Julia Louis-Dreyfus Instagram – [@ayanaeliza ππ½ takeover post] There are ~23 million Black Americans who are *already* deeply concerned about the #ClimateCrisis. (MILLION!) But how can we expect Black people to effectively lead their communities on the existential threat of climate when faced with the existential threat of racism?
This oped I wrote, connecting the dots on all we are dangerously squandering, is what inspired our IG Live conversation yesterday.
Swipe to read. Link in stories and bit.ly/WaPoClimateBLM.
Thoughts and prayers. Love and light. Those wonβt solve racism or climate change. So what are you going to DO? The options are endless, and there is a place for *everyone* in this work.
We sometimes talk about racial justice and climate justice as separate things. But in the end, as @mary.heglar reminded us is in a recent episode of her Hot Take podcast, justice is justice, itβs all one β big enough to hold us all.
#BlackLivesMatter π€βπ½
#ActOnClimate ππ | Posted on 20/Jun/2020 20:45:48