Kwolanne Felix

New York

Program Intern at Mellon Foundation

Emerging Writing Fellow at Truthout

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Articles

Some of the Most Important Connections at COP28 Aren’t Between Heads of States

Dec 11, 2023 | truthout.org | Kwolanne Felix

In the ashes of disappointing negotiations rises a global climate movement demanding action and building solidarity.
With COP28 Underway, Let’s Recommit to an Ongoing Struggle for Systemic Change

Dec 6, 2023 | znetwork.org | Kwolanne Felix

This overemphasis on individualistic action limits the climate movement and depoliticizes its aim by obscuring greater systemic causes. It’s important to note that carbon emission rates are not distributed equally and are linked to . Citizens of lower-income countries produce a comparatively minute amount of carbon emission per capita. Poor people in high-income countries also produce relatively fewer emissions compared to their wealthier counterparts.
COP28 Is Not The Climate Conference That Will Save Us

Dec 6, 2023 | progressivehub.net | Kwolanne Felix

Neither COP28 nor individualistic approaches will solve the climate crisis. We need to buckle down for a long fight. by Kwolanne Felix, TruthoutThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) is underway this week in Dubai, amid urgent pressure for world leaders to strike a crucial consensus on a strong climate policy commitment.
With COP28 Underway, Let’s Recommit to an Ongoing Struggle for Systemic Change

Dec 5, 2023 | truthout.org | Kwolanne Felix

Neither COP28 nor individualistic approaches will solve the climate crisis. We need to buckle down for a long fight.
We need more humanists in climate campaigning

Nov 24, 2023 | climatechangenews.com | Kwolanne Felix

As Cop28 draws near, I’m preparing with different climate justice organisations and coalitions. But, as a historian, I can’t help but feel slightly out of place. When I attend climate policy events it’s rare to meet another humanist. Most of the experts are either scientists or at the very least studied the social sciences. This divide between the sciences and humanities must be challenged in climate advocacy spaces.
Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science

Nov 18, 2023 | truthout.org | Brett Wilkins |Mark Giles |Chris Walker |Kwolanne Felix

Some board members also objected to textbooks that did not include alternatives to the theory of evolution.
Climate Change Poses a Unique Threat to Women and LGBTQ People, Report Shows

Nov 18, 2023 | truthout.org | Jessica Kutz |Tyler Walicek |Nicholas Powers |Kwolanne Felix

This story was originally published by The 19th. For the first time, a national climate assessment has included a section dedicated to women’s health and acknowledges that LGBTQ+ people are more vulnerable to the climate crisis. The Fifth National Climate Assessment was released Tuesday by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a project mandated by Congress that aims to help the public understand climate change impacts.
Humanitarian Crisis in Congo Is the Sinister Underbelly of “Green Tech”

Nov 17, 2023 | truthout.org | Kwolanne Felix |Ben Price |Adriana Daroqui |Simon Pirani

The humanitarian crisis in Congo has shocked the world, as 6.9 million people experience displacement due to violence from armed groups. What is not often talked about is that the suffering of Congolese communities is part of the sinister underbelly of emerging “green technology.” The mineral mining in eastern Congo, used in solar panels and electric cars, is behind much of the region’s violence.
Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Nov 17, 2023 | truthout.org | Marjorie Cohn |Chris Walker |Amy Goodman |Kwolanne Felix

Part of the SeriesHuman Rights and Global WrongsOn November 16, two Palestinian human rights organizations, three Palestinians and five Palestinian Americans brought an emergency motion in United States federal court to immediately force President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to stop providing additional weapons, money, and military and diplomatic support to Israel, which is committing genocide in Gaza.
Israel’s Attempt to Push Palestinians Into Egypt Is Longtime “Colonial Fantasy”

Nov 17, 2023 | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Chris Walker |Sharon Zhang |Kwolanne Felix

As the United Nations calls again for a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian health officials are warning thousands of women, children and sick people could soon die as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. Gaza is also facing a second day of a communications blackout. “Gaza City itself is a hollow shell” where “the streets have been turned into graveyards” and “the smell of death is everywhere,” says independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous.