War and protest weary. So true. I also feel that as the exhaustion -- and inevitable apathy -- sets in that more extreme tactics (like tossing paint on a Van Gogh) actually set the movement backwards. And how we talk about this IS so important. I read about how when Amsterdam made the switch to put parked cars next to traffic, then cyclists, then pedestrians, it was called the Stop the Child Murders movement. It wasn't called "pedestrian safety." It wasn't about "global warming and the need to stop driving." It hit at the core of the matter: killing kids. I think we don't talk about the death and suffering caused by fossil fuels in these intimate ways on a national or international level. Thanks for featuring Isabelle, Brandon!
100% agree that how we talk about climate is so important. Thanks for the great example! We need to make these abstract concepts like emissions, greenhouse gasses, carbon mitigation into concrete ideas that touch on what we care about most.
So powerful! I agree that climate protests seem like they’ve lost their focus, but I would say one exception was the most recent Climate Week protest in New York. I think we need to see more unity in the movement!
War and protest weary. So true. I also feel that as the exhaustion -- and inevitable apathy -- sets in that more extreme tactics (like tossing paint on a Van Gogh) actually set the movement backwards. And how we talk about this IS so important. I read about how when Amsterdam made the switch to put parked cars next to traffic, then cyclists, then pedestrians, it was called the Stop the Child Murders movement. It wasn't called "pedestrian safety." It wasn't about "global warming and the need to stop driving." It hit at the core of the matter: killing kids. I think we don't talk about the death and suffering caused by fossil fuels in these intimate ways on a national or international level. Thanks for featuring Isabelle, Brandon!
100% agree that how we talk about climate is so important. Thanks for the great example! We need to make these abstract concepts like emissions, greenhouse gasses, carbon mitigation into concrete ideas that touch on what we care about most.
So powerful! I agree that climate protests seem like they’ve lost their focus, but I would say one exception was the most recent Climate Week protest in New York. I think we need to see more unity in the movement!