Heading For Extinction: Follow-up resources

We covered a lot of ground and it was a lot to take in.
So as you reflect on the scientific consensus on the ecological crisis, and the rationale for non-violent direct action, here are some resources you can continue to refer to and/or share with friends and family.

There are news articles, videos, films, books and more dense articles. I also have been writing a few articles on this for a bamboo underwear company (!) they’re written really informally, which might appeal. So pick what makes sense for you.

I’ve made a few personal judgements here on some of the content that might be useful guidance as you go through these resources:

More academic/in depth: | For everyone: | Humour: | Kid-friendly | Potentially hard-going emotionally:

If you’ve got any feedback, I’d love to hear it – you can reach me at [email protected]
Thanks,
Sophia

Climate Crisis

• Difference between 1.5C and 2C warming – Carbon Brief – Interactive webpage : https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/impacts-climate-change-one-point-five-degrees-two-degrees/

• 1.5 to stay alive – the time is now to act on climate – Sophia Cheng – Blog post : https://www.harathelabel.com/blogs/news/1-5-to-stay-alive-the-time-is-now-to-act-on-climate

• In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s special report on climate change at 1.5C – Carbon Brief : https://www.carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-ipccs-special-report-on-climate-change-at-one-point-five-c

• Climate Change – The Facts in 4 minutes – BBC – Video: 4 mins : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p076w7g5

• SR15 – IPCC – report : https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/

• 1.5 Degrees – Sustainababble – podcast : http://www.sustainababble.fish/?p=734

• The UN’s Devastating Climate Change Report Was Too Optimistic – Motherboard – Article: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43e8yp/the-uns-devastating-climate-change-report-was-too-optimistic

• Climate change (according to a kid) – Rappler – Video (2015) (2:11) https://youtu.be/Sv7OHfpIRfU

Ecological Crisis

• The planet had a health check this month – and the results aren’t good – Sophia Cheng – blog : https://www.harathelabel.com/blogs/news/the-planet-had-a-health-check-this-month-and-the-results-aren-t-good

• Global Assessment Summary for Policymakers – IPBES – report : https://www.ipbes.net/news/ipbes-global-assessment-summary-policymakers-pdf

• Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life – The Guardian – article : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/06/human-society-under-urgent-threat-loss-earth-natural-life-un-report

• Destruction of nature is as big a threat to humanity as climate change – New Scientist – article : https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201697-destruction-of-nature-is-as-big-a-threat-to-humanity-as-climate-change/

• Satellite shows extent of terrible destruction to the planet – BBC – Video (1:51) https://youtu.be/L9zWDtDKDS8

• Why is biodiversity so important? – Kim Preshoff – TedEd – Video (4:18) https://youtu.be/GK_vRtHJZu4

Threat of Social Collapse Extinction

• Why climate change is a human rights issue – Mary Robinson TED – Video (21:33): https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_robinson_why_climate_change_is_a_threat_to_human_rights

• The Climate Change Paper So Depressing It’s Sending People to Therapy – Vice – article: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbwpdb/the-climate-change-paper-so-depressing-its-sending-people-to-therapy

• Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy – Jem Bendall – report : https://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf

• New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilisation Coming to an End’ in 2050 – VICE – article : https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/597kpd/new-report-suggests-high-likelihood-of-human-civilisation-coming-to-an-end-in-2050

• Seven – Parents for Future – Video (1:29) : https://youtu.be/VPzme6Zk8cY

• Climate change: 12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months – BBC – Article : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-48964736

What’s needed to turn this ship around?

• Can we transform the world in 12 years? – BBC – Video (4:50) : https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/can-we-transform-the-world-in-12-years/p073j3z5

• A World At War [From Climate Change) – Bill McKibben 2016 – Article: https://newrepublic.com/article/135684/declare-war-climate-change-mobilize-wwii?utm=350org

Citizens’ Assembly

• What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? – Brett Hennig/TED talk – Video (9:31): https://youtu.be/cUee1I69nFs

• Citizens’ Assembly UK – website: https://citizensassembly.co.uk/

• Why is Scotland setting up a Citizens’ Assembly? – BBC – article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-48759720

• The Benefits of Sortition – QI – Video (2:29) : https://youtu.be/YNzGT0h6A64

• 10 Reasons to Run a Citizens’ Assembly – Sortition Foundation – PDF: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/sortitionfoundation/pages/287/attachments/original/1544622808/10_reasons_to_hold_a_citizens_assembly.pdf?1544622808

