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THE WALKING FOREST on A La Luz
THE WALKING FOREST on A La Luz

Seeing images of Satriano’s children dressed as trees and leading this green pilgrimage, reminded me of marching alongside thousands of children in New York City in 2019 during the Children’s March: The Friday for Future strikes and protests. (Unsurprisingly, Satriano di Lucania’s enterprising children also held a symbolic FFF March). On this day, millions of children left school all around the world, protesting climate change and pleading for the future—their future. I think about those children a lot. The visceral power of their vast numbers, their self and planet advocacy, their urgent protest signs—equal parts anger, love, and admonishment of us, their heedless elders. Begging us to not burn down the one home they are meant to inherit. And what would we say to the children now? How have we answered their call?

“Are we being good ancestors?”

— Jonas Salk

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