Student Activism When It Feels Impossible
A personal student reflection on fighting climate inaction at Cornell in the time of AI. Addressing the despair that activists can feel, Lani asserts that silence is not an option when our silence condemns the future. Her activism with Cornell on Fire has included successes and there are more coming: “If you care about our climate, our future, and justice, then I welcome you too to embody your voice.”
Dear President Kotlikoff
An unmissable Earth Day letter to President Kotlikoff’s administration from a group of Cornell undergraduate students who wish to remain anonymous. Although the student body is the University’s core constituents, they have been ignored on questions of Cornell’s climate action. It’s time to change that. Read more and learn how to get involved in Earth Day actions and beyond!
Students want climate action
Newsletter #25 brings you student views on the climate crisis and Cornell’s role in it. As a freshly passed Student Assembly resolution asks Cornell to cut ties with fossil fuels, new student research projects shed light on the knowledge and sentiment behind collective appeals on this topic from across campus, and on peers’ personal journeys through climate breakdown. Students are asking for more from Cornell. Will the administration listen?