So, today Biden signed an order calling for "the establishment of a Civilian Climate Corps Initiative to put a new generation of Americans to work conserving and restoring public lands and waters..."

That's such good news and a hard won victory.

Couple thoughts in the thread. https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein/status/1352095344612425728

Young ppl need jobs, time with each other, and the land needs healing. But the devil will be in the detail. The jobs have to pay a living wage. And the biggest challenge will be making sure the entire program is rooted in Indigenous land rights + leadership - no green colonialism

I wrote about how not to lose "the lockdown generation" here. https://theintercept.com/2020/08/06/naomi-klein-coronavirus-youth-covid-19-future-unemployment/

Also: Prof. Neil Maher wrote a great book on the original Civilian Conservation Corp called "Nature's New Deal" - you can listen to my interview with him here https://theintercept.com/2020/08/05/escape-from-the-nuclear-family-covid-19-should-provoke-a-re-think-of-how-we-live-coronavirus-naomi-klein-civilian-conservation-corps/

In short, doing this right is a huge challenge - but a great challenge to have. Yay!!

A new CCC will happen in part thanks to the pressure exerted by
@AOC
+
@sunrisemvmt
The program is a key part of the story we told in Message From the Future.

There have been days when it's been hard to believe it could still come true. But it can.