{"id":7410,"date":"2023-06-04T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondclimatepromises.ca\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2023-06-03T22:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T01:50:37","slug":"are-you-ok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondclimatepromises.ca\/fr\/are-you-ok\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey, are you OK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greta Thunberg as balloon girl<\/em>, Art by Banksy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a hellish week, with out-of-control wildfires in Nova Scotia, record-breaking temperatures throughout the region, and abnormally dry conditions. So it seems important to check in with ourselves\u2014and each other\u2014to ask how we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of you who lost your homes in the fires, or were evacuated and still don\u2019t know what you\u2019ll be going back to, these are particularly distressing times. But whether or not you were in the literal path of the wildfires, you\u2019ve been impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no escaping the magnitude of climate change. It\u2019s not only destroying people\u2019s homes and livelihoods; it\u2019s also decimating already fragile forests and ecosystems, and placing even more species at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s something else, too. The unprecedented wildfires, floods, landslides, and hurricanes like Fiona are also shattering our sense of control, however illusory it may have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we go forward without becoming paralyzed with worry, fear, or feelings of hopelessness? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I take heart in the fact that more and more people are waking up to the climate reality unfolding around them, and the root causes of this crisis. People are questioning the systems that are perpetuating the mantra of endless economic growth and the sanctity of profit. They\u2019re calling out corporations that are poisoning the land, water, and air we all need to survive. And they\u2019re seeing through the platitudes and empty promises many politicians and government officials continue to use to distract from real action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever your experience, you\u2019re not alone. Be kind to yourself and others as you do your best to navigate these difficult and uncertain times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tynette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NS Wild Child Request for Help<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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As many of you know, Sierra Club Canada has a Wild Child forest school program that operates in several provinces. The program gives children the opportunity to spend time in nature, learning about its many wonders and how to protect it. Due to the wildfires, we\u2019re currently unable to run our regular programs in Nova Scotia, but Wild Child staff are stepping up to help with childcare in the wake of two daycare centres being destroyed in the fires.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re requesting supplies (sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles, hats, snacks) and gift cards that we can offer families, along with emergency funding to support Wild Child staff who are volunteering their time and skills. For drop off details, email\u00a0atlantic@sierraclub.ca<\/a>; to make a monetary donation, click below and add \u201cWild Child emergency funding\u201d in the comment box accompanying your details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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