During the Vietnam war, teenagers facing the draft were fighting for the right to vote. This week, teenagers some of whom are still too young to vote, fight for the right to a habitable future here on Earth, not too young to sue the federal government in court for a plan to protect nature and all generations to […]
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I hope you were able to get out and enjoy Easter in the sunshine, or volunteer to restore parks or clean beaches. So many activities to choose from on Earth Day and all of them good for your body and soul. Let\’s thank our student ambassadors who are hosting assemblies, cleanups or fairs this week. Some of
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Connecting The Dots: Compassionate Communities Fostering Climate, Social, & Economic Justice Sunday April 27th 12:30 – 5:30pm Thanks to Seattle U student activists, a festival of speakers and workshops from a variety of local groups will grace the Seattle University Pigott Building, Sunday April 27th, beginning with the philosopher, naturalist, and climate speaker Kathleen Dean Moore ( author of Riverwalking, Wild
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[vimeo 67776236 w=500 h=281] TRUST 350 from Our Children\’s Trust on Vimeo. by James Hansen, 14 April 2014, cross-posted from Dr. Hansen\’s blog May 2 could be an historic day, as young people have their day in court, at 9:30 AM in the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. This concerns the legal case that
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Ambassadors steal the show, \”Jared Diamond Speaks to the Young on Environmental Challenges\” the APRIL 4, 2014 episode of NPR\’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Listen here: OK, so the Ambassadors are not the guests; but they are briefly featured voices of a generation, and Jared Diamond is good company! The celebrated author of Guns, Germs,
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Ambassadors from Plant-For-The-Planet shared their plan to end the climate crisis with U.S. Senate staffers last week in downtown Seattle. They made very specific requests for the Senators to consider new language when they discuss climate change, drawing on Dr. James Hansen\’s research into how humans might make the world cooler near 2100, but only if we
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If you want to make a difference in the struggle to stop global warming, to what extraordinary lengths would you go? How about 7 days roundtrip on a train? Beginning Thursday afternoon, March 26th, Port Townsend High School Students For Sustainability will ride the rails to Washington D.C. to lobby for climate action now! At
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1mV_iEMjcY&w=560&h=315] This is beautiful. Governor Kitzhaber, listen to the voices of justice. With nothing to gain and everything to lose from coal export, our children ask only for a future and a clean Columbia River Gorge. Stop coal export and start a trend. Governor, you have an easy choice to make. Congratulations to all the
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[wpvideo 1Ak0Z0Sd] Aji and Adonis, 2 talented brothers, made TV News and the Seattle paper when they performed \”Exploding Trains\” outside City Hall. The music sounds like the lullaby \”Somewhere Over The Rainbow\” on ukelele, juxtaposed with painful lyrics that shock and ignite listeners to stop the trains. \”Think about the future generations… What to
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[wpvideo 83x725hT] Zoe eloquently delivered her public comments against the Keystone XL pipeline to a freezing crowd of 350.org supporters outside the federal building in Seattle, WA. The report from the State Dept on whether the international pipeline gets completed will go to the President in May. As I write you only have 3 hours left to
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