Karissa and Phillip wrap up their conversation about how we might go about surfing this shitty apocalypse by discussing a group called Climate Defiance, who are doing the great civil disobedience work that this moment calls for to save our collective futures. They lay out a framework of priorities to help you assess where you can allocate your time and efforts to be the most effective in your climate activism. Be sure to stick around for the outro, where Karissa also calls for a new gathering of local “climate realists” for building up a political outside game to push the local climate deniers and delayers in power to act, as well as for doing the work of building dual power for climate resiliency, climate mitigation, and having strong, parallel institutions in place to meet people’s needs through community as the system inevitably breaks down.

We hope this series has helped listeners understand the science, the urgency, and how best to realize your role in this movement to save the planet. We aim to empower you to connect with your community in a time that community is needed most.

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Learn more and support Climate Defiance in their important work:

https://www.climatedefiance.org/

Find your Buy Nothing Project neighborhood group: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1UUkRz8r0KBYwkabItdSAC0bMjck&ll=45.59365842064566%2C-122.63149901951837&z=11&fbclid=IwAR30a7pu4Eekyl_eVI6q59kqZpawjosf5qxUtguPMmSno-G6iZtfayvFSGc

Check out Urban Abundance:

https://www.urbanabundance.org/

Check out the Vancouver Free Fridge Project:

https://vancouverfreefridgeproject.weebly.com/

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