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SUMMARY:Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it)
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DESCRIPTION:Event details: https://xrboston.org/action/heading-extinction-
 and-what-do-about-it/\n\nWe are in the midst of an unprecedented climate c
 risis and ecological breakdown that threatens the continuation of life as 
 we know it: record atmospheric carbon levels\, global temperature rise\, d
 eforestation\, plastic pollution\, mass extinction of species. Join us to 
 hear the latest information on the state of our planet\, and learn how to 
 become part of a global movement of social transformation for a livable fu
 ture.\n\nThe Canaries are Dead  The canaries are dead. You know\, those sm
 all songbirds brought into mines to detect levels of toxicity in the air. 
  When poisonous gases accumulate\, killing the canary\, the miners know th
 ey are in trouble and have to act fast.\n\nToday our “canaries” take m
 any forms\, from the billion (yes\, billion) animals killed by Australian 
 wildfires\, to the crops dying from African droughts and floods in the Mid
 west\, to the 23 million (yes\, million) human beings forcibly displaced f
 rom their homes in 2017 by extreme weather events (the Brookings Institute
 .) Make no mistake: the climate crisis is under way and we ignore it at ou
 r peril.\n\nOur situation is dire\, but is it hopeless?  No\, say the arti
 cles and letters this paper runs each week that describe our neighbors’ 
 efforts to get out the word and to do something about the climate emergenc
 y. We are not alone in our concern\; from this we can take heart. Together
  we might just be able to “pull it off” and bequeath a habitable plane
 t to our children.\n\nWhat this will take is courage (from the Latin word 
 for “heart”)\, the courage first to face our situation and the courage
  to then take effective action.  We invite you to begin or continue this j
 ourney by attending “Headed for Extinction (and What to Do about It”)\
 , an Extinction Rebellion presentation at the Newburyport Public Library o
 n Thursday\, January 30\, 6:30-8:00pm. Together we will examine the scienc
 e behind the urgent warnings and explore the kinds of action that may yet 
 divert us from our current\, catastrophic course.  \n\nMay we hearten one 
 another with our care for our one and only Planet Earth.
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LOCATION:Newburyport Public Library
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URL:https://xrboston.org/action/heading-extinction-and-what-do-about-it/
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