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We’ve Reached the Boiling Point:Standing Up to Climate Change

Introduction and Directions

This play is to be performed in a style called ‘reader’s theater.’ The actors sit or stand on a bare stage and read from scripts that can be placed on easels or music stands in front of each reader. One actor can be chosen for each ‘upstander’ or each actor can read multiple parts.

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The roles:Narrator 1Narrator 2Lucas WredeXiuhtezcatl MartinezMindy AhlerLindsey SmithAji PiperAnne HidalgoBill McKibbenAngela MerkelLeonardo DiCaprioJacinda ArdenJohn AbrahamMacBain MkandawireWill StegerPope Francis

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[Title]

Narrator 1:[the big blue marble] This was the first picture of the earth fully illuminated that any of us ever saw. It was taken on the last Apollo space mission and it changed the way that we think of our common home. It reminds us that we’re all connected, and our actions have an impact on the planet.

[landscape] Climate change is real, it’s urgent, and it affects all of us right now. It floods our cities on sunny days, reduces the nutrient content in our foods, spreads deadly diseases farther and faster, and causes devastating floods, hurricanes, droughts, and tsunamis all over the world, and even makes allergy seasons longer and stronger,. The cost is huge. Lives are lost, farms and fields dry up, roads and bridges are gone, businesses are destroyed, and cities are ruined. People are forced to leave their homes to find enough food and water.

[Three questions] (click for each one)

We have to answer three big questions: (click) MUST we change? (click) CAN we change? (click) And WILL we change?

Narrator 2:

How bad is climate change?

Narrator 1:

[Pollution into the air]

We dump 110 million tons of global warming pollution into the atmosphere every 24 hours. That pollution builds up and traps heat.

Narrator 2:

How does this affect the climate?

Narrator 1:

[science of global warming]Scientists have understood the basics of global warming since the 1800s.-Energy comes to the earth from the sun as light.-That energy is absorbed by the earth and warms it.

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-Some of that energy is sent out from the earth as heat.-Some of that heat is trapped by the atmosphere, which is good; it keeps the earth at a stable temperature.BUT-We have filled the atmosphere with heat-trapping pollution. More heat energy is trapped and can’t get back into the atmosphere. It warms the planet at an unprecedented rate.

Narrator 2:

What are the sources of that pollution?

Narrator 1:

[Human-generated pollution]The major source is from burning fossil fuels, which are oil, coal, and gas. You see on this slide the output of ONE coal-processing plant in ONE DAY – tons of ash, dust, gas, and carbon dioxide.

[the largest source of global warming pollution is the burning of fossil fuels]We have a real problem. Fossil fuels provide more than 80% of the world’s energy – even though we know the damage they do. [burning fossil fuels increases carbon dioxide emissions, which makes surface temperatures rise]We burn fossil fuels, CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions rise, and temperatures rise.

[global surface temperature – departure from average]We’ve had a sharp temperature rise since 1980.

[16 of the 17 hottest years on record] --

16 of the 17 hottest years on record have been since 2001.

[ocean heat content]About 70% of the surface of our planet is water, and 95% of that water is in our oceans. Nearly all (more than 90%) of the extra heat energy that’s trapped in our

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atmosphere goes right into the oceans. Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones create stronger and higher storm surges, making them more destructive than ever.

[Antarctica]Ten percent of Antarctica is melting. The map on the screen shows that the warming water is melting Antarctica’s ice cover. This warming water puts cities at risk from the rising sea levels.

[Polar Ice Cap]On the other side of the world, more than 20 percent of the Polar Ice Cap has melted away since 1979.

Narrator 2:

Does this make a difference here in the US?

Narrator 1:

[top 10 cities at risk from sea level rise]Absolutely. These are the 10 cities in the world at top risk from sea level rise. Miami is #1 and New York is #3. Other cities are in China, India, and Japan, centers of global trade and millions of people.

[Miami, flooding] Miami now has ‘sunny-day flooding.’ Miami leaders are spending $400 million to raise the streets, install pumps, and elevate sea walls. This problem is happening along the entire eastern coast of the United States.

