“I think everyone in the future will probably blame us. We knew how to profit but not protect.”
Knew how to profit. Not protect...
Those words reverberated inside my head after I watched the premiere of Age of Stupid (AoS) last September 22 at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for media, online reviewers, and environment network partners. It was indeed exciting to see a live global screening event packed with statements addressing a very important issue.
The film is told by an archivist’s digital materials of real footage and media feeds, as well as interviews with experts on climate change. The crowd-funded movie's aim is to help pump up the volume of public pressure ahead of this make-or-break Copenhagen Summit on December delivering a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty.
And just this October 13, I attended the green carpet screening of AoS in the Philippines at Glorietta 4, Makati City, and helped out with the virtual march, led by Greenpeace volunteers, calling out to our world leaders, the ones who are going to decide our destiny, to agree to a legally binding international agreement that can be verified and enforced. Many people have had their pictures taken while holding placards with messages like "Time is running out. Climate justice now!" The screening, the virtual march, everything was a blast.
When people understand the connection between their choices and the lives of others, especially in regions already impacted by climate change, it is my deep hope that they will care about it, thus re-orient our priorities.
I know for a fact that many people around the world are in solidarity with us on this global issue. And this blog action day is a proof that we're all in this together, fighting for a much better Earth, circa 2055.
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