Kindness is Climate Action: Cultivating Compassion in the Face of Change with Social & Climate Justice Advocate Raeeka Yassaie

Raeeka Yassaie joins Kaitlin to discuss the power of intersectionality, collective care, and activism in the face of global challenges. From advocating for climate action to navigating the complexities of geopolitics, they explore the importance of holding space for diverse perspectives and fostering genuine human connection amidst adversity. Join them as they delve into the nuances of kindness in a rapidly changing world.Follow Raeeka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raeekayassaie/?hl=en Quotes"I think a lot of us in 2020 had our individual moments of reckoning...we actually have to care for each other like we actually have to do this." "As a brown person living in the UK...I was wandering around acting like a white person...the peace around the racial reckoning really made me sit down and think, 'Who am I?'""We need to flex that muscle of intersectional solidarity...really care about other people...the climate crisis is something that isn't really going to impact them...but it is coming for us.""Climate change means that the planet is warming...we're making an unlivable planet." "Every fraction of a degree that we prevent the temperature going up is a life saved...we've got everything to fight for." "The systems around us and the people that are benefiting from it are relying on us to not have our humanity." "True kindness is naming the reality of where we are...we need to feel the grief of our participation in that. And then we need to do the repair and we need to show up." Connect with us on social media:Kind Cotton InstagramKind Cotton TikTokFull transcript: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2247/9287/files/Kindness_Is_Podcast_with_Raeeka_2024-03-12_09_04_GMT-4_-_Transcript.docx?v=1711227188