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Rock Me, Mercy

By Yusef Komunyakaa
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Komunyakaa wrote this poem the day after the Sandy Hook tragedy as a way of offering healing and compassion.

In respect of copyright, we cannot display the poem here. Click the link to read it.

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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

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Alex Smith
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A Guide to Intersectional Environmentalism

Knowing how environmental issues affect different groups of marginalized people in unique and often overlapping ways can help us build a more sustainable and equitable world.

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Lynn Brown and Sam Laird
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The Activist’s Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist’s Handbook, Randy Shaw’s hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama.

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Randy Shaw
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Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice

The climate emergency has clear themes with heroes and villains. Describing it this way is how to build a movement.

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Amy Westervelt
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Dr. Katharine Hayhoe Teaches Us How to Talk to People Who Don’t Believe in Climate Change

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2021
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8 Empowered Ecofeminists Fighting for Justice

Climate change is a pressing issue worldwide and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people among us. Here are 8 ecofeminists doing radical work to bring about equity and environmental justice.

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Healthline
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People Have the Power - How Communication Affects Activism

Climate activist Anuna De Wever talked to us about activism, importance of communication and how it shapes the public opinion. Politicians today are not denying climate change, they are minimising it.

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2021
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Jamie Margolin—Burnout and Balance: Finding an Identity Outside Of Your Activism

Young climate activist Jamie Margolin describes how coming of age in a climate catastrophe marked her so profoundly that she became solely defined by her climate justice work. Yet ultimately she succumbed to overwhelm and exhaustion—burnout.

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We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is a 16-year-old climate activist, hip-hop artist, and powerful new voice on the frontlines of a global youth-led movement. He and his group the Earth Guardians believe that today’s youth will play an important role in shaping our future.

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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
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Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity.

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Jamie Margolin
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