Leap Year 2016 – Hangout with Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, and more
Very important new effort for progressive activists. Watch this recording of Leap Year 2016 which was produced today–February 5. It is very worthwhile and shows the incredible leadership given by Naomi Klein and her associates on organizing “progressives” of common purpose around the climate change issue.
No more small steps for the climate and economic justice movement: now is the time to leap. A conversation with Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis (This Changes Everything), Bill McKibben (350.org) and Asad Rehman (Friend of the Earth UK) and special guests. Sponsored by Rabble.ca.leapyear2016.org
THE LEAP MANIFESTO
“We start from the premise that Canada is facing the deepest crisis in recent memory.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has acknowledged shocking details about the violence of Canada’s near past. Deepening poverty and inequality are a scar on the country’s present. And Canada’s record on climate change is a crime against humanity’s future.
These facts are all the more jarring because they depart so dramatically from our stated values: respect for Indigenous rights, internationalism, human rights, diversity, and environmental stewardship.
Canada is not this place today— but it could be.”
Naomi Klein
The Guardian
Recent articles by Naomi:
https://www.pressrush.com/author/5732939/naomi-klein
Naomi Klein: the year when people yelled ‘Fire!’
From climate change to police violence and the refugee crisis, this was the year when ordinary people stood up to declare an emergency, writes the author and activist in an extract from the foreword of The Bedside Guardian 2015 → Read More
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Biographical Information
Naomi Klein – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Klein
| Born | May 8, 1970 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Occupation | Author, activist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (did not graduate) |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | Anti-globalization, anti-war, anti-capitalism, environmentalism |
| Notable works | This Changes Everything, No Logo, The Shock Doctrine |
| Spouse | Avi Lewis |
| Children | 1 (Toma[1]) |
| Website | |
| naomiklein.org | |
Naomi and friends; While climate change is a major problem, it is subsidiary to global human overpopulation. I have challenged many progressives to identify any significant planetary or continental environmental issue that would not be attenuated by a significant reduction in human population…which action would concurrently undermine the whole basis of the continuous growth capitalist economy.
The problem is to gain acceptance for RHPG — Reversing Human Population Growth!
It ideally should be consensual…and respect cultural differences…and be voluntary. BUT if we w/don’t achieve significant RHPG in the next several generations, we doom those 9-12 billions later this century to the same outcome by much more horrific means — along with most of our other currently co-habiting Earthly species.
I welcome your considered comments…and evidence-based rebuttals (if any).