• When Citizens Assemble (Irish case study) – newDemocracy – Video (16:41) : https://vimeo.com/246689508

• What is sociocracy? – Sociocracy for all – Lecture (19:24) : https://youtu.be/b6r3-s2p7eI

Why and How Non-Violent Direct Action works

• The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world – BBC – article : http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

• Nonviolence and Peace Movements – Crash Course – Video (12:48) : https://youtu.be/eP-mv5IjFzY

• The success of nonviolent civil resistance – Erica Chenoweth|TEDx – Video (12:33): https://youtu.be/YJSehRlU34w

• 5 Peaceful Protests That Led To Change- Global Citizen – article : https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/peace-protests-dallas-response/

• Why Public Disruption is Necessary – Roger Hallam – video (17:30) : https://youtu.be/pckkpXBfqXM

• The Politics of Nonviolent Action – Gene Sharp – e-book : https://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/peace/73Sharp/

• Britain on Film: Protest! – National Archives – Film: https://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/britain-on-film-protest/

• COMMON SENSE FOR THE 21st CENTURY – Roger Hallam – Booklet (July 2019) : https://www.rogerhallam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Common-Sense-for-the-21st-Century-by-Roger-Hallam-Web.pdf (Link to make financial contribution: https://fundrazr.com/commonsense?ref=ab_7UF1exV6eko7UF1exV6eko)

Extinction Rebellion and recent activism

• You Are Stealing Our Future: Greta Thunberg, 15, Condemns the World’s Inaction on Climate Change – Greta Thunberg – December 2018 – Video (4:05) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzeekxtyFOY&t

• Greta Thunberg full speech to UK Parliament – April 2019 – video (12:02): https://youtu.be/rYNM4rsnNFM

• Greta Thunberg: ‘They see us as a threat because we’re having an impact’ – Observer – Interview: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/21/great-thunberg-you-ask-the-questions-see-us-as-a-threat

• This is Not a Drill – Extinction Rebellion – Collection of Essays : https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/314/314671/this-is-not-a-drill/9780141991443.html

International Rebellion – April 2019

• Extinction Rebellion: a week of protest in three minutes – The Guardian – Video (3:36) : https://youtu.be/HDhNORiTtOU

• The Extinction Rebellion – Jonathan Pie – Video (3:36) https://youtu.be/obFNcN0Zc7k

• Rising Up – As people all over the world rise up and demand action: remember those on the front line – If Not Us Then Who? – Video (1:03): https://youtu.be/0Syd1J5cvas

Regenerative Culture

• What is eco-anxiety? – Laura Lexx – Video (2:45): https://youtu.be/KcDhlyuHFVU

• ‘Eco-anxiety’: how to spot it and what to do about it – BBC – article – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/b2e7ee32-ad28-4ec4-89aa-a8b8c98f95a5

• Grief – Climate Psychology Alliance – article : https://www.climatepsychologyalliance.org/handbook/321-grief

• Don’t despair – Rebecca Solnit – Essay: http://rebeccasolnit.net/essay/dont-despair/

• Active Hope – Joanna Macy – website/book : (https://www.activehope.info/)

• Dear Future Generations: Sorry – Prince Ea – Song (6:02) – https://youtu.be/eRLJscAlk1M

• 9 Original Poems on Climate Change – The RSA – PDF: (https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/pdfs/events/climate-change-poetry-anthology.pdf)

• XR Regen Culture Explained – Extinction Rebellion – Video (4:04): https://youtu.be/WCboH6kMuHs

• Hope in the dark – Rebecca Solnit – Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28048.Hope_in_the_Dark

• Extinction Rebellion’s “regenerative culture” could be just as revolutionary as its demands – Open Democracy – article: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/extinction-rebellions-regenerative-culture-could-be-just-as-revolutionary-as-its-demands/

• From Bristol, filmed in February 2019: https://youtu.be/VPzme6Zk8cY

Other-related resources

• This Changes Everything – Naomi Klein – Book/Film: https://thischangeseverything.org/

• Climate Change and Human. Rights – TED playlist: https://www.ted.com/playlists/493/why_climate_change_is_a_human

• Climate change and colonial history make a toxic combination – New Internationalist (2016) – article: https://newint.org/blog/2016/08/18/climate-change-and-colonial-history/

• Skeptical Science – https://skepticalscience.com/

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