[US cities most vulnerable to coastal flooding today]Of the 25 most flood-endangered cities in the US, 22 of them are in Florida. This means the residential, commercial, safety, and emergency systems in Florida are all at risk, including security. The threat to violence and terrorism skyrockets.

Narrator 2:

What about countries in the South Pacific that are island nations? What’s happening to them?

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Narrator 1:

[rising seas threaten Easter Island]This cartoon says it all. Some of those small island countries are almost underwater already. Fiji, Tuvalu (TWO-va-lou), Kiribati (keer-ee-BAH-tea), Vanuatu (van-oo-AH-too), and the Marshall Islands will be completely gone,, underwater in 30 years.

[worldwide weather catastrophes]The number of climate-related extreme events has gone up worldwide. This graph shows storms in yellow, floods and mudslides in blue, and high temperatures, droughts, and fires in red. In 2017 alone, these disasters caused losses of over $306 billion, double the cost the year before because there were so many more disasters and they were so much worse.

As cities become uninhabitable, the U.S. Department of Defense warns about refugee crises, pandemic diseases, water shortages, and food scarcity.

Crop yields are decreasing, especially of staples like rice, corn, and soybeans. Foods aren’t as nutritious because higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air destroy the nutrient contents.

[Vector-borne diseases]Infectious diseases are influenced by a changing climate, too. Diseases like Zika can flourish.

[earth]

Narrator 2:

I see the answer to the question – must we change? – is YES. We have to slow the rate of global warming because we’re at the boiling point for our planet.

What about that second question,

[click] Can we change?

Narrator 1:

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We’ll tell the stories of people all around the world, from high school students to the Pope, whose answer is YES, we CAN change. We can turn down that temperature.

[Lukas Wrede (Reed)]

I’m Lukas Wrede, a high school student in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. I love Ultimate Frisbee, swing dancing, and exploring the wilderness in a kayak or as a rock-climber.

[organizations]

(click) Jane Goodall is the world’s expert on chimpanzees She founded an organization called Roots and Shoots for students from preschool through college to work on environmental issues. There are 150,000 young people in chapters in more than 140 countries.

I got involved in the Roots and Shoots chapter at my high school.

(click) We partnered with iMatter, an organization that works with local leaders to end the climate crisis.

(click) We presented a Report Card and Climate Inheritance Resolution to our city. In February 2018, our city, St. Louis Park adopted a Climate Action Plan to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and 100% renewable electricity by 2030. This is the most aggressive plan in the state and among the most aggressive in the entire country.

I know we can do this. In every city.

Now I’m a youth facilitator at iMatter. I work with leaders around the country on campaigns in their own cities. I help them find their voices and their power to change the world.

[Xiuhtezcatl (SHOE-Tez-Caht) Martinez]

My name is Xiuhtezcactl Martinez. I’m from Boulder, Colorado. I’m a musician.

I worked with Boulder city officials to get them to stop using pesticides in parks. I urged them to end a 20-year contract with Xcel Energy and switch to renewable energy.

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In 2013 I wrote a letter to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. I asked them to stop issuing permits to drill for oil and gas when it will hurt the environment or the health of people living nearby.

[Earth Guardians]

I’m now the youth director of Earth Guardians, an international group for youth and adult advocates who want laws to protect the planet. I’m in love with a world that’s falling apart.

I’ve brought a lawsuit against the U.S. government for violating my constitutional rights by continuing to support the use of fossil fuels.

I received the 2013 United States Community Service Award from President Obama.

[at the UN]

I know this is an international issue. In 2015 I attended the UN Climate Change Conference. I gave three speeches at the UN to create a youth movement. As a 16-year-old, I wanted to show other kids that you don’t have to be famous to make a difference. Each of us has the potential to make a change.

People ask me if my age is a disadvantage, and the answer is no. People listen because I’m talking about the world that my generation will be left with.

I make sacrifices for what I do. I love hip-hop and dancing, but I couldn’t go to a class for months. I had to give up gymnastics and soccer. I spend over 65 days a year traveling. Over summer break, when my friends are on camping trips or vacations, I have to make up school credits.

