[1]Fossil Free Digest
The Just Recovery mask is a symbol of our collective principles and
demands for a better world in the wake of this crisis.

John,

Unimaginably massive piles of public money are on the table right now.

The world’s powerful – finance ministers and central bank governors from
the biggest G20 economies – will meet next week to discuss spending to
stimulate the global economy from the coronavirus slowdown.

Our futures, our work, and our lives hang in the balance. We can’t leave
it to a small elite group to gamble away, with the usual bailouts for
fossil fuel companies and corporate executives that damage our planet and
worsen racism and inequality.

It’s time to raise our voices and demand they invest in a Just Recovery –
and unleash a wave of people power strong enough to challenge the big
banks and corporations that typically have the ear of government
ministers.

Here’s what I’m asking you to do right now: Get on social media and talk
about what a Just Recovery means to you. What does the world you want to
see look like? What is your message for financial leaders?

Include a photo of yourself, a banner, or a video message – and use
#JustRecovery and #G20 hashtags in your posts. You can even create and
customise your own Just Recovery mask, change your Facebook profile photo,
or share art you make with your friends. Everything you need to get
started is in our online action and arts guide:

[ [link removed] ]Online Guide

 

If you don’t have social media but still want to take part, you can email
your message and photo to the address at the bottom of this email and I
can help share them on for you.  

Every voice matters – and it’s going to take all of us speaking up
together to demand justice. I hope the updates in the global newsletter
below inspire you to raise yours.

In solidarity,
Nicole

In Case You Missed It 

 

Our money: Thousands have already signed on to [ [link removed] ]a global petition
addressed to the G20 economic leaders at their virtual summit from July 16
to 18, hosted by Saudi Arabia. Our demands for a Just Recovery include
community investment in healthcare, affordable housing, green jobs, clean
energy and transport – as well as calls to end the debt burden on
countries whose stolen people and natural resources enabled the G20
countries’ vast wealth. [ [link removed] ]Read more and sign

A march against Keystone XL pipeline in 2017. Photo: Juliana Clifford

Pipeline problems: Activists are celebrating as 3 major pipeline projects
in the United States have been halted in less than one week. A federal
court sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota
Access Pipeline to suspend operations, while the Supreme Court upheld a
ruling that'll put Keystone XL construction on hold. And two energy
companies announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast gas pipeline.
People-powered campaigns are behind all of these wins. [ [link removed] ]Watch the
celebration video for more

  

An immoral investment: The Vatican has issued a call on Catholic
institutions across the globe to divest from fossil fuels. It’s a powerful
statement that profiting off the planet’s destruction, especially in these
times, is not just immoral but incompatible with efforts to put community
health first in the coronavirus recovery. [ [link removed] ]More

Climate impacts: Temperatures in the [ [link removed] ]Arctic Circle hit 100˚F (38˚C),
the highest ever recorded, raising alarms about  permafrost melt and sea
level rise. Meanwhile, in Japan, [ [link removed] ]devastating floods have claimed at
least 50 lives as rescue efforts are complicated by fears of spreading
coronavirus. 

Love not fear: Organisers in the Philippines projected this beautiful
banner late last month to challenge discrimination against the LGBTQIA+
community and celebrate Pride Month. Hologram projections like these are a
powerful tactic for organizing, especially when people can’t easily gather
together in person. Here’s a [ [link removed] ]guide on how to do it if you’d like to try
it yourself.

No coal! Last Friday, youth in Bangladesh coordinated a digital strike
against Matabari coal plant. It’s being funded by Japan’s International
Cooperation Agency, even amid a mass campaign demanding the country stop
funding coal at home and abroad. [ [link removed] ]More

Inside Story

Youth climate striker Mia Werger tells her powerful, personal story
through sketch and narration. The climate crisis and other systemic
injustice comes with a big psychological toll – but reckoning with it can
help us transform. [ [link removed] ]Take 5 minutes to watch – and check out more
stories from the Youth Climate Strike [ [link removed] ]Storytelling Hub.

One to Watch 

Even though we have different languages, we can all speak up to demand a
better future. [ [link removed] ]Watch this multilingual video from activists around the
globe as they call on world finance leaders to support a Just Recovery.
You can also share it with friends and family so the message goes far and
wide. Remember to use #JustRecovery when you share.

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