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September 16, 2015

Canada: Intellectuals Call for Climate Action with "Leap Manifesto" 
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Meanwhile, in Canada, a group of more than 100 leading activists,
writers and musicians have released a wide-ranging call for economic and
environmental change to address "the deepest crisis in recent memory"
– climate change. The Leap Manifesto calls for respecting the rights
of indigenous communities, implementing a universal program to build
energy-efficient homes, ending fossil fuel subsidies and cutting
military spending. Signatories include musicians Neil Young, Leonard
Cohen, Tegan and Sara, and Alanis Morissette; actors Ellen Page, Rachel
Mc Adams and Donald Sutherland, and many more. Naomi Klein, author of
"This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate," unveiled the
manifesto on Tuesday.

Naomi Klein: "All share the belief that it is possible for Canada to
fight against climate change in a way that changes our country for the
better, by delivering meaningful justice to First Nations, creating more
and better jobs for the people who need them most, restoring and
expanding our social safety net, and welcoming far more migrants and
refugees. In short, we can and must care for one another and for the
climate."

 

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