Hey, Jess here. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably wondering “but what can I do?” You may be feeling grief or rage or powerlessness or all that and more. Me too. The climate crisis is here. It’s happening now. But, maybe it’s foolish stubbornness or maybe it’s purely out of spite, I still have hope. Not the naive hope that we can still reverse climate change, no, we’re too far gone for that. I hope, no I believe, we can come together and we can fight for a future we deserve.

I’ve come to understand that climate action isn’t meant to be done by yourself. While, yes, it is important for us all to adapt to more sustainable lifestyles, it is absolutely crucial for us to be in community, to work collectively towards our goals. Together we can put pressure on our governments, to curtail the top polluters —Big Oil and other companies who are blinded by their corporate greed— we can mitigate the damage, protest and sign petitions, share knowledge, follow the lead of our Indigenous leaders, raise empathetic children, and we can envision a new future.

I have a list of resources below. Please send me an email if you see anything I should add!