Nihilism around climate, around our collective future, is one of the enablers of fascism. As Mariame Kaba has often said, "hope is a discipline." And we must practice that discipline now more than ever. Here's a little on why, and how.🧵
Billionaire philanthrocapitalism will not save us. The Gates Foundation invited me to speak at their annual #Goalkeepers2030 event and I could only show up in that space if I challenged it. Here’s some of what I said:
The Republican governor of Arizona has signed a bill that makes it illegal to record cops after they if they tell you to stop. Once again trying to stop police violence is met with a harsher consequence than the police violence itself.
The top map shows which nations are most responsible for excess emissions. The bottom map shows which nations are most impacted by it. If we are not attentive to the colonial dimensions of climate breakdown, we are missing the point.