I liked Tara Seucharan’s presentation and what she tried to explain to us. I have learned how to organize, recognize strength, celebrate moments and many more from her presentation. The words from her presentation that impacted me most is, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ... Theodore Roosevelt.
We know that most of the time, we are in a position where we feel we don’t have any power to fight with big corporations or rich and powerful people. We might feel there is no way to
solve this problem. But the truth is everyone can do something to put one step
ahead to fix or achieve success. We should never lose hope. These words I
mentioned above impacted me to keep hope for the good and keep trying with
whatever strength I have.
From her presentation, I
have also learned that every work, including all community work, intersects
with climate justice, like Black Lives Matter, Social Justice, Reproductive
Rights, etc. For example, many natural hazards, like cyclones, occur in
black-majority areas because the government didn’t take the initiative to make
that area climate-friendly.
In my climate-organizing
approach, I have incorporated the “Relationship and Coalition Building”
strategy Tara mentioned in her presentation. It means meeting, connecting, and learning
from new people, gathering the strength of communities.
In my project, I plan to communicate
with everyone in the community to make them aware of the Climate Crisis. Then,
I plan to communicate with the existing community leaders of that area and
exchange our opinions. Then, together, we plan to approach the government about
our issues and plans.
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