1.0国際環境NGO 350 Japanhttps://world.350.org/ja国際環境NGO 350 Japanhttps://world.350.org/jarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k1GjLHqvkk"><a href="https://world.350.org/ja/personal-journey-civil-disobedience-climate/">The case for civil disobedience: Peter Nix's personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://world.350.org/ja/personal-journey-civil-disobedience-climate/embed/#?secret=k1GjLHqvkk" width="600" height="338" title="“The case for civil disobedience: Peter Nix's personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster” — 国際環境NGO 350 Japan" data-secret="k1GjLHqvkk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://world.350.org/ja/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> We wanted to share this great essay by Peter Nix, a former oil sands consultant who took part in the blockade of a coal train in White Rock, British Columbia this May. It's a compelling read, as well as an honest and open account of how Peter struggled with the decision to take part in the action. As we work to make the world a better place, I think many of us struggle with many of the same questions: how much are we willing to risk to stand up for our beliefs? What will our colleagues or family think of us when we do something a bit more "radical"? Peter's essay takes on those questions and more -- have a look.  The case for civil disobedience: my personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster As I packed for my short journey to the seaside town of White Rock, I explained to my 15-year son why my picture might be in the next day’s newspaper or TV.  But I burst into tears. I told him about my concerns about my coming act of civil disobedience: the risk of large fines, lawsuits from the railway company, violent reactions from anarchist outsiders or provocateurs, and the possibility that I would not be able to visit the US with a conviction on my record.   But you know, I think my tears stemmed from a more fundamental fear of being scorned; treated as an outsider by my old-timers hockey team, or with thinly veiled contempt by some family members.  Like a first-time nudist, I feared exposing myself to my own community.   Photo: Rob Baxter  But inaction on climate change is not a moral option - not for government and not for you and me as citizens.   Yes, this may sound arrogant; and you, the reader, may be frightened and even hostile to any call to change your life’s journey away from a carbon-fuel based lifestyle.   But there are many benefits if you and I act in a positive manner on the climate change crisis – more sustainable and social communities, more public spaces and conviviality, more local control of our jobs and economy, cleaner air and a diverse habitat for wildlife.  But that is another article. After my talk with my son, I left the house to travel on the ferry with a small group from Vancouver Island to White Rock.  Over breakfast, we discussed our personal lives.  We were a tad scared - none of us were professional protesters.  http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7149382745_7e2cb36bbc_z.jpg