The Activist’s Paradox: Unite or Divide?

On episode 126 of the Green Root Podcast (the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance), host Josh Schlossberg talks about—and not-so-subtly coerces you to read—his latest semi-controversial essay for Eco-Integrity Alliance’s Substack entitled, “The Environmental Activist’s Paradox: Unite or Divide?”

Josh talks about:

-How good Organizing seeks to Unite while strong Advocacy looks to Divide;

-How both roles are crucial—each with benefits and risks—yet seemingly contradictory;

-A specific example of Uniting coming into conflict with Dividing;

-Whether enviros have focused too much on feel-good Uniting at the expense of necessary Dividing;

-How to better integrate both Uniting Organizing and Dividing Advocacy into the grassroots environmental movement.

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.