{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a/5d6ee1b9eae549951c687ac2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"e.324 - Fighting Climate Change ft. LEAP UofT","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c87f3483febdbe47cd80d4a/1567547628700-f31b65f08c2f500e682d755332bee057.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The <a href=\"https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/\" target=\"_blank\">Leap Manifesto</a> was released in the Spring of 2015, identifying Canada’s role in climate change and arguing that massive, immediate change is needed to transition Canada to become a low carbon society. Since then the manifesto has been debated at federal NDP conventions, and activists around the country have been organizing to fight for its ideals.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We speak with Julia DaSilva, Cricket Cheng, and Kristine Luangkho members of the Leap chapter at the University of Toronto about why we need to transition to a low Carbon economy, the relationship between the environmental movement and social justice movements and how these big demands get localized into smaller communities.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow LEAP UofT online:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/leapUofT/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Art of Resistance"}