REV On Air: The Power of Individual Climate Activism with Elizabeth Wathuti
Elizabeth Wathuti, Founder of Green Generation Initiative (GGI). Green Generation Initiative has been working on a range of solutions to address the challenges of; climate emergency, deforestation and biodiversity loss, eco –anxiety and ecological grief and society disconnected from nature. We first learned of Elizabeth when she gave one of the most poignant speeches I heard at COP 26 late last year. As she spoke of the suffering of her people and the animals who are already ravaged by the effects of climate change in her native Kenya, she asked the audience to open their hearts to the idea of feeling some of the pain others are feeling. To allow ourselves to feel true empathy from others, and realise that our actions and fates are all intertwined, even as some parts of the world are more effected now than we are. It was a heart wrenching speech that over powered any of the talks given by world and business leaders who continue to support fossil fuel and other destructive industries. We discuss how she finds the resilience to always be moving forward, what her community efforts have achieved, and also again asks us to open our hearts to understand what is happening in places like Kenya where climate change is so desperately affecting people who had nothing to do with creating it. This is ultimately one of those conversations that offers as much hope as it does the reality of where we are today, and I hope that Elizabeth’s words will leave you feeling as moved as they did us. Learn more here: https://www.instagram.com/lizwathuti/