The Chipko movement was inspired by the Gandhian philosophy and adopted non-violent modes of protest. Full size imageIn comparing present day radical climate protests to the Chipko movement I point to some similarities and some differences. Second, both movements are grassroots movements, started by those vulnerable to the impacts of environment and climate degradation, respectively. In the case of Chipko through rights to the forest and in the case of climate movements through citizen assemblies. The radical climate action movements are outward looking, as the objective from the get go is to draw attention to the consequences of climate change.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2023 07:53 UTC