How Martin Luther King Jr. Laid the Groundwork for the Climate Justice Movement MLK Jr. used his voice to advocate for environmental justice on multiple occasions. Here's a look at that side of his incredible activism. Facts You May Not Have Known About Martin Luther King Jr. ...
My fascination with sustainable energy began when I attended a climate change rally in seventh grade. After hearing activists speak about the devastating effects of fossil fuels, I knew I wanted to find solutions. In high school, I took courses in physics and environmental science, but it was ...
1. Get involved in climate change strikes Uniting together across demographics can be one of the most impactful strategies in the fight to stop the effects of climate change, Jiang said. And climate protests have long been used to call attention to growing climate issues, bad actors, and envir...
” Isra explains. For youth of colour, getting involved in a climate action movement might feel ostracising if you’re the only person of colour in the room. “I guess the more I learned, the more I worked really hard to get more people like me involved and also...
“Shoppers are thinking about the resale potential, and just not contributing to the landfill, and they want brands to help them.” Get Involved As more people are getting involved in climate activism, there is an expectation that brands join them, said Nancy Metzger-Carter, a sustainability ...
“We might be prolonging impacts, but we need to get to the systems of oppression behind them.” Manning notes that much of climate activism today is future-oriented, from FridaysForFuture marches, which protest current climate inaction, to policy proposals that set far-off emissions goals, ...
Humanity has a shrinking window to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, yet climate action is still lacking on both individual and policy levels. W
It wouldn’t be right for me to offer solutions to these very specific and individual cases which often don’t have quick fixes, however, I do believe I can help break down the idea that direct climate activism (or any direct activism, really) can only be supported in those sometimes phy...
1. Well-designed actions can have huge ripple effects.I began writing “Movement Makers” after working on a series of stories atWaging Nonviolenceon theclimate strikesandrelated strandsof modernyouth climate activism. I was intrigued to discover that while Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg famously fou...
So, you’re getting involved with different branches of climate activism and organising your own actions. Now it’s all about getting the word out. Spreading awareness is a huge part of climate action, as activists hope to inspire other people to join in. Luckily, this is increasingly easy ...