The Climate Crisis Series
February 25, 2022February 14, 2022 by Melisa Kuc
**1. What Needs To Be Done: January 26, 2021**
Climate scientist **Danny Harvey** provides the answer. A dynamic U of T Professor of Geography, he has written
two textbooks on climate science, three books on solutions, over a hundred scientific papers relating to the
climate problem and has co-authored reports for the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
**Allie Rougeot** is from the Toronto chapter of **Fridays for Future** , an organization of students that mobilizes
hundreds of thousands of people worldwide in global protests of climate inaction. **Sara Beiruti** created a vibrant
student **Science for Peace** campus group.
What are the main causes of global warming, how fast is it occurring, and what can be done?
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**2. Join Forces: To Overcome the Climate Crisis : February 23, 2021**
**Ian Haney Lopéz,** Berkeley Law Professor, is an expert on building political movements across racial and class lines;
**Susan Ruddick,** a Geography professor at U of T, studies social movements.
**Avi Lewis** , a co-founder of The Leap in Canada, reflects on 7 strategies to build strong social movements.
Both market and state have failed to deal with the climate crisis. What is the prospect of a powerful grassroots
movement emerging to push forward a just transition to a sustainable future?
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**3. Militarism & Climate Change: Disaster in Progress: April 29, 2021
**Both anti-war and climate movements are fighting for justice and life for all people on a livable planet.
It's increasingly clear that we can't have one without the other. No climate justice, no peace, no planet.
**Clayton Thomas Muller -** Member of the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation**El Jones -** Poet, educator, journalist, community activist
**Jaggi Singh** - Independent journalist and community organizer
**Kasha Sequoia Slavner** - Documentary filmmaker
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