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SUMMARY:Time to Tell the Truth: a Vigil for Wynn Bruce
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DESCRIPTION:Event details: https://xrboston.org/action/tell-the-truth-vigi
 l-for-wynn-bruce/\n\n***CW: This event and event description deals with lo
 ss of life and activist self-harm. Reader beware.***\n\nExtinction Rebelli
 on Boston will be conducting a reflective and regenerative vigil this Frid
 ay at 6 pm to honor the life of climate activist Wynn Bruce. This event wi
 ll involve multiple periods of silent contemplation and silent marching th
 roughout the city. We will begin at Boston City Hall plaza and end at the 
 John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in the Seaport. Our aims are:
 \n\n1. Tell the Truth: We need to tell the public why this activist went t
 o such lengths to stop climate inaction. His act was an act of desperation
 \, not insanity.\n\n2. Grieve and Reflect: We will create space and time f
 or participants to fully grieve and process what happened with the support
  of other activists.\n\n3. Commit to Our Resolve: Extinction Rebellion doe
 s not condone any form of violence for any political means— including vi
 olence inflicted on the self. As Extinction Rebels\, we aim to create rege
 nerative community and work to locate the power inherent to ourselves and 
 to our numbers.  We are facing an uphill battle\, so it is essential that 
 we move with hope contrary to climate fatalism. We ground our actions in o
 ur most base feelings: love\, rage\, celebration\, grief\, joy\, and fear.
  Let's be in solidarity with the global movements—not martyrs for them.\
 n\nBackground\n\nWynn Bruce\, 50\, of Boulder Colorado took his own life b
 y setting himself on fire and burning to death in front of the Supreme Cou
 rt on April 22\, Earth Day at 6.30 pm. He was a Buddhist and a climate act
 ivist. It was not a suicide. His self-immolation was a fearless act of com
 passion to bring attention to the climate and ecological crisis.\n\nThe di
 re state of the planet and worsening crisis are driving people to extreme 
 amounts of climate grief and despair. While we don't condone this behavior
 \, we will pay tribute to Wynn for his sacrifice by holding vigils all aro
 und the US and the world. We will continue to honor him by continuing to b
 ring light to these issues\, to protect life on earth. May Wynn Bruce rest
  in peace and power.\n\nThe science is unequivocal: climate change threate
 ns the life of humans and of the planet. The IPCC's latest report says: "A
 ny further delay in concerted anticipatory global action on adaptation and
  mitigation will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to
  secure a liveable and sustainable future for all."\n\nRead more about the
  recent Supreme Court hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (
 EPA) authority to control pollution here\, and last Friday's event [here](
 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/us/politics/climate-activist-self-immol
 ation-supreme-court.html).
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URL:https://xrboston.org/action/tell-the-truth-vigil-for-wynn-bruce/
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