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John,
To build an economy based on care, we’ll need to massively invest in things that support people and the planet: health care, education, the arts, sustainable agriculture, and so much more.
We’ll also need to divest from institutions that kill, oppress, and exploit.
Right now, there’s no clearer example of what that looks like than defunding the police, a demand that Black-led movements are powerfully advancing in cities across North America.
There’s another force for racist violence that we have to stop funding — and it also happens to be one of the world’s top climate polluters: the U.S. military.
In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care, as we wrote in our “No Warming, No War” report.
If you want to better understand the connections between militarism, racism, and the climate crisis, join us on Monday, July 27, at 8pm ET, for a webinar on “No Warming, No War.”
Register here, and feel free to invite friends on Facebook!
The Pentagon is notorious for fighting wars for oil — and it’s the largest institutional consumer of petroleum in the world. Meanwhile, the growing militarization of borders is a terrifying barrier to the free movement of people, including climate migrants.
These are just a few of the many links that will be explored in “No Warming, No War.”
The National Priorities Project is hosting this webinar along with The Leap, The Climate Mobilization, and The Mexican Network of Mining-Affected People, based on the research we’ve been doing on how we can dismantle the global military-industrial complex, and shift its immense resources — money, infrastructure, and people — towards climate solutions.
We’re working to put anti-militarism at the center of the Green New Deal, and we’re proud to co-sponsor this webinar.
We’ve put together a fantastic international lineup, with speakers working at this intersection in the US, Mexico, and the Philippines:
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Cris Lagunas, The Climate Mobilization;
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Lorah Steichen, National Priorities Project;
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Miguel Angel Mijangos, The Mexican Network of Mining-Affected People;
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Tetet Nera Lauron, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung;
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Basav Sen from the Institute for Policy Studies will moderate the discussion.
This webinar will take place in English and Spanish, with live interpretation available.
Don’t miss “No Warming, No War” on Monday, July 27 — sign up here to reserve your spot.
Around the world, people working to stop war, racism, and climate chaos have every reason to see their struggles as one and the same — and to forge a common agenda for transformative change. That’s why we hope you’ll join us for “No Warming, No War.”
In solidarity,
Lindsay, Lorah, Ashik, and the NPP team at IPS
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