My identity as an indigenous person is important in my activism. The United States has stolen natural resources and wisdom and ways of life from indigenous people all across the world. Everywhere we see indigenous people, we see continued oppression. Climate change is the same — poor women and children of color are impacted the most.

[quote]

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The biggest challenge we face is shifting human consciousness, not saving the planet. The planet doesn’t need saving. We do.

What I would love to see during my lifetime is young people joining hands and lifting up the world together.

[Mindy Ahler]

My name is Mindy Ahler. I’m a climate activist in Edina, Minnesota.

[Bikes]

In 2016 I rode my 30-year-old Trek bike from Oregon to Washington, D.C., 4,000 miles in 79 days, to talk to people about climate change.

[Cool Planet]

When I got back, I started a non-profit organization called “Cool Planet.” The mission is simple: to create sustainable, eco-friendly local neighborhoods.

We teach our neighbors and friends about alternative forms of energy and how to make the transition to solar or wind power.

We teach youth about everyday things they can do to reduce their carbon footprint. Students start compost programs in schools. They do simple things like pack lunches in reusable containers.

I coordinate the Citizens’ Climate Lobby in my region. We’re trying to get a fee put on carbon emissions. The fee would be returned to households as a monthly dividend.

I use wind and solar energy at my house. The solar energy comes from a solar panel array on top of my city’s public works building. There are already 66 households that subscribe to get energy from it. And I bike everywhere.

[Lindsey Smith]

I’m Lindsey Smith. I’m the president of the Minnesota Chapter of the Syrian American Medical Society. This international organization provides medical care and humanitarian aid to people around the world.

[refugee camp]

I’ve led missions to Syrian refugee camps in Greece and Lebanon.

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[doctors]

Our teams include specialists from surgical to psychological, and we treat everyone from babies to the elderly.

[drought]

Syria’s war began in 2006 with the worst drought in the region’s history.

[dry land]

People in the countryside were starving because their crops and their animals died. They fled into the cities in hopes of earning a living and feeding their families. But the drought and government corruption meant that there wasn’t enough food or work in the cities, either.

[protests]

By 2011, people began protesting against the government, which retaliated with guns, bombs, terror, and nearly 200 chemical weapons attacks against its own people. Nearly 500,000 people have died; 14 million people have fled from their homes.

Climate change caused this brutal war, and I see the human cost and the human pain.

[Little boy]

I treat the refugees, the most vulnerable victims of climate change.

[Aji (AW-gee) Piper]

I’m Aji Piper from Seattle, Washington. My activism journey began when I learned that oil trains come through my city and go down the Pacific coast. They cause environmental damage all along the way.

For example, In the summer of 2018, an oil train in Iowa derailed, spilling 230,000 gallons of oil.

I took part in protests and legislative hearings. I wrote and performed songs to raise awareness about these environmental issues.

I’m on the Earth Guardians national council and part of Plant for the Planet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting climate change through planting trees.

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[at rally]

In high school I learned that Washington didn’t have laws about carbon emissions or a plan to reduce air pollution from Seattle. I knew I had to take action. We don’t inherit the earth from our parents. We borrow it from the next generation, and we can’t leave it like this.

My friends and I decided to sue the Washington Department of Ecology because they weren’t protecting the planet. We won a ruling for new regulatory standards. We hope the state will pass a climate action plan to reduce carbon emissions in Seattle.

[Juliana v. U.S. Plaintiffs]

A group of us, ages 10 to 21, are bringing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. The nonprofit organization The Children’s Trust is the legal organization representing us. Our complaint is that the government violated our generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property, and failed to protect essential public trust resources that are meant for our use. This has been an amazing experience.

The U.S. government got the fossil fuel industry to join with them to have our case dismissed but there have been a lot of back-and-forth legal challenges. The fossil fuel companies withdrew, and that left the Trump administration trying to silence us. In March 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s petition to withdraw the case. The trial date is set for October 29, 2018.

[Earth Day]

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. We can all celebrate support for the environment. Baby Boomers made the first Earth Day happen, and we can show the power of Millennials joining with them.

