We fight to keep fossil fuel in the ground–and we build it together with the communities. My heart is heavy knowing that each day there can be setbacks, but we will keep up the fight–with a smile on faces of local leaders.

In the face of our collective extinction as a species, our obligation to endure challenges us to rise up and strive harder than before to challenge the impunity of corporate polluters who have wreaked havoc on people and ecosystems, have deprived communities of their livelihood and dignity, and more so have imputed blame on the victims for their plight.