“We’re seeing entire communities being decimated by the climate crisis. That’s why we strike here today, that’s why we strike here every Friday.”
Category: climate activism
‘ABC and the DNC Should Be Ashamed,’ Say Progressives, After Just One Question on Climate Crisis During Democratic Debate
“I don’t know how Tom Perez and DNC leaders can look themselves in the mirror after tonight.”
Bill McKibben: This Climate Strike Is Part of the Disruption We Need
Business as usual is what’s doing us in.We live on a planet that finds itself rather suddenly in the midst of an enormous physical crisis. Because we burn so much coal and gas and oil, the atmosphere of our world is changing rapidly, and that atmospheric change is producing record heat. July was the hottest month we’ve ever recorded. Scientists predict with confidence that we stand on the edge of the sixth great extinction event of the last billion years. People are dying in large numbers and being left homeless; millions are already on the move because they have no choice.
Source: Bill McKibben: This Climate Strike Is Part of the Disruption We Need | Portside
Working class and ecological revolution
The need for a class emphasis is entirely apt but times have changed and the need for an ecological rebellion in concert is essential. We cannot sacrifice one to the other…
Source: Why France’s Yellow Vest Protests Are Ignored by “The Resistance” in the U.S.
The Extinction Rebellion’s Direct-Action Climate Activism Comes to New York
Fearless, adversarial journalism that holds the powerful accountable.
Source: The Extinction Rebellion’s Direct-Action Climate Activism Comes to New York
