I Went to Prison for the Climate — Here’s What I Learned

This is my first full talk after being released from prison. Here's what I learnt inside, why civil disobedience matters more than ever, and why materialism on its own has failed to move people. I go into the climate science (yes, billions dead), why prison isn’t what you think it is, and why faith and transcendence still hold the key to revolution. Some people hate prison. Some people love it. I’m one of them. Watch and make up your own mind. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Opening & The Uses of Adversity 5:30 – Materialism: Why the Climate Crisis Demands Civil Disobedience 22:00 – Postmodernism: Prison as Subjective Experience 36:00 – Stories from Prison & Post-Traumatic Growth 45:00 – Religion, Faith & The Power of Mass Movements For Roger's latest updates and to support his work, sign up to his email list at 👉https://rogerhallam.com/#/portal/signup You'll get a free copy of his book, Common Sense for the 21st Century, and his film, The Troublemaker. Thousands are entering civil resistance around the world. Want to get involved? Email the team at roger.hallam.uk@gmail.com. Follow Roger's work ✅ Email List: https://rogerhallam.com/#/portal/signup 📱 Telegram Chanel: https://t.me/rogerhallam 𝕏: https://twitter.com/RogerHallamCS21 💬 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaEpZT560eBk4QO7dz2Y 🫂 https://www.facebook.com/rogerhallamcs21 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rogerhallamcs21/ 🧵 https://www.threads.net/@rogerhallamcs21 🦋 https://bsky.app/profile/rogerhallam.bsky.social 👾 https://mastodon.social/@rogerhallamcs21@threads.net 👯‍♀️ https://www.tiktok.com/@roger.hallam 🤓 https://www.reddit.com/r/rogerhallam/ 🤚 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hallam_(activist) References The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. (c.1418). Chapter 12: “On the Uses of Adversity.” IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). (2023). AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023. Geneva: IPCC. Lenton, T.M. et al. (2019). “Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against.” Nature, 575, 592–595. World Bank. (2018). Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration. Washington, DC: World Bank. Munich Re. (2024). Climate Change and Systemic Risk: Global Insurance Outlook. Appendix A. The Guardian. (2024). “Global GDP faces 50% collapse from climate risk, say insurers.” (Headline coverage of the Munich Re report). Rahmstorf, S. et al. (2015). “Exceptional twentieth-century slowdown in Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation.” Nature Climate Change, 5, 475–480. Post-traumatic growth: Tedeschi, R.G. & Calhoun, L.G. (2004). “Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence.” Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 1–18. Children’s March, Birmingham, Alabama. (1963). Civil Rights Movement Archive. https://www.crmvet.org Havel, V. (1985). The Power of the Powerless. Eastern European dissident writings, influential in 1989 uprisings. Liberation Theology: Boff, L. & Boff, C. (1987). Introducing Liberation Theology. Maryknoll: Orbis Books. Barth, K. (1932–1967). Church Dogmatics. (esp. Barth’s writings after World War I). #rogerhallam #climatecrisis #juststopoil