Extinction Rebellion blocking Waterloo Bridge in London

Episode 14:

Is It Time To Build Bridges or Block Them?

In this episode of Eaarth Feels, Christine reads from the best published articles on climate change that she’s read recently and explores Extinction Rebellion.

For the past eight years, Joanne Light has been a volunteer climate activist working for a livable future. She is a group leader with Citizens’ Climate Lobby Halifax. In her recent opinion piece in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Joanne makes the case for disrupting traffic to bring people’s attention to the climate emergency.

The original article is published on the Chronicle Herald website: Stonewalling on Climate Has Led To Bridge Blocking. To go to CCL Halifax’s Facebook page, click here.

Also read in this episode is the Letter of the Week from the October 5th edition of the Halifax Chronicle Herald, “We’re Going Over The Climate Cliff” by Lisa Strickland-Clark of Extinction Rebellion Nova Scotia.

Recurring segments include:

  • Good news stories
  • One action tip to for you to create change
  • A weekly sanity tip to keep you calm in the face of climate overwhelm

Quote:

Halifax Chronicle Herald:

Unfreeze Yourself Action Tip:

Google Extinction Rebellion, or go to the website links listed above.

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Sanity Tip:

Find a place where you won’t disturb others, like in your car in an isolated spot, or in your room into a pillow. Then set your timer for three minutes and let yourself scream, rant, and holler. Let it all out, no holds barred!