[Anne Hidalgo]

I am Anne Hidalgo, the first woman mayor of Paris. Environmental issues were part of my campaign.

[C40]

I’m currently the chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. The C40 connects 90 of the world’s greatest cities, representing more than 650 million

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people and ¼ of the world’s economy. C40 tackles climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. This increases the health, well-being, and economies of our city residents at the same time.

Our board president is former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Our leadership and membership come from cities all around the globe. Cities are leading climate action. We advocated for the Paris Climate Accord of 2015 and we’ll deliver.

C40 gets green financing, supports climate agreements, and promotes sustainable city growth. We also recognize women’s leadership in tackling climate change.

[Reinventing Cities]

Our new project, Reinventing Cities, is a competition among 19 cities around the world to develop sustainability and resiliency. This is only one example of what we’re doing. Cities are driving global change.

Bill McKibben and 350.org

My name is Bill McKibben. I’m a professor at Middlebury College in Vermont. In 1980 I decided to dedicate my life to the environmental cause.

[books by Bill McKibben]

I’m an environmentalist, author, and journalist. I’ve written a dozen books about the environment, including The End of Nature, about climate change. That book has been printed in more than 20 languages and it has influenced the global climate movement.

[350.org logo]

I founded 350.org, an international environmental organization encouraging people to act. We publicize the danger of increasing levels of carbon dioxide.

I hope this will pressure world leaders. The goal is to reduce CO2 levels to 350 parts per million. That’s how we chose the organization’s name: 350.org, the goal for CO2 levels.

[CO2 levels]

This graph shows the CO2 levels in the atmosphere. You can see that the level goes steadily up, and right now it’s at 411.24, where the red arrow is pointing. The green line at 350 is where we’d like it to be.

[demonstrations]

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Part of 350.0rg’s work is getting people to organize. In 2009, we led 5,200 simultaneous demonstrations in 181 countries.

[Keystone]

In 2011 and 2012, I led the campaign against the Keystone XL pipeline project and

[jailed]

I was jailed in Washington, D.C. Two weeks later I was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

[with Gandhi Peace Award]

I was awarded the Gandhi Peace Award in 2013. Foreign Policy magazine named me one of the 100 most important global thinkers. MSN called me one of the twelve most influential men of 2009. In 2010, the Boston Globe said I’m "probably the nation's leading environmentalist."

Nice praise. But it doesn’t slow global warming. Join us in our work at 350.org.

[Angela (AWN-ge-la) [Merkel]

I am Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany. I’m a scientist by training. In 1995 I was the Federal Environmental Minister in Germany. I presided over the first UN Climate Conference, which was held in Berlin. Germany became a leader of the global movement to cut CO2 emissions.

In 2007 I persuaded the G8 leaders to accept findings on climate change and to adopt emission reduction targets. From then on, I’ve been called the “Climate Chancellor.” We need to do more to curb emissions, particularly in transportation, to meet our goals. Around the world, transportation emissions are our single biggest threat.

[at podium]

At our climate summit in June 2018 I urged the 178 countries that have ratified the 2015 Paris accord to agree on implementation.

We stand behind the Paris Climate Accord. Climate policies will limit the consequences of climate change. They also encourage innovation. That means growth and prosperity worldwide.

Germany is a leader in the European Union. W plan to lower carbon emissions up to 90% before 2050.

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[Leonardo DiCaprio]

My name is Leonardo DiCaprio. You know me from movies like Titanic, Revenant, Shutter Island, and Inception. I’m an Oscar-winning actor but I’m also a climate activist.

[The 11th Hour]

I made the environmental documentary The Eleventh Hour in 2007, which received the Earthwatch Environmental Film Award.

I founded the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation dedicated to the health and well-being of all earth’s inhabitants. We support projects around the world to build climate resiliency, protect wildlife, and restore balance to ecosystems and communities.

[projects]

Some of our climate projects:

Five new community solar installations across the US (click) Clean energy systems in Fiji (click) Mangrove conservation in Kenya (click) A hydrogen fueling infrastructure in California Mobilizing 4,500 faith communities to become carbon-neutral by 2050 Loans to small solar companies in developing countries (click) Restoring coastal ecosystems in Somalia Preventing oil drilling in the Los Angeles area Supporting the Juliana v. U.S. Government lawsuit.

