Thursday, September 26, 2019

Greta brings inspiration

She is young and she is articulate
She is personable and she is passionate 
She is doing everything she can to raise consciousness 
To mobilize people to act in a time of climate crisis. 

She feels the fierce urgency of now
To build a political movement that doesn't exist yet
To be open to the need for a complete system change 
To make sure that equity is integral to the solution. 

Calling out those who are sacrificing our civilization 
For the opportunity of a very small number of people
To continue making enormous amounts of money
Pointing out the opposition as the capitalist class. 

Calling out those who are sacrificing our biosphere 
So that rich people in countries like hers can live in luxury 
Paid for by the suffering of the many
Pointing out her alignment with the oppressed.

Speaking truth to power as only the young can do
Telling it like it is expressing righteous indignation
She demands an end to all forms of denial:
How dare you conduct business as usual!

At the beginning of the sixth mass extinction
The young people are starting to understand their betrayal
Waking up to see that their dreams have been stolen 
Knowing that change is coming whether you like it or not.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019

Sunday, September 22, 2019

NYBG September 22, 2019

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