Climate Justice and Stupid White Men

BPSDB Parse that carefully because it can be too easy to become focused on the “Stupid” part. It’s S-t-u-p-i-d W-h-i-t-e M-e-n. For completeness we should add “Old”, and “Rich” (and probably some other adjectives as well) because of course in addition to being a race and gender issue climate change is a class and generational [...]

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Albert the Knowledge Penguin

BPSDB If you haven’t seen it yet, head over to “Darryl Cunningham Investigates” and check out his climate change comic. Maybe a “comic” is not your preferred way of learning, but for some it is far more effective, so this is a great tool to have at hand and share. Cunningham is still working on [...]

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CJF Hunger Strike day 42, Incipit

YouTube – Day 42 Message to fasters BPSDB Bringing Moral Force to COP15 by Anna Keenan DEC 17 – Copenhagen 1000 people will join fasters who have reached the 42nd day of a hunger strike for climate justice, in a Candlelight Vigil for Survival. We will gather in the Øksnehallen space for a solemn and [...]

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CJF Day 40, Hunger for Survival

Humanity is Hungry for Survival BPSDB The Climate Justice Fast activists have been on hunger strike for 40 days in support of climate justice. Now in the closing days of the Copenhagen Conference they are calling on all of us to Fast for one day … Dear Friends, by Anna Keenan This week an unprecedented [...]

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CJF hunger strike day 37, streets of Copenhagen

BPSDB CJF Press Conference in Copenhagen – Tuesday 8th Dec Only Day 6 for me and I am shocked at how lethargic and dull I have become. Is this a passing phase in the bodies response? or does it reflect underlying health conditions? (there is some diabetes in the family history, so maybe?).  Regardless, Anna [...]

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CJF Hunger strike day 33, days of hardship and discipline

COP 15 Begins BPSDB Call to action for the 12th by Anna Keenan It has now reached the end of my 28th day of fasting. Four complete weeks without food. It is perhaps the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life, but then, it has also been incredibly rewarding and eye-opening. A [...]

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CJF, climate change hunger strike day 27

BPSDBDiane discusses the power of hunger strikes and the impact they have on people.

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CJF, climate change, food and equity

by Anna Keenan (CJF Hunger Strike, Day 21) BPSDB It’s been a little while since I’ve written – been very busy preparing for COP, moving houses in Copenhagen, and so on. But with all this ‘not eating’, it’s encouraged me to reflect on diets and their contribution to the climate problem. In truth, the indulgent [...]

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CJF Hunger Strike, Day 20

Michael, Day 20 BPSDB Michael talks about various aspects of the Fast, such as the stages he has been experiencing the risks involved where the determination comes from (the “why”) Very useful if you are planning to fast for Copenhagen Dec 6th – 18th. If you don’t know about the Climate Justice Fast hunger strike [...]

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Die Mauer (Berlin Wall), the CJF and climate action

BPSDB What does the fall of the ‘die Berliner Mauer‘ (the Berlin Wall) on Nov 9, 1989 and the end of the Cold War got to do with the Climate Justice Fast (CJF)? What can the Wall teach us about the effectiveness of political action in general, and a hunger strike in particular? Everything! The [...]

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Climate Justice Fast – Change is now!

Change is now, change is now BPSDB Things that seemed to be solid are not All is now, all is now The time that we have to live Williams College Joins Worldwide Climate Hunger Strike “At Williams College we have 45 students signed up for a relay fast.” Jen Rowe Canberra, Day 3 Truth is [...]

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Climate Justice Fast is to be … indefinite

BPSDB This morning two amazing women, Anna Keenan and Sara Svensson, gave a press conference in Barcelona about the Climate Justice Fast. Nothing I might say could compare to their words and actions. I can’t embed the webcast, so please click the link below and hear why they are putting their health and lives on [...]

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Climate Justice Fast begins Nov 6th, how will you be helping?

BPSDB True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding out the true path for ourselves and in fearlessly following it. Gandhi . On Nov 6th activists will be beginning a 40 day fast for climate justice, including people in India, the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Bhutan, [...]

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Climate lying and fraud moves from science to politics

BPSDBOK, climate change denial has always been about politics, not science, but the climate change Deniers are expanding the scope of their lying and frauds. Now they are forging letters allegedly from groups representing marginalized populations in an attempt to prevent any meaningful action on climate change. The letters to members of the U.S. Congress [...]

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