straight<br \/>\nFather Time is ticking on<br \/>\nAnd what will be left is what we have done<\/p>\n<p>Our mother is dying while we are out living<br \/>\nWe must turn the tide from taking to giving<br \/>\nWe will make a difference if we dare choose<br \/>\nIt\u2019s time that we act \u2026<br \/>\nWe\u2019ve got everything to lose.<\/p>\n<p>(TICKING OF CLOCK)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starring\/Directing &#8211; Pattie Gonia, Wyn Wiley<br \/>\nProduction Company &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wondercamp.co\/\">Wondercamp<\/a><br \/>\nDirector\/Editor &#8211; Tim Kressin<br \/>\nProducer &#8211; Davis Goslin<br \/>\nAssistant Producer &#8211; Jenny Dugan<br \/>\nManager &#8211; Dayna Turnblom<br \/>\nSustainable Designer &#8211; Angela Luna, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adiff.com\/\">ADIFF<\/a><br \/>\nHair &amp; Makeup &#8211; Katie Nash<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyn Wiley (he\/him), aka Pattie Gonia (she\/her), has made waves over the past year as a drag queen advocating for the environment. People love Pattie for her comedy and dancing, but also for her powerful honesty and vulnerability when addressing issues of inclusion and climate. Pattie uses her superpower for artistic expression and drag to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10765,"featured_media":97531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[685,717],"tags":[733,727],"internal-tag":[1494,1492],"class_list":["post-96824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-video","tag-co-op-cinema","tag-latest-posts","post_format-post-format-video","internal-tag-co-op-studios","internal-tag-staff-featured-hp-stories"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/news\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"REI Presents: &#8216;Everything to Lose&#8217; by Pattie Gonia","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/11\/Pattie_Screengrabs-026-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/11\/Pattie_Screengrabs-026-1.jpg?fit=3840%2C2160"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Hanna Boyd"}],"creator":["Hanna Boyd"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["co-op cinema","latest posts"],"dateCreated":"2019-11-21T18:03:01Z","datePublished":"2019-11-21T18:03:01Z","dateModified":"2025-11-21T05:26:10Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"REI Presents: &#8216;Everything to Lose&#8217; by Pattie Gonia\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/news\\\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/news\\\/rei-presents-everything-to-lose-by-pattie-gonia\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/Pattie_Screengrabs-026-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/Pattie_Screengrabs-026-1.jpg?fit=3840%2C2160\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Hanna Boyd\"}],\"creator\":[\"Hanna Boyd\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"co-op cinema\",\"latest posts\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2019-11-21T18:03:01Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-21T18:03:01Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T05:26:10Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/11\/Pattie_Screengrabs-026-1.jpg?fit=3840%2C2160","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10765"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96824"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201154,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96824\/revisions\/201154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96824"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=96824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}