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By Hénia Belalia / Deep Roots United Front It’s disconcerting to find so few faces in the prominent ranks of the environmental movement that reflect the realities and experiences of those bearing the brunt of climate collapse. Estimates show that since 1990 more than 90% of natural disasters have occurred in poor countries and that, globally, communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by air, soil and water pollution. Numbers also demonstrate that low-income households are hit the hardest by disasters, due to factors such as poor infrastructure and economic instability. ...

50 Ways to Prepare for Revolution The people of the United States are currently unprepared to seize a revolutionary moment. We must fix that. How can we raise our levels of revolutionary consciousness, organization and struggle? Raise consciousness Raise consciousness with the purpose of building organization and raising the level of struggle. Investigate before forming opinions. Research how the world and the system function. Read foundational and historical works about revolution, by those who have participated in and led them. Analyze the system’s current condition and trajectory. Learn about the resistance, uprisings and revolutions going on in the world today. Read the material that currently active groups are issuing and discussing. Continuously develop, elaborate upon and refine principles, theories and strategies for our movement. Raise our voices. Articulate revolutionary ideas, and give them a public presence. Listen and speak in the spirit of mutual clarification. Participate in discussion, to develop our ideas and hone our skills in expressing them, and to help others do so.