Alana Cohen is lead organizer of Fossil Field Divest Harvard and co-founder of Fossil Free Research. She says it's important to think about what levers of power are available to you in the climate movement. Alana: Is there space for meaningful conversation, like good faith engagement on these issues, or is there no space for that? That makes a huge difference in the kind of tactics that it makes sense to adopt on every different campus.
From the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, activists have long sought to bring pressing issues into the public consciousness. Climate activism is no different. This past Earth Day spawned a new ripple of climate activism. Activists protested at the headquarters of BlackRock in New York City, smeared paint on the casing around an Edgar Degas statue and even tried to block the entrance of the White House Correspondents dinner in DC. But that’s not the only style of activism that’s happening. Some are working from within big institutions to effect change. So what actions really move the needle?
Guests:
Dana Fisher, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
Rose Abramoff, Earth Scientist and Climate Activist
Ilana Cohen, Lead Organizer, Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard
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