From victims to warriors: how storytelling reshapes climate justice
In short: Discover how Pacific communities are using narrative as a tool for resistance. This presentation explores how shifting the story from one of victimhood to one of strength can mobilize global action against the climate crisis.
The Pacific Climate Warriors, supported by the youth-led network 350 Pacific, aim to redefine the narrative of Pacific people. Rather than being portrayed as victims of climate change, they are framed as 'warriors' who are actively fighting to survive and thrive despite environmental threats.
Queensland Coordinator Mary Harm explains how grassroots storytelling creates social change. The work focuses on climate justice for Pacific communities in Australia and the diaspora, emphasizing a collective effort to move toward a just transition away from fossil fuels, symbolized by the metaphor of pushing a vaka, waka, or canoe forward together.
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