The #RachelCorrie Award goes to #ChristinaWang of #DukeUniversity for her Outstanding #Courage in the Cause of #Palestinian #Rights
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● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ How #Activism Can Counter the False Solutions to #ClimateChange https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/09/how-activism-can-counter-the-false-solutions-to-climate-change/
● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ As Noam #Chomsky Turns 93, He Urges Young People to Create a “Much Better World” Through #Activism https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/7/noam_chomsky_93rd_birthday
Tribes Are Leading the Way to Remove Dams and Restore Ecosystems
https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2021/07/14/tribes-remove-dams-restore-ecosystems
When the Elwha River dams fell, it was the culmination of many decades of successful partnerships among the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and dozens of other local and national organizations. Today, those partnerships continue to support the tribe in righting historic wrongs.
#nature #environment #dams #dam #removal #rivers #watershed #waterways #Indigenous #peoples #advocacy #activism #yesmagazine
The New Environmentalists - From Liberia to Mongolia
The New Environmentalists share a common goal – safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution, while fighting for justice in their communities. The film is the latest in the Mill Valley Film Group’s Emmy Award-winning series featuring inspiring portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists. These are true environmental heroes who have placed themselves squarely in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries while building strong grassroots support. Narrated by Robert Redford, the New Environmentalists illustrates how ordinary people are effecting extraordinary change.
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The New Environmentalists: From Hanoi to Paris
https://diasp.org/posts/04d4dfa07d0f013732bb047d7b62795e
The New Environmentalists - From Guatemala to The Congo
https://diasp.org/posts/092dd38043920136999d047d7b62795e
The New Environmentalists - From Peru to Tanzania
https://diasp.org/posts/2ed61ae00c8c0135ba5e4986d5cbec7f
The New Environmentalists - From Chicago to The Karoo
https://diasp.org/posts/f92634a027b90134b248782bcb452bd5
The New Environmentalists - From Ithaca to The Amazon
https://diasp.org/posts/cc6a4c6027b90134b244782bcb452bd5
The New Environmentalists - From Myanmar to Scotland
https://diasp.org/posts/31fad68027b90134b242782bcb452bd5
The New Environmentalists - From Kenya to the Arctic Circle
https://diasp.org/posts/dc361de027b80134b23c782bcb452bd5
The New Environmentalists - From Chicago to The Karoo
https://diasp.org/posts/c7d4e9720954ae60
The New Environmentalists - From Accra to Eleuthera Island (Trailer)
https://vimeo.com/585012973
Harry Chapin
When in Doubt, Do Something
Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something is the inspiring story of Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/activist Harry Chapin (“Cat’s in the Cradle”). Chapin sold over 16 million albums and was one of his generation’s most beloved artist-activists who spent his fame and fortune trying to end world hunger before his tragic passing.
The film features Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Peter Seeger, Sir Bob Geldof, Kenny Rogers, Graham Nash, Pat Benatar, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Robert Lamm, Richie Havens, and Harry Belafonte intimately reflecting on Chapin’s larger-than-life impact on music and the world including his founding, along with Bill Ayres, of WhyHunger – the nonprofit organization leading the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world.
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Conviction of Dam Company Executive for Murder of Berta Cáceres Hailed as ‘Step Towards Justice’
https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/colonialism/conviction-of-dam-company-executive-for-murder-of-berta-caceres-hailed-as-step-towards-justice/
Human rights advocates on Monday welcomed the conviction of Roberto David Castillo Mejía, a Honduran businessman and former military intelligence officer, for the March 2016 assassination of Indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres, while calling on authorities in the Central American nation to bring everyone involved in planning the murder to justice.
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Before They Fall
Conservation groups, First Nations, and scientists come together in this timely, upcoming short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island).
The film explores the characters’ individual relationships with ancient forests, and why it’s imperative we collectively protect them. It touches on potential solutions, like a transition away from old-growth in the future of logging, and Indigenous sovereignty.
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https://vimeo.com/581108863/306d2d2647
Standing with the Ancients
A poetic and in-depth immersion into the forest activists blockading logging roads on Vancouver Island in a fervid attempt to stop old growth logging in Fairy Creek.
When construction of a new logging road was discovered cresting into the untouched Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island, a group of activists quickly set up a road blockade to stop old growth logging in the area. For nine months, these forest defenders halted road building and old growth logging in the unprotected valley. But when the Supreme Court grants an injunction to remove the camps through police arrests, the blockaders find themselves at the intersection of activism and grief. Will the encroaching threat of arrest stop their efforts to protect Canada’s last ancient forests from being cut down?