[Climate March]

Climate change affects us all. I’m proud to use my voice to stand up for climate action.

[Jacinda (ja-SIN-da Ardern]

My name is Jacinda Ardern. I’m the Prime Minister of New Zealand. My country is at risk of rising sea levels. Our smaller island neighbors already face this danger.

[Sea Level Rise, Tuvalu]

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If the seas continue to rise, our neighbor country Tuvalu will be completely underwater in 50 years. Some Pacific islands have already disappeared and are now literally gone from the maps.

[Ioane Teitiota] In 2015, Mr. Ioane Teitiota (I-OWN-ey Tay-ee-ti-OH-ta) from Kiribatu [keer-ee-BAH-two] came to New Zealand. Kiribatu is an island nation of 100,000 people and the sea levels all around Kiribatu are rising. He asked for legal recognition as the world’s first climate-change refugee. Rising sea levels meant that his home would be completely underwater. It was too dangerous for him, his wife, and their three children to go back.

But the New Zealand Supreme Court rejected his case and he was deported back to Kiribatu. The court said, "In relation to the refugee convention, while Kiribati undoubtedly faces challenges, Mr. Teitiota does not, if returned, face serious harm. There is no evidence that the government of Kiribati is failing to take steps to protect its citizens from the effects of environmental degradation to the extent that it can."

[Legal status] Who is a refugee? According to the UN High Commission on Human Rights, refugees are people who flee from their homeland because of a fear of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. The UN has no legal definition for a climate refugee.

In New Zealand, we created a new visa category for people like Mr. Teitiota: they are climate refugees. This acknowledges that Pacific Island residents have to migrate because of rising sea levels and they face life-or-death danger if they return home. We will start with 100 places annually in this visa category.

The government in Kiribati bought farmland on Fiji to ensure it has food security when its own land is underwater. Fiji promises to relocate Kiribati residents if Fiji, too, is underwater.

[map]

This is a new kind of ‘chain migration’: people fleeing (click] from Kiribati (click] to Fiji because their country is underwater, and Fiji promising to move them again if Fiji, too, is underwater.

[Offshore Drilling]

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My country is also taking climate action. [click] We banned offshore oil drilling. By 2035 New Zealand will use [click] only solar and wind power. We’re making these changes now, before our neighbors are underwater – and we are, too.

[John Abraham]

My name is John Abraham. I’m a professor of thermal sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.

In 2009 a British climate change skeptic and non-scientist named Christopher Monckton spoke at the Minnesota Free Market Institute. He said that rising sea levels, increasing temperatures, and other realities of climate change are false. This was ridiculous. Monkton also claims to be a member of the British House of Lords - false; to be a Nobel Prize winner - false; and to have been an advisor to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - false.

[Scientist replies to Monckton]

I decided to take him on. In 2010 I posted an 83-minute video answer to his claims. He responded with personal attacks against me and my university. He threatened to sue for libel, to encourage the University’s donors to withdraw their support, and to force the University to take down my video. The University stood by me.

[tv show]

Monkton then went on the Alex Jones TV show. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a leading civil rights organizations, labels Alex Jones "the most prolific conspiracy theorist in contemporary America." On the TV show, Monckton called the president of the University, Father Dennis Dease, a "creep", said I was a "wretched little man," and stated that the University was a "half-assed Bible college.” In response, the University sent a legal letter stating they were "appalled by the disparaging, outrageous, and defamatory comments regarding the University of St. Thomas, Father Dennis Dease, and Professor John Abraham.”

Monckton published an 86-page attack on me on a global-warming denial website. He keeps threatening legal action against me and against the university, but he hasn’t done anything.

[John Abraham takes a stand]

I teach about science, but I have a duty to speak up when I hear things that are harmful or false. We all can stand up against deniers and bullies.

