Still as true as in 1892…

“The protection of nature is not a luxury; it is a necessity.” — Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (2004)

“It is not half so important to know as to feel.” — Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder (1965)

“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen, Anthem (1992)

Today, in front of the United Nations, I launched a campaign for a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to protect nature, the climate, and the rights of future generations. #climate #climateweek #climateweeknyc #climateamendment #climatechangeawareness #unitednations #unga

“There is no social justice without environmental justice.” -Nnimmo Bassey, To Cook a Continent, 2012

bwog.com/2025/10/christ… Many thanks to Nadia Lam for the thoughtful story : )

Justice = Courage + Care + Repair That’s my personal Justice Equation. What’s yours?

“Every river carries the memory of our choices.” — Joy Harjo, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, 2015

“Human rights are not gifts from the state; they are born with people.” —Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)

“Climate justice is not charity; it is accountability.” — Saleemul Huq, International Centre for Climate Change and Development lectures (2019)

“I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot…The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.” —Jack London, “What Life Means to Me,” Essay

“We are not outside the Earth looking in; we are inside her story.” —Vandana Shiva, Earth Democracy (2005)

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” —Mary Oliver, The Summer Day (1992)

Effort is a perception. A perception is something you can change.