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That was definitely my favorite part of this day. ♥
Am suuuuper-tired, on a train home. I spontaneously took part of the Extinction Rebellion action in Stockholm today. I'm not actually active in that organization, but I was in Stockholm anyway, so. As compared to the "Shut down London" thing going on right now, it was pretty minor.
First we did a lie-in at the parliament building, lying down in a spreading circle with our feet towards the center and then repeatedly singing "Lascia ch'io pianga" but with rewritten lyrics about grief over climate change and species extinction. The acoustics were great, since it's a closed-in space with high stone walls, and people were singing impressively in tune, with a harmony, even! A+ idea and execution; that experience is going to stay with me.
Then later there was a blockade of a walk bridge between the parliament and government building for several hours, but not actually a total blockade since people could get through if they really wanted. I mostly walked around informing people what was going on; nobody got arrested. I guess this is where I express my uncertainty about what is actually a strategy that can bring action on climate change. : / I mean, if I am occupying an old-growth forest, I am physically saving those trees from being cut down. I would gladly be arrested for that. But climate change is such a global, interconnected thing. I am not emotionally willing to be arrested for a blockade like this, and also wonder what effect it actually has. Arrested for shutting down a coal mine? Yeah, more likely. Who knows what is a good strategy to stop fossil emissions, really?
I also got to sleep over at the Greenpeace action center in Stockholm, which was pretty cool. It's in an industrial lot on the outskirts of the city, and had kayaks, wetsuits, climbing equipment, ropes, banners from old actions, etc. Also among various boxes for engine parts was a large box labeled "butt plugs". Are those also a kind of engine part, or does Greenpeace have industrial-level supplies of sex toys? It is a mystery.
Am suuuuper-tired, on a train home. I spontaneously took part of the Extinction Rebellion action in Stockholm today. I'm not actually active in that organization, but I was in Stockholm anyway, so. As compared to the "Shut down London" thing going on right now, it was pretty minor.
First we did a lie-in at the parliament building, lying down in a spreading circle with our feet towards the center and then repeatedly singing "Lascia ch'io pianga" but with rewritten lyrics about grief over climate change and species extinction. The acoustics were great, since it's a closed-in space with high stone walls, and people were singing impressively in tune, with a harmony, even! A+ idea and execution; that experience is going to stay with me.
Then later there was a blockade of a walk bridge between the parliament and government building for several hours, but not actually a total blockade since people could get through if they really wanted. I mostly walked around informing people what was going on; nobody got arrested. I guess this is where I express my uncertainty about what is actually a strategy that can bring action on climate change. : / I mean, if I am occupying an old-growth forest, I am physically saving those trees from being cut down. I would gladly be arrested for that. But climate change is such a global, interconnected thing. I am not emotionally willing to be arrested for a blockade like this, and also wonder what effect it actually has. Arrested for shutting down a coal mine? Yeah, more likely. Who knows what is a good strategy to stop fossil emissions, really?
I also got to sleep over at the Greenpeace action center in Stockholm, which was pretty cool. It's in an industrial lot on the outskirts of the city, and had kayaks, wetsuits, climbing equipment, ropes, banners from old actions, etc. Also among various boxes for engine parts was a large box labeled "butt plugs". Are those also a kind of engine part, or does Greenpeace have industrial-level supplies of sex toys? It is a mystery.
