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It’s Never a Strategy to Remain Quiet, With Nick Tilsen

On A People’s Climate: A call for big, bad, bold courage.

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It’s Never A Strategy To Remain Quiet with Nick Tilsen | A People’s Climate
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What does true climate justice look like when it’s rooted in sovereignty, resistance, and liberation? 

In this powerful episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Nick Tilsen—Oglala Lakota land defender and CEO of NDN Collective—to unpack the meaning of LandBack, the historic fight for the Black Hills, the release of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, and the deep ties between Indigenous struggles and Palestinian resistance. 

From direct action at Mount Rushmore to building legal strategies against unjust laws, this conversation is a call for big, bad bold courage.

Learn more at apeoplesclimate.org 

Resources:

NDN Collective

– Nick Tilsen’s Podcast: LandBack for The People

LandBack

The Fallout From The Greenpeace Verdict (The Nation)

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What does true climate justice look like when it’s rooted in sovereignty, resistance, and liberation? 

In this powerful episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray sits down with Nick Tilsen—Oglala Lakota land defender and CEO of NDN Collective—to unpack the meaning of LandBack, the historic fight for the Black Hills, the release of political prisoner Leonard Peltier, and the deep ties between Indigenous struggles and Palestinian resistance.

From direct action at Mount Rushmore to building legal strategies against unjust laws, this conversation is a call for big, bad bold courage.

Learn more at apeoplesclimate.org 

Resources:

NDN Collective

– Nick Tilsen’s Podcast: LandBack for The People

LandBack

The Fallout From The Greenpeace Verdict (The Nation)

Presented by Counterstream Media and The Nation

Powered by Wildseeds Fund

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