Yesterday I learned that institutions, corporations, and brands are not impenetrable— they’re all made of people who, for the most part, want to be part of the solution when it comes to the climate crisis
It’s important to bring with us those who have not yet found their place in the climate movement who have huge reach and influence
The world won’t change unless ALL of us do our part. Mobilizing and organizing on the ground will always be the most powerful tool for change- but remember that we protest to get into spaces that have pushed us aside before. And once we’re in those spaces, we must plant a seed
of change. The question I got asked the most was: « what is the one thing I can do to make an impact? » this is a very popular question and they mostly expect you to say «turn off your lights and recycle»
My answer varied depending on who asked- responses where:
-Vow to only wear sustainable clothing (I got a big stare I don’t know why)
-Not only include climate lyrics in songs, but talk about why you do it
-Have youth speak at your board (I will speak to 3,000 employees soon!)
And many more— the main message is that climate justice must be present at every space. It shouldn’t be a person, but a principle. My hope is that climate justice activists won’t be needed at events because everyone will be one
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Thought after attending #DontLookUp premiere as a climate activist
First of all, this is not a movie about how people would react to the end of the world— it’s a movie about how people ARE reacting to the existential threat that IS the climate crisis
Every single reference in the movie is either a climate reference or a COVID-19 reference. In the movie, scientists are trying to warn the media and the government of a comet, and both don’t take them seriously— much like what is happening with the climate crisis
1- Don’t start from scratch, there are hundreds of existing initiatives that you can join
2- Maintain good communication with your peers and the adult organizations that you partner with
3- Take good care of yourself and others
4- Make your activism intersectional, include all stakeholders in your decision making, and don’t tokenize
5- Just for the sake of efficiency, don’t do things the patriarchal way, the racist way, the exhausting way, or any way that excludes marginalized voices
6- At events that you hold, invite indigenous peoples to do land acknowledgements, and remember that indigenous knowledge is the foundation for addressing the climate crisis
7- Always convey that individual and structural change are both indisputably necessary
First of all, there is very little international news coverage, which makes it hard for people who were not at COP, or involved in the environmental moment, to know what’s going on at the place that’s is supposed to define climate ambition
So let me break it down for you:
1) Only *one* big polluter, the UK, released a plan to cut carbon emissions by 2050
2) Article 6, which decides whether or not “human rights” are to be included in carbon markets, was inconclusive. Hint: human rights are a *must*
3) Endesa, the biggest polluter in Spain, was a diamond sponsor of COP25. If you ask me, they just wanted to greenwash their pollution.