Margaret Klein Salamon

Margaret Klein Salamon
Born1986 (age 38–39)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
EducationHarvard University, Adelphi University
Occupation(s)Climate activist, writer, clinical psychologist

Margaret Klein Salamon (born 1986) is a clinical psychologist and climate activist in the United States. Salamon is a leader of the Climate Emergency Fund, co-founder and leader of The Climate Mobilization, and leader of Climate Awakening. In 2014, she co-founded The Climate Mobilization.[1][2][3] She is an advocate for an "all hands on deck" mobilization against climate change[4] and has defended controversial tactics and unlawful activity of Just Stop Oil, which Climate Emergency Fund finances.[5]

Biography

Salamon is a clinical psychologist.[6]

Salamon has highlighted the importance of processing climate grief,[7][8][9][10] the psychological reluctance of individuals to see the climate emergency as a threat,[6] and the importance of empowerment self-defense.[11]

In a 2016 white paper, Salamon argued for a "Climate Emergency Movement" that must treat climate change as emergency and "act as though that truth is real — employing emergency communications, militant tactics, and demanding an emergency mobilization from the government and all society, as the policy response."[12] Salamon argues that these recommendations have been adopted by Extinction Rebellion, the School Strike for Climate, and the Sunrise Movement.[12]

Organisations

In 2014, Salamon co-founded The Climate Mobilization with Ezra Silk at the 2014 People's Climate March.[13] TCM advocates for a emergency mobilization of the economy, politics, and society to respond to climate change.[14] Salamon felt that there were no organizations telling the full truth of the climate emergency.[15][16]

In 2016, Salamon was one of the originators of the climate emergency declaration movement. She developed the strategy as well as helping to implement the first local declarations in Hoboken New Jersey and Montgomery County, Maryland, as well as working on a National level for a declaration of Climate Emergency.[17]

In 2020, Salamon created Climate Awakening, a group therapy for people struggling with climate anxiety.[18][19][20]

In 2021, Salamon became the Executive Director of the Climate Emergency Fund.[21][22] The group funds "more aggressive" non-violent civil disobedience about climate change.[23][24]

Works

  • "Leading the Public into Emergency Mode: A New Strategy for the Climate Movement"[12]
  • Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself With Climate Truth, ISBN 9780865719415[25]

References

  1. ^ Barnard, Anne (2019-07-05). "A 'Climate Emergency' Was Declared in New York City. Will That Change Anything?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ "'Americans are waking up': two thirds say climate crisis must be addressed". the Guardian. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. ^ "'We can't go back to normal': how will coronavirus change the world?". the Guardian. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. ^ "Activist urges WWII-level global effort to fight climate change". The Current, CBC. Dec 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "'Buckle up': US backers of Just Stop Oil vow more Van Gogh-style protests". Just Stop Oil. 2022-10-18. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Preskey, Natasha (February 26, 2021). "Why aren't we more afraid of global warming? The psychology of procrastinating on climate change". The Independent.
  7. ^ "The Apocalypse Is Now: We Need Immediate Action Against Climate Change To Survive". Well+Good. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  8. ^ "Mourners Hold a Funeral for a Dead Oregon Glacier". Gizmodo. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  9. ^ Onque, Renée. "How to keep up with distressing climate news and take care of your mental health, according to experts". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  10. ^ "The rise in climate anxiety: Expert tips on how to beat it". Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  11. ^ O’Shea |, Janet (2021-09-22). "The Feminist Self-Defense Practice That Could Give the Climate Crisis a Beatdown". Zócalo Public Square. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  12. ^ a b c "Leading the Public Into Emergency Mode: Introducing the Climate Emergency Movement". Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere. 2020-01-15.
  13. ^ admin (2018-09-20). "Mobilization plea: Cities must declare emergency » Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  14. ^ Read, Bridget (2020-05-21). "How a 'Climate Psychologist' Gets It Done". The Cut. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  15. ^ Smith-Schoenwalder, Cecelia (August 16, 2019). "The Making of an Emergency: Mostly non-binding climate emergency declarations are drawing some concern". USNews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Coxon, Sara-Katherine (2020-01-31). "Margaret Klein Salamon". Climate One. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  17. ^ McKibben, Bill. "The Curious Backstory of the 'Climate Emergency'". billmckibben.substack.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  18. ^ "Resources to Help You Cope With Climate Anxiety". Time. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  19. ^ Pattee, Emma. "Where Parents Can Get Help with Climate Anxiety". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  20. ^ Milman, Oliver. "Activists' suicides indicate a wave of climate "doomerism"". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  21. ^ "Meet the Team Turbocharging the Global Climate Movement". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  22. ^ "With a New Leader, Climate Emergency Fund Gets Back to the Streets and Confronts Media Silence". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  23. ^ "Why protesting at politicians' homes may help undo climate change". KCRW. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  24. ^ Leber, Rebecca (2022-01-10). "Time is running out. Here's how the climate movement can level up". Vox. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  25. ^ Read, Bridget (2020-05-21). "How a 'Climate Psychologist' Gets It Done". The Cut. Retrieved 2022-03-21.