In a deja vu of the memorable ‘War in the Woods’ in Clayoquot Sound 30 years ago, Standing with the Ancients is a hybrid mid-length character-driven documentary about the current historical Fairy Creek blockade movement. The film blends an observational, cinema vérité approach with experimental soundscapes and artful archival imagery to create a surrealistic and enveloping embedment into the first-hand experiences of the impassioned forest defenders fighting in the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history.
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● NEWS ● #TheNation #activism ☞ John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/john-deere-strike-update/
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2021 Environmental Photo of the Year Shows Home Destroyed by Erosion
The Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOTY) has announced the winners of its 14th annual competition, which highlights thought-provoking images that call attention to sustainability and human impact on the planet.
This year, the annual competition's winners were announced by the environmental and water management charity CIWEM, free streaming platform WaterBear, Nikon, and engineering consultancy firm ARUP at the 26th Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland.
The contest is open to both professional and amateur photographers and is free to enter for all ages. Participants compete for cash awards and prizes across eight categories -- The Environmental Photographer of the Year, Young Environmental Photographer of the Year, The Resilient Award, Environments of the Future, Sustainable Cities, Climate Action, Water and Security, and People's Choice.
The overall winner and recipient of the Environmental Photographer of the Year title receives a £10,000 ($13,580) cash prize, an award certificate, and features across different platforms and publications.
The People's Choice award allows the audience to vote on social media and choose their top pick with votes closing on December 1, 2021. The winner will also join the 2021 jury winners and be featured in the exhibition that showcases the finalists.
The contest received almost 7,000 entries from professional and amateur photographers in over 119 countries. The judging panel consisted of high-profile experts in the field of photography, climate justice, and environmental activism.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year
The rising tide sons, Antonio Aragon Renuncio, 2019
The top prize was awarded to Spanish photographer Antonio Aragón Renuncio for his photo, titled "The rising tide sons." The image depicts a child sleeping inside his house which was destroyed by coastal erosion on Afiadenyigba beach in Ghana.
The winning image shines a spotlight on the rising sea levels in West-African countries, which was forced thousands of people to leave their homes.
The Young Environmental Photographer of the Year
Inferno, Amaan Ali, 2021
Amaan Ali from India was crowned with this year's The Young Environmental Photographer of the Year title. His work, titled "Inferno," shows a boy fighting surface fires in a forest near his home in New Delhi, India.
According to locals, forest fires caused by human activity in the area are a common occurrence due to adverse living conditions.
The Resilient Award
Survive for alive, Ashraful Islam, 2021
The photo "Survive for alive" by Ashraful Islam received the award in this category. He captured flocks of sheep searching for grass amongst the dry, cracked soil. Extreme droughts in Bangladesh have created hardships for all living beings.
Environments of the Future
Flood, Michele Lapini, 2020
Michele Lapini shot the winning photo, simply titled "Flood." It depicts a house submerged by the flooding of the River Panaro in the Po Valley, Northern Italy, due to heavy rainfall and melting snow.
Sustainable Cities
Net-zero transition - Photobioreactor, Simone Tramonte, 2020
Simone Tramonte's "Net-zero transition -- Photobioreactor" captived the judges in the Sustainable Cities category. The photo shows a photobioreactor at Algalif’s facilities in Reykjanesbaer, Iceland. It produces sustainable astaxanthin using clean geothermal energy. The image shows Iceland's shift from fossil fuels to 100% of electricity and heat generated from renewable sources.
Climate Action
The Last breath, Kevin Ochieng Onyango , 2021
"The Last Breath" by Kevin Ochieng Onyango shows a boy taking in air from the plant next to him, with a sand storm brewing in the background. The photograph is said to show an impression of the changes to come.
Water and Security
Green barrier, Sandipani Chattopadhyay, 2021
Sandipani Chattopadhyay's winning image, titled "Green barrier," shows the algal bloom on the Damodar river, India, caused by irregular monsoon seasons and droughts. Algal bloom prevent light from penetrating the surface and prevent oxygen absorption by the organism beneath, which has a subsequent impact on human health and habitats in the area.
The full gallery of all winners and runners-up can be viewed on the EPOTY website.
Image credits: All photos individually credited and provided courtesy of the Environmental Photographer of the Year competition.
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