Zeeshan Aleem: We are sleepwalking toward disaster and something vexing and distressing must be done to wake us up.
I can’t yet say I have a sense of whether these protests will be a net good or harm for the cause of taking greater action on climate change. I’m not convinced they count as effective activism, insofar as they seem to bother many people who are sympathetic to their cause.First, their fundamental premise is sound: We are sleepwalking toward disaster and something vexing and distressing must be done to wake us up.
Second, there is something brilliant going on here as a form of performance art. The actions are evocative because they act as a microcosm of the horror that awaits us. Rehearsing the destruction of what we cherish as most beautiful and most worthy of preservation is surely relevant to the question of whether we’re doing enough to deal with climate change.
Next time you see one of these protests, consider setting aside questions of activist efficacy, sitting with the emotions you feel, and letting them move you to action.
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