By Kenny Ausubel — 2011
Taking care of nature means taking care of people, and taking care of people means taking care of nature.
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The world is experiencing the dawn of a revolutionary transformation to becoming an ecologically literate and socially just civilization.
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.
We need to value nature’s biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature is the best teacher.
Thinking more explicitly about cultural catalysis can help to accomplish in years what otherwise would require decades or not take place at all. As we experiment with cultural catalysis, we need to make it fast and benign rather than fast and pathological for the common good.
Providing ways for people to share their perspectives through storytelling initiatives can contribute to bigger changes in society and even help reduce prejudice.
We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.
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An everyday, add-on benefit of fighting injustice is building trust in ourselves, exercising our moral fiber, and strengthening our moral muscles for the next decision point.
To truly achieve an equitable, fair, and greener future, we must defend Black lives and our climate future, together.
Don't underestimate young people's power to change the world.