Beyond Hope and Doubt: Thoughts on Resistance in the Climate Crisis
Thursday, March 9, 202312 - 1:30 pm Eastern Time (US)
Zoom Webinar
Co-sponsored by the Brandeis Year of Climate Action (YOCA).
About the Event
Many say we have to 'save' the climate. It sounds as if we can put the state of the world in a safe drawer at some point, then call it a day and go play mini-golf. But there won't be that one mythical day when the world becomes paradise. Which is not to say that we can't win. We can stop destruction, improve living conditions. But the fight for climate justice will never be over. So what can we still hope for? And what remains when there is no hope left? Two authors from the team behind the book Beyond Hope and Doubt. Thoughts on Resistance in the Climate Crisis by ausgeCO2hlt will read from the book and discuss how we can move forward in the face of overwhelming social and ecological crises.
About the Speakers
Dorothee Häussermann quit her job as a teacher in 2011 to have more time for the climate justice movement. Since then she has been organizing camps and campaigns against coal-mining in Germany, such as Ende Gelände. She writes press releases and novels and co-authored "Beyond hope and doubt", together with the climate group ausgeCo2hlt.
Iestyn joined ausgeCO2hlt in 2017. He is co-author of "Beyond hope and doubt". When not writing books he has been involved in setting up alliances against hard coal power plants. He likes canoeing and water-based direct action.