“I got involved in climate change organizing in particular because it seemed to me it was the overwhelming issue facing the world right now.” In this 2017 interview, Lowen Berman (1942-2024), who came of age as a Jewish labor organizer involved in Civil Rights organizing in Chicago in the 1960s, talks about organizing with Rising Tide to block megaloads headed for the Tar Sands, and about the deep sense of urgency around climate change that led him, in his late 70s, to put his body on the line in direct actions to hold The Thin Green Line against fossil fuels and climate collapse. And he talks about the need for a Marshall Plan to shift the U.S. away from planet-killing fossil fuels. Produced by Desiree Hellegers in collaboration with The Thin Green Line is People’s History Project. A memorial for Lowen Berman is being held on Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 10:00 AM Pacific Time
In person: Multnomah Friends Meeting, 4312 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
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