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
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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/ …
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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/ …
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In short, doing this right is a huge challenge - but a great challenge to have. Yay!!
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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 …Show this thread
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what percentage of climate change comes from privately owned lands and waters?
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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.
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Excellent idea! And let's hope that there's lots more of this FDR-style New-Deal-type action.
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