Sunday, May 19Maximizing our Collective Impact

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Time Bomb
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Time Bomb

By Katharine Evans In his interview with Ecosystemic, Dan Schrag explains how climate justice should be called climate injustice because the majority of those suffering from (and those who will suffer from) the negative impacts of climate change are not the ones who caused it. Wealthy corporations, political figures, and past generations who contributed to these threats will not feel the consequences. Minorities, developing nations, and later generations (including ourselves) will face the ramifications. Part of Interview it Refers to: “There is intergenerational justice and injustice. We caused the problem, it's gonna be our great-grandchildren who are really going to suffer. That's unfair. They are going to inherit a world that is very constrained... You are going to inherit a ...
Mother
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Mother

By Ariana Thorton, Philips Exeter Academy Mother Earth contains our identity, history, and future, and sadly, its destruction is becoming increasingly conspicuous. Polluting our own home will ultimately lead to the end of Earth's life as we know it– yet there is hope. Together we can renew and preserve the beauty of our Earth and secure a future for those to come. Original Design Ink, Watercolor, Micropen
What We Grow
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What We Grow

By Laasya Khandavalli, Louis D. Brandeis HS As we continue to build and expand, we forget what we discard and leave behind. Encapsulating the destruction in pretty packaging does not negate the effects of our actions. A beautiful world is not just born, it’s how we grow it.
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Poetry: Trash Traps

Poetry: Trash Traps By Anjali Amin, George School Crushed soda cans shine through the sand,tripping the feet of children and seagulls.Seaweed wraps around a plastic pack ring,an inconspicuous trap for innocent fish. A broken beer bottle blends into the dirt,stabbing the foot of an unassuming squirrel.A cigarette butt is flicked onto the ground,a poisonous assassin waiting for its prey. The predators stroll by, ignorant and carefree,apathetically leaving traps in their wake.And when the prey cries out for help,the predators plug their ears and watch.