The Peace Brain Show – Claire Young on Climate

March 20-2019

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What is Peace Brain?  Peace Brain is the synergistic connection between our mental and emotional bodies – blending the electrical power of the mind with the magnetic force of the heart. 

Listen and explore how to create unity worldwide, as we blend science and metaphysics, open our hearts and minds to the possibilities of Peace on Earth, and create the life we are each destined for.

Featured guests range from angel communicators to zoologists and everything in between. Now here is your host Dr. Gail Lash!

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GAIL: Welcome to The Peace Brain Show! This is your Host, Dr. Gail Lash and I’m happy to have you here today!

Today we have Claire Young with us, and we will be talking about the leadership training we attended with Al Gore on Climate Reality, its facts and actions, particularly along the lines of Social/Environmental Justice. At the end of this radio show, I lead you into a transformative meditation, so please stay tuned for that!

But first, as always, I want to open the show with a quote. This quote is from the famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead.

She said: “ “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

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I love Mead’s quote because it brings awareness to the fact that it only takes a few people to bring about any changes in our society.

In this American democracy, we are called to investigate truth, discern the facts, and determine if policies by our government – whether local or national – are aligned with our values and needs. Then we are to speak up with our voices, actions, and votes.

Let me introduce a few facts about our global climate crisis (from Al Gore’s presentation at this training):

Today, our global environment is at a tipping point in regards to climate crisis. So many facts are clear. For example, we are dumping 110 Million Tons of Manmade Pollution into the Earth’s Atmosphere every 24 hours.

As the Carbon Dioxide concentration increases, more of the Sun’s heat – its infrared radiation – is trapped in our atmosphere, warming our planet.

16 of the 17 hottest years on record have occurred since the year 2001.

The oceans are absorbing most of this heat. Warmer oceans cause more powerful storms than in the past with cooler oceans. This is because the storms carry more water, as more water vapor rises from these warm oceans. Warm air holds more water vapor. These storms are “rain bombing” cities and rural areas, causing flooding.

My brother’s family lives in Houston, where I grew up. Their house has flooded three times, to where they’ve had to rebuild significantly. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey’s 5-day rain total was a 1 in 25,000 year event! Nederland, TX received 5 feet of rain – the greatest single-storm rainfall total on record in the USA.

Miami’s streets are now flooding with “normal” high tides – bringing fish and octopus to swim in the boulevards!

That same extra heat trapped from the sun that evaporates more water from the ocean, is also pulling moisture more quickly from the soil, causing longer and deeper droughts.

We are seeing more fires happen in the last 45 years – terrible, huge fires like the Paradise, California Fire November 2018 that took this radio station off the air – not to mention the loss of life and property of the people in the area.

Humanity must act in the next 10-15 years to change the way we use the Earth and her resources – to switch from fossil fuels over to renewable energy.

On our show today, we are going to talk about Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, and its three-day event to train attendees on climate issues and how to build programs in their communities. The training that was held in Atlanta GA this last weekend focused on the relationship between climate and environmental justice – calling for a Moral Call to Action.

I took that training with 2300 others….and met Claire at our table (#108)!

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INTRODUCE GUEST – Today we have Claire Young, who just recently completed Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Training (with me!).

WELCOME, Claire, TO THE PEACE BRAIN SHOW!

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QUESTIONS & CONVERSATION:

Sample questions (revise to meet guest’s needs and topic):

1. Tell us a bit about you…

2. Tell us why the climate is important to you, that you decided to take this training?

3. What can a Climate Reality Leader do?

4. US Dept of Defense Oct 2014: “Climate change will likely lead to food and water shortages, pandemic disease, disputes over refugees and natural disasters in regions across the globe.”

5. The Fridays for Future – climate strike by youth – happened during our training. What inspired you Claire about that?

6. What did you like most about the training?

7. What gives you hope that humans can solve this climate crisis?

8. I want to talk about moral call to action. The training had an interfaith event at MLK jr Ebenzer Baptist Church: Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and is open to the public.  GIPL’s Executive Director Rev. Kate McGregor Mosley will join with former Vice President Al Gore, Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, and Reverend Dr. Raphael G. Warnock,  Rabbi Lydia Medwin and Imam Arshad Anwar to lead this special gathering!

“Too often, the climate crisis inflicts deep and disproportionate burdens on those least responsible for causing it,” said Al Gore. “We will succeed in climate action when we prioritize inclusivity. Climate solutions must be fair and equitable for all people. I am looking forward to joining inspiring community organizers and environmental justice leaders to explore these issues and to forge new partnerships to lessen climate impacts on frontline communities. And by implementing solutions, we can create jobs and improve lives for everyone.”

A Moral Call to Action on the Climate Crisis also marks the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Committee’s creation of the original Poor People’s Campaign.

Fifty-one years ago, a diverse group of allies gathered in Atlanta, Georgia for a mass meeting to plan a sustained effort to end poverty and economic inequality in the United States. Today, the Poor People’s Campaign – led by Bishop William J. Barber, II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis – carries that mantle, fighting the continued injustices of poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation. Social justice leader Rev. Dr. Warnock leads Ebenezer Baptist Church today, the congregation that was once Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s spiritual home.

These leaders recognize that the climate crisis is not only a political failing, but also a moral outrage. The climate crisis is inherently unjust, as those least responsible are often the most vulnerable to its impacts. Poor and historically marginalized groups around the world continue to experience the worst effects of the climate crisis, paying the costs in their homes, health, livelihoods, and even lives. Many low-income families and communities of color across the Southeastern United States also face contaminated air and water due to the very fossil fuels driving this crisis.

9. How do you think climate relates to peace?

10. Talk more about guest’s topic and stories… relate to peace when can.

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11. So, Claire – We are getting close to the end of our time together on this show. What final words of wisdom would you like to share with our listeners today?

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BACK TO GAIL

THANKS GUEST

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PEACE BRAIN MEDITATION – Let’s go into today’s PB meditation… sit back…

Gail brings audience out of meditation and says this:

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Thanks for tuning in today to The Peace Brain Show! If you wish to find out more about me, Dr. Gail Lash, or to talk about how we can assist your company or business to #OptForPeace – and create a Peace Park where community dialogue about peaceful solutions can be held – please go to our website https://tourismforpeace.com or email me at hello@peacebrain.org.

Again, I want to thank my guest, Claire Young. You can find more about her/him at https://www.claireyoungart.com

Climate Reality Project website: https://www.climaterealityproject.org

NOW, Please go forth and activate your Peace Brain, and put YOUR Peace Park on our World Peace Trails map! Many Blessings.

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Thank you for joining us on The Peace Brain Show! Be sure to check out Dr. Gail’s Akashic Records readings, her Peace Master Plans for your business or organization, and her book, “#OptforPeace: 9 Essential Steps To Achieving Peace, Power, and Prosperity”.  

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