1Tweeting From the Barricades: The People’s Climate March and Twitter
Sep 26, 2014
When the C train slowed to a halt at Fulton Street station on last Sunday morning, I saw an assortment of anti-Tar Sands and anti-Keystone XL signs. As I boarded the train, I quickly realized that almost each passenger on the quick ride uptown with me were also heading to Central Park West, to protest […]
2An Urgent Letter to the SIlent Majority
Jul 28, 2014
I am writing this letter to you. Not those who already take the streets chanting ‘What do we want? Climate Justice! When do we want it? NOW!’. This post isn’t directed at the brave activists who are blocking the Keystone XL and Enbridge pipelines with their bodies. Nor is this addressed to those rebuilding the […]
3Reflections from the People’s Climate March Planning Meeting
Jul 8, 2014
Two weeks ago, after coming across the meeting invite, I imagined a large auditorium filled with organizers raising their hands in the hopes of expressing their opinion about how the People’s Climate March should be organized. My first perception was that one speaker, or multiple individuals at a table, would be on a raised stage […]