Impakter
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Music
    • Photography
  • Style
    • Architecture
    • Design
    • Fashion
    • Foodscape
    • Lifestyle
  • Society
    • Business
    • Environment
    • Foreign Affairs & Politics
    • Health
    • Tech
    • Science
    • Start-up
  • Impact
    • Eco Life
    • Circular Economy
    • COP26
    • CityLife
      • Copenhagen
      • San Francisco
      • Seattle
      • Sydney
    • Sustainability Series
      • SDGs Series
      • Shape Your Future
      • 2030: Dream or Reality
    • Philanthropy
      • United Nations
      • NGO & Charities
      • Essays
    • Your Voice
      • Empower Earth
      • Empower Equality
  • SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
  • Partners
  • About
    • Team
    • Global Leaders
    • Contributors
    • Write for Impakter
    • IMPAKTER Italy
    • Republishing Content
    • Permissions and Copyright
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema
    • Entertainment
    • Literature
    • Music
    • Photography
  • Style
    • Architecture
    • Design
    • Fashion
    • Foodscape
    • Lifestyle
  • Society
    • Business
    • Environment
    • Foreign Affairs & Politics
    • Health
    • Tech
    • Science
    • Start-up
  • Impact
    • Eco Life
    • Circular Economy
    • COP26
    • CityLife
      • Copenhagen
      • San Francisco
      • Seattle
      • Sydney
    • Sustainability Series
      • SDGs Series
      • Shape Your Future
      • 2030: Dream or Reality
    • Philanthropy
      • United Nations
      • NGO & Charities
      • Essays
    • Your Voice
      • Empower Earth
      • Empower Equality
  • SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
  • Partners
  • About
    • Team
    • Global Leaders
    • Contributors
    • Write for Impakter
    • IMPAKTER Italy
    • Republishing Content
    • Permissions and Copyright
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Impakter
No Result
View All Result
Home Editor's Pick

The Joker Takes on Climate Change

byMeghan Dawson
February 11, 2020
in Editor's Pick
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Celebrated actor Joaquin Phoenix launched Oscar Weekend by marching alongside Jane Fonda for climate change awareness. Fonda hosted her climate demonstration Fire Drill Fridays in Los Angeles for the first time to gather Hollywood’s biggest stars to make noise about the Green New Deal in the wake of the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony. The Joker is taking on climate change.

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week in Los Angeles.#FireDrillFriday 🔥 is just getting started. Text JANE to 877-877 to take action with us!#LastChanceAlliance #OurLastChance #NoDrillingWhereWereLiving @Janefonda @greenpeaceusa https://t.co/cqqDzh8cHX

— Fire Drill Fridays (@FireDrillFriday) February 9, 2020

The week following his Golden Globe win in January, Phoenix was among the 147 demonstrators arrested in Washington D.C. after marching in Fonda’s protest. Phoenix made an impassioned speech at the protest condemning the meat and dairy industry as the third leading cause of the climate crisis.

A vegan since childhood, Joaquin Phoenix has been a lifelong advocate of animal rights and environmental protection. He is considered the driving force behind this year’s Golden Globes ceremony’s first all-vegan menu. Phoenix has also been sporting the same tuxedo to all of his awards shows this season, as a part of his personal initiative to reduce waste.


Related Articles: Peace and Justice through film | Minority Recognition in Film

This Sunday, Joaquin Phoenix was awarded the Oscar for the Best Actor for his poignant portrayal of a tormented comedian’s descent into evil in Todd Phillips’s “Joker.” During his acceptance speech, Phoenix took the opportunity to spotlight some global injustices including gender inequality, racism, queer rights, indigenous rights, and animal rights. He went on to deliver a powerful epic about the state of factory farming and its exploitation of livestock.

We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby. Even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable. And then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal.

— Joaquin Phoenix

“We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby. Even though her cries of anguish are unmistakable. And then we take her milk that’s intended for her calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal,” he cried.

Concluding his inspiring speech denouncing factory dairy farming, Phoenix tearfully quoted his late brother River Phoenix, “When he was 17, my brother wrote this lyric, he said: run to the rescue with love and peace will follow. Thank you.”


Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed here by Impakter.com columnists are their own, not those of Impakter.com — In the Featured Photo: A painting of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker  — Featured Photo Credit: Hersson Piratoba
Tags: Climate ChangeFire Drill FridaysGolden GlobesGreen New DealJane FondaJoaquin PhoenixOscarsThe Joker
Previous Post

Ethical Capital, Ethical Investing For The Everyday Consumer

Next Post

Better Coffee, Better Livelihoods: Lessons from Our Second Joint Workshop with Intelligentsia

Meghan Dawson

Meghan Dawson

Meghan Dawson is an undergraduate student of Marketing at Paris School of Business. She was raised in small-town Tennessee, until she immigrated to Paris in 2017 seeking la belle vie. When she isn’t studying or writing, she teaches English to Francophone children. She enjoys gardening, reading historical fiction, and peering up at all the charming architecture that the city flaunts.

Related Posts

The Unintentional Eco-friendly Moments of Netflix’s “Wednesday”
Eco Life

The Unintentional Eco-friendly Moments of Netflix’s “Wednesday”

December 27, 2022
The Problems With Christmas Trees
Eco Life

The Problems With Christmas Trees

December 14, 2022
zero waste Christmas decorations
Beauty

Zero-Waste Christmas Hacks

December 5, 2022
Next Post
Better Coffee, Better Livelihoods: Lessons from Our Second Joint Workshop with Intelligentsia

Better Coffee, Better Livelihoods: Lessons from Our Second Joint Workshop with Intelligentsia

Recent News

U-Turn on Nudity Policy: Are Facebook and Instagram About to ‘Free the Nipple’?

U-Turn on Nudity Policy: Are Facebook and Instagram About to ‘Free the Nipple’?

January 30, 2023
COP28 president oil

Oil Baron Elected President-Designate of COP28: How Has the UN Allowed This? 

January 30, 2023
The Apocalypse Is Just 90 Seconds Away, Says the Doomsday Clock

The Apocalypse Is Just 90 Seconds Away, Says the Doomsday Clock

January 30, 2023
impakter-logo-light

Impakter informs you through the eco news site and empowers your sustainable lifestyle with its eco products marketplace.

Visit here IMPAKTER ECO for your eco products needs.

Registered Office Address

32 Lots Road, London
SW10 0QJ, United Kingdom


IMPAKTER Limited

Company number: 10806931

Impakter is a publication that is identified by the following International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is the following 2515-9569 (Printed) and 2515-9577 (online – Website).


Office Hours - Monday to Friday

9.30am - 5.00pm CEST


Email

stories [at] impakter.com

About Us

  • Team
  • Contributors
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partners

By Audience

  • Lifestyle
  • Green Finance
  • Culture
  • Society
  • Style
  • Impact

Impakter Platforms

  • Media
  • Index

© 2023 IMPAKTER. All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • ECO Products Shop – Try now!
  • Culture
  • Style
  • Society
  • Impact
  • Sustainability Index
  • About
    • Partners
    • Team
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy

© 2023 IMPAKTER. All rights reserved.

Impakter.com uses cookies to enhance your experience when visiting the website and to serve you with advertisements that might interest you. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.