Inspiring green advocacy and change through local Austin and national initiatives 4-30-2020

We discuss the intersection of messaging around the Green New Deal, Earth Day Austin, and local Austin Sunrise Movement initiatives. Now more than ever we see the urgent state of affairs as our US government dismantles environmental protections. Our guests on our remote broadcast are: Janis Bookout, Executive Director of Earth Day Austin, and Vice Chair Board of Directors of Texas Electric Transportation Resource Alliance (TxETRA). Katie Horstman, local organizer for Sunrise Movement in Austin Christopher Cook, author and award-winning journalist, and green advocate. His writing appears in Harper’s, The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, and elsewhere at www.christopherdcook.com