*[Enwl-eng] Our Earth, our fight!

[ENWL]

Let us honour and invest in our planet.

      We are sending love your way filled with all the positive energy from 
our planet.

      April has been an eventful month for the climate movement. On 22nd 
April, Earth Day reminded us about how people all around the planet are 
working so hard to protect and heal our home.

      This edition is filled with solutions work and people-powered moments 
that encourage you to take part in protecting our environment. I mean, how 
else can we really honour our home than to continuously heed the calls from 
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and focus on protecting 
our communities.

      On this topic, our newly launched International People’s Platform for 
Climate Justice is worth a look: it’s filled with stories of courageous 
activists fighting to keep fossil fuels in the ground and build the future 
we want.

      With love,

      Christine

      In Case You Missed It
      Introducing Canada’s Ministry of Just Transition
      The 350 Canada team really has a way of putting out bold and creative 
campaigns to tackle the climate emergency in their region.

      This campaign - Ministry of Just Transition is the vision of what a 
just transition would look like if the politicians really moved away from 
fossil fuels and shifted to a 100% renewable energy economy while protecting 
and serving the communities.

      *Yes*, it is all satire but the message behind it all is strong and 
bold, and we hope the politicians will see this as the nudge for a just 
transition.



            WATCH

      Olive is Life
      Say it with us ‘Olive is Life’!

      On April 17th, thousands of people came together in Milas, Turkey, to 
defend the olive trees against coal mining.

      A new mining regulation in the country leaves olive groves vulnerable 
to being destroyed and replaced by something as dirty as coal mines. 
However, a new report details that it is possible to establish a local 
economy based on olives without being confined to coal.

      The people of Milas want to protect their home and future, and they 
have been working towards that goal based on long term organising in the 
region. This is another win for people power.



            WATCH

      ONE TO WATCH
      Paty Islam-Parsons believes that at the moment, the people who are 
actually facing reality and telling the truth are the people on the ground. 
As one of the bold youth with Fridays for Future International, her message 
regarding the latest IPCC reports is that we need people who make the 
decisions to listen. We are in a state of emergency, and we need to act now.



            WATCH

      SKILL UP YOUR ACTIVISM
      Educate yourself!
      Regarding the headlines and reports about the future of our planet in 
the last month was hard to take, and sometimes it's hard to know where to 
get started making a difference, but here are some ideas to get you started:

        a.. Step 1: skill up on climate science;
        b.. Step 2: talk to your family and friends about it;
        c.. Step 3: campaign for change!
      These online courses come in the form of interactive and multimedia 
activities, all to take you one step closer to becoming an expert.

      Get started here:



      USE YOUR POWER
      Earth Month Spotlight
      The month of April is significantly important as it honours Earth Day 
on 22 April. We know the importance of investing in mother Earth and keeping 
her safe and green.

      At 350.org, we kicked off the month and honoured our many driven, 
vibrant campaigners from various parts of the globe. We got a chance to see 
and hear how they are building the movement against the dirtiest of them 
all - the fossil fuel industry. Now, we will highlight one from Africa - 
Christian, whose work is focused on stopping oil development in the Virunga 
National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo). Virunga is in fact Africa's 
oldest park and home to a wealth of biodiversity including a quarter of the 
world’s mountain gorillas.


      Solidarity across oceans
      A union of climate activists was witnessed across oceans as 350 
Pacific and Pacific Conference of Churches completed a hybrid training in 
Suva, Fiji. The 3-day Solar Scholars Training was led online by the 
Institute of Climate and Sustainable Cities in the Philippines.

      The collaboration brought with it innovative and skilful training that 
gave the Pacific community an opportunity to learn the basics of 
solar-powered electricity and how to assemble basic solar panel systems.

      One thing the climate movement embraces is solutions work. With these 
kinds of skills and tools, these warriors will empower their communities, 
and utilise all learnings in the event of disaster situations.

      Now, isn't that how you light the way towards a liveable future?



      Image: 350 Pacific team and members of the Pacific Conference of 
Churches, outside

       the Solar Panel Installation site in Fiji

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