Climate Activist: The Science Is Telling Us that Ecosystems Around the Planet Are Collapsing

Jones We were taught ░░░░░░░░ a long time that ░░░░░░░░ that the world was ░░░░░░░░ to be destroyed He ░░░░░░░░ from the south but ░░░░░░░░ come from the north ░░░░░░░░ there s a prophecy ░░░░░░░░ speaks of a condor ░░░░░░░░ an eagle flying together ░░░░░░░░ when the North American ░░░░░░░░ and the South American ░░░░░░░░ fly together their world ░░░░░░░░ find balance their world ░░░░░░░░ find healing But first ░░░░░░░░ have to go through ░░░░░░░░ growing pains We have ░░░░░░░░ find ways to emerge ░░░░░░░░ of these destructive practices ░░░░░░░░ these oppressive systems that ░░░░░░░░ and extract from the ░░░░░░░░ world We have to ░░░░░░░░ through these turmoils of ░░░░░░░░ pains We have to ░░░░░░░░ through some teenage years ░░░░░░░░ we re emotional and ░░░░░░░░ And the science is ░░░░░░░░ us now that we ░░░░░░░░ facing ecological collapse Ecosystems ░░░░░░░░ the planet are collapsing ░░░░░░░░ can speak for the ░░░░░░░░ country where there is ░░░░░░░░ such degradation in the ░░░░░░░░ States that it s ░░░░░░░░ s prevalent Where it ░░░░░░░░ to snow it rains ░░░░░░░░ it used to rain ░░░░░░░░ s dry And this ░░░░░░░░ this practice this idea ░░░░░░░░ the systems collapsing and ░░░░░░░░ upon itself is destructive ░░░░░░░░ the science is telling ░░░░░░░░ it s on its ░░░░░░░░ Last year we reached ░░░░░░░░ 5 degrees Celsius in ░░░░░░░░ global temperature rise and ░░░░░░░░ limited it This was ░░░░░░░░ that continued to happen ░░░░░░░░ the whole year It ░░░░░░░░ reahed in June and ░░░░░░░░ continues We must give ░░░░░░░░ the facade that things ░░░░░░░░ not going to go ░░░░░░░░ And we re starting ░░░░░░░░ see those symptoms in ░░░░░░░░ collapse and violence politically ░░░░░░░░ the world But I ░░░░░░░░ here to tell you ░░░░░░░░ the future itself is ░░░░░░░░ that we ourselves define ░░░░░░░░ future And within the ░░░░░░░░ of destruction lies the ░░░░░░░░ of creation And as ░░░░░░░░ old world dies a ░░░░░░░░ one is created But ░░░░░░░░ must be stewards for ░░░░░░░░ new world not just ░░░░░░░░ theory not just in ░░░░░░░░ not just in prayer ░░░░░░░░ an actual representation of ░░░░░░░░ that could be And ░░░░░░░░ must articulate it to ░░░░░░░░ other And as a ░░░░░░░░ keepers delegation we are ░░░░░░░░ collective of international indigenous ░░░░░░░░ keepers and activists from ░░░░░░░░ wide variety of traditions ░░░░░░░░ and we come together ░░░░░░░░ put our hearts and ░░░░░░░░ together to figure out ░░░░░░░░ kind of a life ░░░░░░░░ re going to leave ░░░░░░░░ our children And we ░░░░░░░░ that systems of oppression ░░░░░░░░ of colonization have failed ░░░░░░░░ Over and over and ░░░░░░░░ again we run into ░░░░░░░░ domestically And when we ░░░░░░░░ into these international spaces ░░░░░░░░ s a beautiful rejuvenation ░░░░░░░░ soul itself Once again ░░░░░░░░ come in pessimistically but ░░░░░░░░ leave optimistically because we ░░░░░░░░ other people around the ░░░░░░░░ who come together to ░░░░░░░░ love to ignite each ░░░░░░░░ s passion and to ░░░░░░░░ discuss and articulate to ░░░░░░░░ other what a healthy ░░░░░░░░ livable future looks like ░░░░░░░░ it s very it ░░░░░░░░ very very important for ░░░░░░░░ to remember that inside ░░░░░░░░ destruction lies the seed ░░░░░░░░ creation and that the ░░░░░░░░ itself is unwritten We ░░░░░░░░ define the future every ░░░░░░░░ by articulating it and ░░░░░░░░ it and embodying it ░░░░░░░░ prophecy speaks of a ░░░░░░░░ when humanity itself will ░░░░░░░░ And we are watching ░░░░░░░░ reunification process right now ░░░░░░░░ the rebirth process as ░░░░░░░░ old world dies Those ░░░░░░░░ come before us will ░░░░░░░░ of this as the ░░░░░░░░ And those who come ░░░░░░░░ us will think of ░░░░░░░░ as the beginning We ░░░░░░░░ put our hearts and ░░░░░░░░ together pray and act ░░░░░░░░ unify globally now.”