All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

Ed. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ed. Katharine K. Wilkinson

Nonfiction | Anthology/Varied Collection | Adult | Published in 2020

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How does the organization and sequence of sections in All We Can Save provide a framework for your own climate activism?

How do feminism and climate activism intersect? Can they exist successfully without one another? Why or why not?

In what ways do the essays in this book motivate us to lean toward hope rather than despair when it comes to climate change?

What does democracy have to do with climate change? How can deepening our sense of democracy make a difference in the climate movement?

How might you redefine “home” in the context of the climate crisis?

How have the essays in this book changed the way you understand racial injustice in the context of climate change?

In your opinion, what does “heart-centered” leadership in the climate movement look like (as opposed to head-centered leadership)? (xix)

How do the essays in this book empower you to make changes in your personal life?

How might hearing the lived experiences of a diverse set of humans change someone’s perspective about the climate crisis?

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Editors Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson end the book by saying that one thread ties this collection of essays together, and that is “ferocious love” (374). How do you see love playing out between all of the different sections of this book? What types of love, and love for what?