Last month, a global moment of silence commemorated the first official Climate Emergency Day. 'Mothers, teachers and children came up to an open mic and declared their dedication to fight for each other, for those on the frontlines and for themselves.'
Climate Clock Research Specialist Diana Sabillón and I have long discussed adding a gender lifeline to the Climate Clock, which would display a metric relating to the greater potential for justice under women’s leadership. She wrote to me recently:
Sabillón names four keys to building alternatives to transform living conditions for the 99 percent: “Naming inequalities, embracing diversity, analyzing problems with an intersectional approach, and respecting women’s leadership and active participation in the movement.” The collective has led transformational change in Honduras via political education with a feminist perspective, such as taking responsibility for the new government’s transitional teams, building proposals with social movements led by women, and now as leaders in the executive branch of the government in different ministries.
I followed Shinnecock leaders in a healing prayer at Southampton Beach, ancestral land that has been made inaccessible by—and a $50 per day parking fee. The Shinnecock have won back access to ancestral beaches along other stretches of coast leading to proper coastal care. A group of over two hundred supporters lined the shore, looking out at the cloudy water. Behind us, Hamptonites sat under beach umbrellas and read luxury magazines.
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