Hope and Burnout in the Anthropocene | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

Hope and Burnout in the Anthropocene | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

 

"As activists, it is important to remember that we have named this a
crisis, and that we did so because we intended to solve it. We chose
this work out of love and terror and urgency, and those emotions are the
source both of our fatigue and our will to act."

And the message: Take care of yourself. That's activism, too.

 

Faith-based
communities and climate justice groups including 350.org held a
candlelight vigil in Quezon City, Philippines in 2015. "In the face of
this creeping, uncertain crisis," writes Watkins, "we must place our
hope in the victories of everyday people, in our varied paths to
justice, and in the future’s uncertainty." (Photo: LJ Pasion)