Why I Can’t Look Away From the Climate Crisis

It is personal

Osiris Yecibet Gutierrez, Patrocinio Sanchez, Melany, and Patric

Every day I see more news about the climate crisis, and every day I feel a more urgent need to be involved in collective action. Every day I see personal connections to climate injustice, and I am called to be part of collective resistance.

Am I alone in this? Why does it feel that way? Why does it seem like everybody else is able to look away?

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To live in a world of peace and justice we must imagine it first. For this, we need artists and writers. I write to reach for the edges of what is possible.

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