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So, today Biden signed an order calling for "the establishment of a Civilian Climate Corps Initiative to put a new generation of Americans to work conserving and restoring public lands and waters..." That's such good news and a hard won victory. Couple thoughts in the thread.https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein/status/1352095344612425728 …
Young ppl need jobs, time with each other, and the land needs healing. But the devil will be in the detail. The jobs have to pay a living wage. And the biggest challenge will be making sure the entire program is rooted in Indigenous land rights + leadership - no green colonialism
I wrote about how not to lose "the lockdown generation" here.https://theintercept.com/2020/08/06/naomi-klein-coronavirus-youth-covid-19-future-unemployment/ …
Also: Prof. Neil Maher wrote a great book on the original Civilian Conservation Corp called "Nature's New Deal" - you can listen to my interview with him here https://theintercept.com/2020/08/05/escape-from-the-nuclear-family-covid-19-should-provoke-a-re-think-of-how-we-live-coronavirus-naomi-klein-civilian-conservation-corps/ …
In short, doing this right is a huge challenge - but a great challenge to have. Yay!!
A new CCC will happen in part thanks to the pressure exerted by
@AOC
+
@sunrisemvmt
The program is a key part of the story we told in Message From the Future.
There have been days when it's been hard to believe it could still come true. But it can.https://youtu.be/d9uTH0iprVQ?t=300 …
what percentage of climate change comes from privately owned lands and waters?
It was so disappointing to have you vociferously lamenting Biden as a candidate a year ago - but great to have backing arguably history’s most important team.
Excellent idea! And let's hope that there's lots more of this FDR-style New-Deal-type action.
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