Brazilian activist Chico Mendes famously said that “Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening.” His quote is often used to highlight the necessity for intersectionality within climate activism, so that environmental movements truly fight for intersectional climate justice.
However, it also underestimates the radical power of gardening. What happens when you mix gardening with both class and queer struggles? Spaces like TopSoil emerge.
In April 2023, TopSoil began as a safe space for the queer folk of , to come together in community and garden. Sounds simple when put like that.
Top soil is nothing without its substrate.
No amount of gardening will save life from global warming. Billions have already been paid for drought, Canada lost 80 billion trees to climate heat in 30 months.
Socialists have to STOP burning carbon, receding democracies must end oil, French speaking countries, former communist lands must, emerging powerhouses of mixed economy must END burning carbon, or life ends on earth.
I’m sorry Chico Mendes doesnt understand this. He should be told.
And capitalists need to stop being the worst offenders.
