No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
About this episode
The episode discusses how to prepare for climate disasters and political unrest through community and collective care.
As climate disasters intensify and authoritarian threats escalate, most of us are underprepared for moments when systems fail or are weaponized against us. In this episode, Kelly talks with Chris Begley and Amy Edelman, authors of The Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation, about how preparedness can move us away from fear, isolation and bunker fantasies, and toward community, care and collective survival. They discuss how practical planning, community relationships and collective care can help us face climate disasters, political unrest and everyday crises with more courage and less panic. Music: Son Monarcas and Mizlo You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: truthout.org/series/movement-memos/ If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter
People in this episode
Host: Kelly
Guests: Chris Begley, Amy Edelman
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Organizations: Truthout
Books & works: The Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation
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