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A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
Vanessa Nakate
4.18 AVERAGE
112 reviews for:
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
Vanessa Nakate
4.18 AVERAGE
Very interesting subject matter but the narrative style didn’t hold my interest.
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This is an informative but depressing book about the impact of the climate emergency.
Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda who founded the Rise Up Movement and other initiatives to combat climate change.
The book is part-memoir, part-manifesto as Nakate discussing how she became involved in climate activism, how her involvement changed after she was cut from an AP photograph that included 4 white European activists. She discusses the changes that need to happen and the need for the Global North to change its policy.
The book ends with a chapter on what individuals can do to take action on climate change.
Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda who founded the Rise Up Movement and other initiatives to combat climate change.
The book is part-memoir, part-manifesto as Nakate discussing how she became involved in climate activism, how her involvement changed after she was cut from an AP photograph that included 4 white European activists. She discusses the changes that need to happen and the need for the Global North to change its policy.
The book ends with a chapter on what individuals can do to take action on climate change.
challenging
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inspiring
medium-paced
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Graphic: Racism
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liked it a lot. very informative of the climate emergency in uganda, but also the global world at large. glad i read it.
will be implementing for radical changes to advocate and mitigate our climate emergency.
will be implementing for radical changes to advocate and mitigate our climate emergency.
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to bring a new African voice to the climate crisis by Vanessa Nakate
Thank you PanMcMillan for this review copy.
Summary: I first heard of Vanessa Nakate when news of the Associated Press (AP) cropping out her photo hit social media. In January 2020, a group of young climate change activists including Nakate met in Davos, Switzerland. After a press conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nakate along with four other activists (Luisa Neubauer, Greata Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson and Loukina Tille) posed for cameras yet the article that featured one of the photos showed Nakate cropped out leaving the other four other activists. The four other young activists left in the picture were all white. That unfortunate event led to the elevation of her activism in Uganda. The Bigger Picture presents a new vision for the climate movement based on resilience, sustainability, and genuine equity, as well as telling the inspiring personal story of how woman found her voice.
Review: I am impressed by Nakate’s passion to speak out about the climate crisis in Africa. Vanessa begins the book with how she first got into activism and why it matters for people in Africa. “Africa is the least emitter of carbons, but we are the most affected by the climate crisis”
The Bigger Picture teaches critical lessons about the climate crisis and what can be done to push for systematic change in government policies, private sector behaviour and investment. Through this book, I have learnt so much about the climate crisis in East Africa and several African climate change activists. It didn’t end there. I further researched the climate crisis as well as climate activists in Ghana. There is so much that needs to be said and done yet Africa has been completely taken out of the conversation.
The book doesn’t only talk about activism. It also talks about how patriarchy undermines the role of (young) women in activism. “The way your entire life is mapped out as a woman is very annoying, and I try not to give it much attention. And I definitely don’t let it distract me from my activism”
The book also discusses themes such as racism and speaking out against gender bias.
The last chapter of the book highlights the role individuals must play to help resolve the climate crisis.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Thank you PanMcMillan for this review copy.
Summary: I first heard of Vanessa Nakate when news of the Associated Press (AP) cropping out her photo hit social media. In January 2020, a group of young climate change activists including Nakate met in Davos, Switzerland. After a press conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Nakate along with four other activists (Luisa Neubauer, Greata Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson and Loukina Tille) posed for cameras yet the article that featured one of the photos showed Nakate cropped out leaving the other four other activists. The four other young activists left in the picture were all white. That unfortunate event led to the elevation of her activism in Uganda. The Bigger Picture presents a new vision for the climate movement based on resilience, sustainability, and genuine equity, as well as telling the inspiring personal story of how woman found her voice.
Review: I am impressed by Nakate’s passion to speak out about the climate crisis in Africa. Vanessa begins the book with how she first got into activism and why it matters for people in Africa. “Africa is the least emitter of carbons, but we are the most affected by the climate crisis”
The Bigger Picture teaches critical lessons about the climate crisis and what can be done to push for systematic change in government policies, private sector behaviour and investment. Through this book, I have learnt so much about the climate crisis in East Africa and several African climate change activists. It didn’t end there. I further researched the climate crisis as well as climate activists in Ghana. There is so much that needs to be said and done yet Africa has been completely taken out of the conversation.
The book doesn’t only talk about activism. It also talks about how patriarchy undermines the role of (young) women in activism. “The way your entire life is mapped out as a woman is very annoying, and I try not to give it much attention. And I definitely don’t let it distract me from my activism”
The book also discusses themes such as racism and speaking out against gender bias.
The last chapter of the book highlights the role individuals must play to help resolve the climate crisis.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
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challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced