A declaration of independence, and a call for systemic change, from the generation that will be most impacted by climate change.
Geoff Dembicki has contributed to the New York Times, Foreign policy, Vice, the Atlantic, the Toronto Star, and the Tyee, the independent online publication where the idea for this book began as a series called "Are We Screwed?" He's received media fellowships from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the New York-based Solutions Journalism Network. Geoff lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born in 1986.
In this spirited manifesto against the status quo, journalist
Dembicki highlights the stories of Millennials who are combating
climate change. . .Dembicki deftly analyzes and critiques many
organizations that claim to be effecting change. . . and
effectively demonstrates that Millennials do care about the future,
so much so, that they are willing to fight for it. VERDICT Young
and old activists alike will be inspired by this hopeful call for
change.
*Library Journal*
[Dembicki] offers a deft contemporary view of how the future will
be impacted by millennials . . . As Dembicki aptly alludes, the
collective voice does make a difference, and the social media savvy
of the millennials is unparalleled . . . If you don't want your
future to be in the hands of old white men, do read this evocative
collection of stories about young people who are making a
difference in environmental and political stewardship.
*New York Journal of Books*
[Dembicki's] profiles are wide-ranging and well-researched. He
concludes that despite the presence of a climate denier in the
White House, millennials are not going to be screwed--if they take
action now. A hortatory call to arms for young people and a harsh
critique of their ruling elders.
*Kirkus Reviews*
Dembicki tells a global story of youth in revolt, energized by fear
of rising sea levels to reject the status quo in economics and
government . . . While describing this group as progressive yet
apolitical, [he] shows younger voters energized by policy positions
but ultimately disappointed by elected leaders . . . Recommended
for readers interested in the environment and the Millennial
generation.
*Booklist Online*
[One of] the most talented young journalists I have worked with
during my thirty years in the business.
*Monte Paulsen, Pulitzer Prize- and National Magazine Award-winning
journalist*
[Dembicki's] reporting helped establish The Tyee as one of Canada’s
leading authorities on climate change and energy.
*David Beers, founding editor, The Tyee*
The answer to the question this fine book poses rests in the
remarkable young people he chronicles: if they keep up the battle,
we've got a fighting chance!
*Bill McKibben, author of THE END OF NATURE*
Screwed? It depends. Young people must stand up for their rights.
But they also must know what to ask for. Dembicki provides a lot of
help in figuring that out.
*James Hansen*
We're in dark times, but we aren't screwed yet, and this book
showed me what we need to do to stay that way.
*Mac DeMarco, singer-songwriter*
Dembicki’s book calls us all to work together to create a
sustainable existence and provides a unique look into the hearts
and minds of millennials across our continent as they try to stop
our civilization’s sharp turn toward the brink of extinction.
*Moumita Ahmed, co-founder of Millennials for Revolution*
The millennial generation is living in a time of great opportunity
but—most importantly—in a pivotal moment to be better. Are We
Screwed? tells the stories of the people and the generation who not
only see the need to improve, but won’t settle until they do.
*Paul Nicklen, co-founder of SeaLegacy and National Geographic
photographer*
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