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[MacBain Mkandawire] (Mc-can-da-WEE-ray)

My name is MacBain Mkandawire. I’m the executive director of Youth Net and Counseling, an organization in Malawi [mah-LAW- wee] that empowers youth and discourages child marriage.

Extreme droughts and floods are happening in my country. Many families can’t farm or fish because the rivers have dried up.

[starving child]

They have no money to feed their children. Parents are desperate to keep their children from starving. Some families marry off their young daughters with the hope that the new husband will take care of the bride, giving the parents one less mouth to feed.

[child marriage is a crime]

Malawi has the highest rate of child marriage in the world, about 50%.

The number of child brides could double by 2050 if climate trends continue –drought-stricken families marrying off their daughters because they can’t feed them.

[YONECO]

We prevent child marriages by empowering young girls through workshops, counseling, and economic opportunities. We support policies to reduce the effects of global warming, which will help to keep girls safe.

We need girls to stay in school, to become strong leaders and entrepreneurs, not child brides.

[Will Steger]

My name is Will Steger. I’m an educator, author, and photographer from Minnesota, but I’m probably best known as a polar explorer.

[Journeys] I’ve led dogsled journeys to the North Pole, across Greenland, and across Antarctica. I’ve traveled solo and with international teams. These experiences convinced me to do whatever I can to protect our fragile planet.

I’ve received many awards, written four books about my explorations, and I’ve testified in Congress on climate issues.

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I co-founded the Center for Global Environmental Education and the World School for Adventure Learning.

[logo] In 2006, I established Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy to teach about climate change and community empowerment. Our vision is “a world of resilient communities with equitable solutions for climate change.”

Join me in this legacy. Get involved in your community, your state, and our country.

[Pope Francis]

I am Pope Francis. I chose that name to honor Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the environment.

[“We can no longer remain silent”]

We can no longer remain silent before one of the greatest environmental crises in world history. Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years.

[“The warming caused…”]

The warming caused by the enormous consumption of some rich countries has repercussions in the poorest places on earth. We must change our actions to live more sustainably. Our leaders must be held to account. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.

[“Listen to the cry of the earth…”]

Listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, who suffer most.

Narrator 2:

The Pope’s words resonate for us all: we must listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. The answer to our second question, “Can we change?” is YES, these stories have shown me that we can change.

The third question is

[click]

Will we change? We are changing, but can we change fast enough?

[Frog in pot]

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If a frog is dropped into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out right away. But if the water is slowly heated, the frog stays in that pot until it croaks.

We are like that frog in the boiling water.

We have to turn down the heat in that pot right now, before the frog is cooked. We’ve heard about people around the world, from a high school student in Minnesota to the Pope, who are turning down the heat.

Climate change threatens human rights. It is a force multiplier of violence and genocide. This happened in Rwanda, Darfur, and Syria.

Stand up with us. Each of these people approaches climate change from a different perspective and with their unique skills. But they all started at the same place. They realized that change is up to each of us.

Narrator 1:

[Upstanders on Slide 1 – recite the names and achievements]

[click] Lukas Wrede, student advocate for local change

[click] Xiuhtezcatl (SHOE-Tez-Caht) Martinez, student advocate against Colorado drilling

[click] Mindy Ahler, biker and activist

[click] Lindsey Smith, medical professional and humanitarian aid worker

[click] Aji Piper, student advocate in lawsuits against federal government

Narrator 2:

[Upstanders Slide 2]

[click] Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

[click] Bill McKibben, founder of global climate advocacy

[click] Angela Merkel, the “Climate Chancellor” of Germany.

[click] Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and climate philanthropist

[click] Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, supporter of climate refugees

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Narrator 1:

[Upstanders Slide 3]

[click] John Abraham, challenger of climate change denial

[click] MacBain Mkandawire (Mc-can-da-WEE-ray), advocate against child marriage

[click] Will Steger, polar explorer and activist

[click] Pope Francis, the environmental pope

[Organizations]

Narrator 2:

For more information about climate change, check out the resources from these Upstanders. Learn more about how you can take action by visiting the climate change pages at worldwithoutgenocide.org and reach out with any questions.

[World Without Genocide contact information]

Thank you for standing up.

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