Voices around the world unite to save the Sundarbans

A recent Global Day of Protest for the Sundarbans united voices from across the globe calling for the preservation of  the world’s largest single tract of mangrove forest, home of endangered species like the Royal Bengal tiger and the Irrawaddy dolphin. Organizers estimate that up to 4,000 people showed their solidarity with the five year-long... (More...)

Thousands Protest Against Trump’s Climate Denier Cabinet

Yesterday people across the United States rallied at their Senators’ offices to tell them to oppose the fossil fuel industry puppets that Donald Trump nominated for his cabinet. These protests could not be more timely: the first confirmation hearings on Trump’s picks start this week, and many Senators are waiting to hear from their constituents... (More...)

Save Sundarbans forest from the threat of coal

I have been working with anti-coal activists in Bangladesh for over a year now to stop the 1320 megawatt Rampal coal plant from being built in Sundarbans forest — the world’s largest mangrove forest. In November I joined them in a 10,000 strong people’s march and mass assembly to stop the coal plant. Now, our... (More...)

April 29, 2017. Let’s March.

New year, new resolve. Time to mark your calendars for April 29th, 2017. That’s the date of the People’s Climate Mobilization, a major march in Washington, D.C., when we will come together with hundreds of thousands of people to reject Trump’s attack on our communities and climate, and push forward with our vision of a... (More...)