*SUNRISE MOVEMENT NYC recommendation* "The book sets the stage for Sunrise's organizational model. It explains how nonviolent protest can shift political structures, and provides valuable context for Sunrise's organizational model - which is based on a hybrid of massive collective action and decentralized, localized organization. Being a part of Sunrise (or involved in the climate movement at all) means you get to claim your own power in the movement while being part of something much greater. It also means that you're at the center of a critical moment in time—and it means that you're walking in the footprints of a lot of other really powerful movements dedicated to achieving justice for all human beings. "This Is an Uprising" (which was fundamental to Sunrise's model) reveals just how powerful and effective collective action can be. This Earth Week and beyond, it's so important to understand how our modern movements stand on the shoulders of previous movements—so we can move towards a better future for everyone."

*350 BROOKLYN recommendation* "'Rising' by Elizabeth Rush made me want to become active...it narrates stories of landscapes and people showing how climate change is already shaping us and the world and within these stories teaches the reader a lot about how this will continue if we don't take action...It's also very personal and real for that reason, telling us how she deals with the anxiety exposing herself to these truths. And last but not least, it's really beautifully written reportage."

*JAMAICA BAY-ROCKAWAY PARKS CONSERVANCY recommendation* "The Big Oyster walks readers through the history of our city and its unique relationship with the oyster, from its native people to first settlers to modern day. As we celebrate 50 years of Earth Day and ask Brooklynites to take climate action, think of the oyster. This once abundant bivalve found in places like Jamaica Bay off the Brooklyn shoreline was overharvested and killed off by human pollution, but restoration efforts and cleaner waterways are leading to a resurgence of this important species. Support these efforts through volunteerism and stewardship of our shorelines, keeping our open spaces clean, and demanding our sewer systems discharge less pollutants into our waterways.”

This just-released title from the family of Greta Thunberg details the beginning of Greta's journey to becoming a climate hero--her depression, diagnosis with obsessive compulsive disorder, selective mutism & Asperger syndrome, and the shifts her family made to accommodate her 'superpower'. The book is a testament to the importance of promoting and supporting neurodiversity and an inspiration for anyone with an interest in saving the planet.

Poet, novelist, farmer, and champion environmentalist Wendell Berry offers 10 thought-provoking pieces examining the challenges we face and urging individual action.

A moving and inspirational memoir of the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement and a tireless environmental, social, and political activist.

Zen master and global spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh offers mindfulness exercises to help readers cultivate a deep love for the Earth, and understand that people and planet are one and the same, not separate entities.

*350 BROOKLYN recommendation* "The book that has most influenced me is 'This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate' by Naomi Klein. It’s brilliant, but it’s challenging." Canadian activist, author & filmmaker Klein argues that the free market will never solve the climate crisis and calls for a radical shift away from our dominant economic and political structures.

*350 BROOKLYN recommendation* "Bill McKibben's Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist contrasts McKibben’s commitment to local economies — he partners up with a beekeeper in his Vermont valley — while he finds himself drawn into the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline and other climate battles. I thought it was very accessible, written in McKibben’s characteristic conversational style."

*350 BROOKLYN recommendation* "I thought David Wallace-Wells book The Uninhabitable Earth, while a downer, does make a very good case for acting now. The truth of the matter is, all serious climate crisis writing today is frightening because that's where we really are."