Kamal Kapadia

Apocalyptic Optimism with Dr. Dana Fisher: What Works for Continuing Climate Action - Mar 10, 2025 | Climate Event | Terra.do Apocalyptic Optimism with Dr. Dana Fisher: What Works for Continuing Climate Action with Terra.do - <p>What Works for Continuing Climate Action and How to Keep Moving Forward</p>

Delighted to host @fisherdanar.bsky.social at 9 am Pacific today for a conversation on what works and what doesn't in climate action! Open to all: www.terra.do/events/Apoca...

Saving Ourselves | Columbia University Press We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the ch... | CUP

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I’ve followed Dana’s work for years, and her research on social movements, activism, climate policy & politics has never been more relevant. If you, like me, are wondering how to reset, reorient, and stay effective despite political headwinds, this conversation is for you!

Delighted and honored to host the brilliant @fisherdanar.bsky.social for a conversation on what actually works in climate action and how we keep moving forward in these turbulent times.
⏰ Date and Time: Monday, March 10, 9 am Pacific
✏️ Details and registration; free to all: tinyurl.com/4u3d43zb

Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code. From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.

Look up the climate and infrastructure projects in your neighborhood funded under Biden!

Within a 20 mile radius of my ZIP code, there is $432,251,261.99 😯 invested in projects that'll make my city and county better!

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I learned to love MSG on a trip to Laos. A friend gave me a 10-page research article on it and somehow magically my “MSG headaches” spontaneously disappeared!

I thought we were all being ordered to talk in 5 bullets only…

Of all the awful, terrible things, this one still tops the list for me. I find it completely stomach-turning.

Surreal to live through a coup in my country.... for anyone working in education, it's time for some deep reflection. There's a lot we can and should be doing differently, across K-12 and college, and especially in all the online spaces where learning takes place, consciously and unconsciously.

“…every major technological transformation in the US, from electric cars to Google to the iPhone, can trace its roots back to basic science research once funded by the federal government.”

P.S. Sorry, belatedly realized your chart only shows mostly Western countries and my rant chiefly related to global data/poverty in poorer countries!

I have very little respect for people who only study “poverty” from their computer screens. I recommend the work of economists like Jean Dreze who live in an Indian slum. Much more enlightening.

c) Most of the gains have come from one single country (China) that skews this trend dramatically d) most poor carry crippling levels of private debt (to moneylenders) that is an overwhelming and virtually uncounted factor in poverty data, while profoundly shaping the lived experience of the poor

Some small facts: a) Older data in these trends is unreliable as capacity to support oneself off the land has changed dramatically for the poor over the decades b) this reductive metric is a highly questionable one for really understanding the complex conditions and experiences of poverty …

As someone who studied poverty deeply for my PhD (I attempted to recreate poverty rate estimate in one very poor village in Sri Lanka using established methods), I recommend not believing the simplistic story this tells. It’s reproduced everywhere and honestly does a great disservice to the poor.

It’s paywalled

New data on global poverty What does it show?

There are nuances to this, e.g. jasonhickel.substack.com/p/new-data-o...

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

Why the News Feels Overwhelming—And How to Cope An explanation of the science behind news fatigue, plus expert advice to take control and protect your well-being while staying engaged

I edited this piece by my amazing colleague @meghanbartels.bsky.social and it really helped me. I hope it can help you too: 🧪

This makes sense when you consider @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social's brilliant piece: It's the rule of gangsters. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/gangster-p... ‬

We're the evil empire. In so many ways. 😥

definitely....not? have no idea what you mean but if you think U.S. based enviros think the U.S. is some "leader" you may need to meet different Americans :)

I like the point but also worry when we tout the successes of one illiberal regime to put down another... our project is different, right? Participatory democracy, economy that serves public interest and the protection of the natural world, freedom from tyranny, racism etc.

Hello, my elected reps @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov and @replsimon.bsky.social! Uhm, what’s the plan please?

We are on the road for democracy and justice | Bernie Sanders What we are fighting for is not ‘utopian’ or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated

Finally, the type of leadership and messaging we need!

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I'm one of your biggest fans so feel privileged and grateful! ❤️

I frequently write about education as well: www.linkedin.com/posts/kamal-...

Actually education is the *only* focus of my work. I created this course that 4000 people have taken: www.terra.do/climate-fell... You were kindly the keynote speaker for one of the cohorts! I've also taught sustainability at Oxford, UC Berkeley and innovative K-12 schools in Hawaii.

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Please add me to this pack as well! 🙏