Eco-Anxiety as a Call to Action: Fossil Fuels, Palestine and the Artivist Path with Tori Tsui

“Your eco-anxiety is a sign your humanity is intact. You’re reacting rationally to an irrational world.”

In this episode of Power, People & Planet, Kumi Naidoo sits down with climate justice activist, author and musician Tori Tsui (It’s Not Just You) for a profound and unfiltered conversation about the world we’re living in — and the world we must build.

Together they explore:
🔥 Why climate change is not an “environmental issue” — but a failure of our political, economic & military systems
🔥 The deep connection between climate justice and the genocide in Palestine
🔥 How the military–fossil fuel industrial complex drives conflict and global emissions
🔥 The urgency of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
🔥 Eco-anxiety: why it’s a rational response to an irrational world — and how grief, rage and sensitivity can be transformed into collective power
🔥 Artivism: how culture, music and imagination fuel resistance and liberation

Tori shares her journey from wildlife scientist to outspoken activist, her work with Brian Eno and Earth Percent, and the “Together for Palestine” concert at Wembley. Kumi reflects on the need to centre artists, storytellers and culture-makers to reach hearts, not just minds — and why validating eco-anxiety is essential for building a resilient, people-powered movement.

➡️ JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: https://fossilfueltreaty.org
Join the Global Artivism Movement: https://globalartivism.org

➡️RESOURCES
Follow Tori Tsui at : https://www.instagram.com/toritsui_
Together for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/t4plive/
Massive Attack: https://www.instagram.com/massiveattackofficial/

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