“We’re on loan here. We need to leave it better than we found it, not with barely anything left.”
Read moreMara Davi
"Climate positive solutions require each and every one of us. We must demand real action from our leaders, from big polluters, and from ourselves in our own homes. We must educate ourselves and others on the causes and consequences of the Climate Crisis and on the actionable solutions that have the potential to actually reverse climate change if we ACT NOW. We must challenge ourselves to take #smallgreensteps and be a bit "greener” today than we were yesterday. The pandemic has shown us that sweeping change is possible when we band together and collectively take action. Let’s do it for our planet, ourselves and for the future of our children!"
Read moreElizabeth Stanley
“The miraculous intricate interconnectedness of nature is hard to comprehend because it is SO perfect! Unfortunately, we as humans have so many times naively damaged this divine balance. We must fight to ensure that nature can thrive and evolve in its own pace rather than at the destructive pace of our economic demands.
I believe that fighting climate change is a social responsibility in which every single person can participate; this is why I loved being a Green Captain—I could help my Broadway community by setting up systems to enable all of us to do our part for the planet while doing what we love on stage!”
Jason Tam
"The longer we wait to solve the climate crisis, the harder it becomes to solve it. So in addition to pushing businesses and the government to adopt greener policies, I also try to challenge myself to carry my weight and change my personal behavior to protect Earth, the only home we have in this vast, inhospitable universe. For me that means things like staying away from single-use disposable items, reducing my energy consumption, and the big one that nobody likes to acknowledge - eating less animal products. I want the Earth to be better for having me on it, not worse. By taking action to solve the climate crisis we can not only save the Earth, but make humanity worthy of salvation.”
Read morePhillipa Soo
"I saw this on a t shirt once, and thought it was spot on: “There is no wealth on a dying planet.” “Free market” is not “free”, it comes at a cost...to ourselves, and our planets resources. We have to drastically change the way we treat our Mother Earth. There is no “exponential growth” in nature. We need to find ways to work with her, not against her.”
Read moreSara Lindsey
“Air that is breathable. Water that is drinkable. Earth that is lush, green, and free of plastic trash. The future of our planet hangs in the balance. Vote.”
Read moreJack Quaid
"Hey do you want to live in a Mad Max movie? Yes the cars are cool and Charlize Theron is incredible but other than that, it doesn't seem too fun right? Marauders fighting over what little water they have left in a wasteland devoid of life? I'm not saying that's exactly where we're headed if we don't do something about climate change, but it's pretty damn close. We need action. Real measurable action. Now."
Read moreMadeline Wise
“We're killing our planet and each other: climate change most endangers the world's most impoverished countries and people. As Earth gets hotter, more people – primarily BIPOC in the global south – suffer from rising sea levels, food insecurity, displacement, drought, more intense natural disasters, etcetera. Reversing climate change is urgent. Wasting time costs millions of lives.”
Read moreMaren Lord
“Like it or not, it’s now our full responsibility to have an acute awareness of climate change and the thousands of small, seemingly inconsequential actions we take every day that perpetuate its existence. It’s up to us to decide just how much we value our one home and how much we are willing to sacrifice to save it.”
Read moreCarla Gugino
““We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” Chief Seattle
For me this cuts to the chase. Plain and simple.”
Read moreElena Katan
“Nature has an incredible way of finding its own equilibrium, but as humans are always upsetting the balance and trying to go against earths natural flows, I want to advocate for the future and promote healthy healing of our Mother Earth. Let us all reconnect with nature, and work with the natural flows of nature rather than against them.”
Read moreWilliam Camp
“Become teachable. Act as if your life depended on it. Choose a sector: land use, the oceans, health & education, transportation, electricity...they are all connected. Gather information, evidence. Turn that into knowledge. Transform that knowledge into ACTION. Then we have a chance to make the planet liveable for ALL people after we have departed.”
Read moreMichael Patterson
“The world must change. Do not underestimate the power of a single voice. A single vote. Join us. We need you. The time is now.”
Read moreDiedrich Bader
“Everywhere you look it's clear we are at the tipping point of keeping our planet habitable for human life. Record temperatures are being recorded all over the world. Now is the last time for us to do something. If the pandemic has shown us anything about the natural world it's that it will be able to recover if we allow it. Please be on the right side of what is the greatest existential struggle in our lifetime.”
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Read moreMatt Malloy
“The exhaust from running a car engine in a closed garage will kill a person in 20 minutes. That is suicide and it is illegal. It seems to me that having tens of millions of cars spewing exhaust into the earth’s closed atmosphere each day is really just another form of suicide and we need to change our ways.
Warming temperatures have created blue algae blooms in lakes and ponds in my area. People’s dogs have died from being exposed to the algae. I know we have mixed feelings about human beings and rightfully so, but for God’s sake let’s leave the dogs out of it.”
Read moreDavid Rysdahl
“Climate justice isn’t just about fixing the climate crisis - it’s about re-examing how we treat the earth, how we treat each other, and how treat ourselves.”
Read moreJon Hamm
“As the current pandemic has made crystal clear; we are all connected as citizens of the earth to an unprecedented degree. The climate crisis is another example of the fact that if we don’t cooperate globally we are all doomed to suffer.”
Read morePeter MacNicol
"The favorite book of my youth was Francis Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden”; the lessons it taught about the natural world were simple enough for a child to grasp, yet mystical enough that they still elude most adults. The story’s central characters-- three very different children-- tend a mysterious, overgrown garden and in so doing find purpose, healing of mind and body, and even attain a glimpse into the spiritual realm. Our planet shares one natural world. One atmosphere. To see the earth as a garden to be loved and tended might just save it. And us."
Read moreDanny Glover
“Artists are the gatekeepers of the truth” (Paul Robeson)
“As cultural workers we cannot/must not abdicate our responsibility as citizens. We cannot be silent. Climate change and global warming are critical issues to the future of our survival!”
Read moreBrooke Smith
“It’s impossible not to notice climate change happening all around us. This is not a political issue. It’s a human one. We need to take care of our home & we need to leave one for our children.”
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