Climate Activists (on Animalia)

Published: Jan. 3, 2022, 5 a.m.

b"\\u201cThe choice to be an activist is a privilege, because so many people don't have that choice.\\u201d\\nOne of - if not THE defining issue of our time is climate. To kick off the new year, we wanted to share a powerful conversation two young climate activists - Raeesah Nor Mohamed (from South Africa) and Hussein Ali Ghandour (from Lebanon) - had with our our FrieMMd of the Pod Jay Veraldi on HIS Animalia podcast. These two are not simply minorities because of the color of their skin - but because of what they believe, AND where they believe it -\\xa0in some unique and challenging places -- where caring about the climate is NOT necessarily a mainstream thing.\\nOver the past few years, you\\u2019ve seen an uptick in protests, marches, and demonstrations from incredible people like Raeesah and Hussein from all over the world.\\xa0At COP26 in Glasgow, over 100,000 activists made their way outside the event to demonstrate and push for more decisive action from world leaders. Understand what motivates activists like Raeesah and Hussein to give everything they have to the issue of climate change. It's really worthwhile to hear where these two are coming from, how they view the world, and the actions they are taking on behalf of the climate movement. While we can't all be activists - we should all heat this chat to reflect on our own personal privilege, and more importantly - focus on where we can drive greater systemic change for us all.\\nAnimalia\\u2019s mission is to create positive, inclusive dialogue on critical topics that protect this planet \\u2014 AND to support the people and organizations working to lift up all life who occupy it. Make it your resolution to subscribe to their podcast + newsletter at JoinAnimalia.com\\nLEARN ABOUT...\\n\\njoinanimalia.com\\n\\nRaeesah: instagram.com/pure.rae.of.sunshinee // twitter.com/raeesahnm\\n\\n\\nHussein: twitter.com/ghandour567\\n\\n\\nMENTIONS\\nSouth African Climate Justice Charter: safsc.org.za/climate-justice-charter\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"