Laura Flanders & Friends | Bill McKibben & Akaya Windwood: Boomers, Big Banks & Solving the Climate Crisis @LauraFlandersAndFriends | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 29 minutes ago.
Hey Boomers: When it comes to the climate crisis, are you the problem, the solution or both? In this episode Laura sits down with acclaimed author and environmental activist Bill McKibben and author Akaya Windwood to find out what's required from all of us to solve the climate crisis. McKibben was the founder of 350.org. He's the author of “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened.” Windwood is co-author of the newly-released book “Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times.” The two recently launched Third Act, a new environmental group inviting people over 60 to join the movement. The group embraces getting old, taking responsibility and throwing the full weight of the boomers generation at the climate crisis. Can cutting up our credit cards and organizing to withdraw funds from the big banks funding climate destruction make the impact we need? Explore the steps we can take now to ensure a livable and equitable future for all generations.
“I kept hearing people say, ‘It's up to the next generation to solve these problems.’ That's ignoble and impractical . . . They lack the structural power by themselves to make the changes that we need.” - Bill McKibben
“I've been talking with a number of young folks over the years. Because I thought, ‘It's time for us to step back, right?’ . . . They're actually saying, ‘No, that's not what we want you to do. We don't want you to step aside or step back. What we want you to do is step beside us.’” - Akaya Windwood
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GUESTS
Bill McKibben: Award-Winning Author, The Flag The Cross and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
Akaya Windwood: Author, Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times
JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST IN-PERSON FUNDRAISER:
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"The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened" by Bill McKibben: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781250823601
"Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times" by Akaya Windwood: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781523002825
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Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
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#Books #Environment #ClimateChange #Author #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Organizing #Activist #BillMcKibben #AkayaWindwood #ThirdAct #BoomerGeneration #ClimateOrganizing
Hey Boomers: When it comes to the climate crisis, are you the problem, the solution or both? In this episode Laura sits down with acclaimed author and environmental activist Bill McKibben and author Akaya Windwood to find out what's required from all of us to solve the climate crisis. McKibben was the founder of 350.org. He's the author of “The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened.” Windwood is co-author of the newly-released book “Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times.” The two recently launched Third Act, a new environmental group inviting people over 60 to join the movement. The group embraces getting old, taking responsibility and throwing the full weight of the boomers generation at the climate crisis. Can cutting up our credit cards and organizing to withdraw funds from the big banks funding climate destruction make the impact we need? Explore the steps we can take now to ensure a livable and equitable future for all generations.
“I kept hearing people say, ‘It's up to the next generation to solve these problems.’ That's ignoble and impractical . . . They lack the structural power by themselves to make the changes that we need.” - Bill McKibben
“I've been talking with a number of young folks over the years. Because I thought, ‘It's time for us to step back, right?’ . . . They're actually saying, ‘No, that's not what we want you to do. We don't want you to step aside or step back. What we want you to do is step beside us.’” - Akaya Windwood
____________________________________________________________________________________
GUESTS
Bill McKibben: Award-Winning Author, The Flag The Cross and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
Akaya Windwood: Author, Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times
JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST IN-PERSON FUNDRAISER:
Get tickets to a live Q&A and book signing with special guest, environmentalist Bill McKibben, plus a musical performance by Taína Asili!: eventbrite.com/e/419711015947
🎧 PODCAST:
Prefer to listen? Hear this week's episode on your favorite podcast platform: lauraflanders.simplecast.com/episodes/bill-mckibben-akaya-windwood-boomers-big-banks-solving-the-climate-crisis
✏️ RESEARCH & READING LIST:
Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: patreon.com/posts/season-3-episode-73062603
📺 RELATED EPISODES:
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Writing the Future Story People Want: youtu.be/FN0KDWPeUxY
- Survival Guide for Humans Learned from Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs: youtu.be/GAOq_vroVPc
- The Future of Energy is Indigenous (and it won't involve pipelines!): youtu.be/m__LJt5jXEA
📚 Check out our Books of the Week on BOOKSHOP -
"The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened" by Bill McKibben: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781250823601
"Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times" by Akaya Windwood: bookshop.org/a/22992/9781523002825
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Director of Development: Alicia Duque
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
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#Books #Environment #ClimateChange #Author #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Organizing #Activist #BillMcKibben #AkayaWindwood #ThirdAct #BoomerGeneration #ClimateOrganizing
![Fear & Hope: What’s It Take to Make Sanctuary Real? [NYC Immigration Stories]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BPdtx2Ksmpo/hqdefault.jpg "Fear & Hope: What’s It Take to Make Sanctuary Real? [NYC Immigration Stories]
In this special report from The Laura Flanders Show, produced in partnership with the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the City University of New York (CUNY) (@cunyslu), dive into the harrowing journeys and hopes of migrants and unaccompanied minors seeking sanctuary in New York City. Join us as we go behind the headlines of the 2023 migrant crisis and explore the powerful stories of resilience and mutual aid between asylum seekers and New Yorkers.
🔹Learn about the sanctuary city status of NYC since 1989 and the number of migrants, mostly from Latin America, that came in 2023. As you’ll hear, living up to the promise of sanctuary is tougher than just passing a law.
🔹Understand the issues that refugees face in Latin America. Many are fleeing from extortion from gangs, robbery, rape and LGBTQ+ persecution. Soon after they arrive in the U.S., they experience trouble finding work, shelter, foster care placement, and legal battles.
🔹Watch as we follow Eswin, a young Guatemalan migrant who braved the perilous journey to the U.S. alone when he was 17. He is in New York City seeking asylum from violence and LGBTQ persecution back home.
🔹Hear from volunteers, lawyers, and organizations like Artists Athletes Activists and The Safe Passage Project, who are on the frontlines welcoming asylum seekers and connecting them with legal aid and support.
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🔹Gain insights from Father James Kelly and Angela Fernández on the critical need for legal representation in immigration cases. In some cases, legal representation boosts an asylum seeker’s chance of winning their court case by 90%.
📌 This episode is a must-watch for anyone interested in the intersection of immigration, law, and human rights. Stay until the end for Lauras closing commentary. What our world would look like today if we had offered one another sanctuary?
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Eswin: Asylum Seeker, Guatemala
Angela Fernández: Executive Director, Safe Passage Project
Terri Gerstein: Harvard Center for Labor & A Just Economy
Father James Kelly: Immigration Attorney, District 3 Immigration Services
Power Malu: Founder, Artists Athletes Activists
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01:45 - Migrants Struggle, Detention Fatigue
05:14 - Migrants Arrival, City Chaos
07:00 - Unaccompanied Minors & Foster Care
12:15 - The Story of a Migrant Mother
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