{"id":140,"date":"2007-08-11T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2007-08-11T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/?p=140"},"modified":"2007-08-11T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2007-08-11T21:06:31","slug":"fighting-global-warming-right-here-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2007\/08\/11\/fighting-global-warming-right-here-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Global Warming Right Here, Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Convergence for Climate Action’s Southeast gathering is happening quietly this week in the mountains near Asheville.<\/strong><\/p>\n

converge2.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the first of what the organizers hope to be an annual event. The primary goals, according to a handout, are “to overcome feelings of isolation and helplessness by bringing people together to create a community of resistance. We hope the convergence inspires people to take action, share ideas and start organizing in their own localities and spheres of interest. (For details, you can check out their web site<\/a>. For background on the issues and ways to plug into the movement, see the Nuclear Information and Resource Service’s Web site<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The week’s schedule is packed with workshops designed to grow awareness and build organizing skills among participants, who came from as far as Florida and DC to join the gathering. Workshops included media and fundraising training, puppet building and street theater, and panel discussions on a variety of topics.<\/p>\n

converge1.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

Network Director Brett Bursey chats with Mary Olson, director of Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS).<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Friday, Brett was invited to speak on a panel titled “Elders of the Movement.” He and the others on the panel talked about how and why to fight the fallout of corportate greed and environmental exploitation that is destroying our country. The panel held court in a campfire circle that included kids as young as 10 and seniors old enough to nod out during the discussion.<\/p>\n

converge4.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

Event organizer Glenn Carroll, center, directs preparations for a Nagasaki remembrance Friday evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n

converge3.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

Vegetarian meals were eaten al fresco.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As fellow organizers, we were gratified and energized by our time at the camp. With so much work to be done and such paltry resources to do it, we take strength in knowing there are more of “us” (people who care about the health of the planet and all of its residents) than “them” (corporate and political interests that benefit from the current power structure). We just need to mobilize and harness that energy.<\/p>\n

We look forward to next year’s gathering.<\/p>\n

Becci Robbins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Convergence for Climate Action’s Southeast gathering is happening quietly this week in the mountains near Asheville. This is the first of what the organizers hope to be an annual event. The primary goals, according to a handout, are “to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-newscommentary","category-network-newsevents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}