Ayisha Siddiqa is not in the business of selling the future

AYISHA SIDDIQA IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING THE FUTURE

Zoe Rasbash speaks to climate activist Ayisha Siddiqa about resisting co-option and the fossil fuel industries’ attempt to depoliticise the youth movement.

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Big corporations are in the business of co-opting radical movements because they know it’s necessary for their survival. But Ayisha knows that...

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...when the photo ops and job offers come rolling in, it’s because the system is threatened and we’re doing something right.

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