The StrikeMap, Explained...

No, I'm not spying on anyone. I was just hoping to help climate activists find each other.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019: Good evening, folks! I just wanted to get started on a new post (since my teeshirt sales are sparser than hens' teeth) before I go out of town for the holidays. You might notice that I've got a page on this site called the StrikeMap. I'm way behind on that, and everything else, at the moment; there's not much marked on this online world map, aside from the locations of the White House, the United Nations, and a few sites of strange natural phenomena. But what I intended for the map is to get some idea of where strikers and climate activist organizations are located in the world, in order to help fellow Climate Strikers find each other and keep in touch. And I assure you--I swear on a stack of every holy book in existence--I am NOT even contemplating turning any such information over to government agencies, law enforcement organizations, or anyone associated with Donald Trump. Granted, the existence of climate activists is no secret; if some shady intelligence outfit really wanted to find you, they need only run a search on Twitter, Instagram, Ecosia, or any similar platform. But I digress. Anyway, I still want to take on this global mapping project as soon as I can; gosh knows the teeshirt designs aren't proving any more lucrative than anything else I undertake, so I may as well spend time and energy on something that might benefit climate activism.

UPDATE (SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019): Good evening from my Mom's house in Crossville, Tennessee; and best wishes for the celebration of your favorite winter festival or holiday! In addition to the multitudes of Climate Strike orgs out there, I'd also like to map the geographic locations where notable climate-related phenomena have taken place, such as polar ice-melt, catastrophic flooding, large-scale wildfires, and similar manifestations of climate-change effects. Finally, I've also begun mapping the locations of national government centers and international courts, for the purpose of encouraging activists to contact world leaders, especially in person, and spur them on to action, if they need a bit of poking, literally and figuratively. And now that I'm away from the fast pace of Seattle for a couple of weeks, I hope to get plenty of writing and research done in a variety of forums. I want to know more about carbon capture, dealing with ocean acidification, electric vehicles, and the people and agencies who are in a position to make climate-related policy decisions. Among other things. Meanwhile, I struggle to keep track of all the actions being planned by and for Climate Strikers, and the dates and locations thereof...