On Sept. 9, activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) are once again blocking the A12 to persuade the government to stop giving benefits to the fossil industry. I too am concerned about global warming and went to an XR information day on a rainy day. It was about the consequences of climate change if the global average temperature rises by more than 1.5 degrees, and about civil disobedience to do something about it.
Although I shared the same concerns with everyone sitting there, I didn’t feel like a participant. I missed the broader context; there was not a word about institutional inequality, climate refugees and climate justice, which makes people like me, who are aware of such inequality and also want to do their part, unlikely to join.
ALREADY, PEOPLE ARE FLEEING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION
I wanted to share this article because for Dutch standards, it is pretty based and straightforward, daring to call out one of the more popular movements at the moment. Here is the original article.