Watching the #AmbaniWedding makes me so proud of our last month
On one hand, you have billionaires burning 1000 tons of carbon to fly into an airport granted "international status" to accommodate so many private jets, for a multi-day bash that will release even more CO2 into our atmosphere
On the other hand, Risham & I went up against centuries of tradition to have a one day #ClimateChange themed #ClimateWedding, winning friends&fam over to the cause
🥰 #ClimateDiary
Yes, was going to say: the others are more lyrical but #ClimateAction is what i’ve been using. Sadly, for me, my time on Twitter was all climate action; starting here has somehow coincided with a bit of a lull. Am planning to at least share some reflections in an #ActivismJourney 🧵 i started a few weeks back - to be continued.
We got married in our home town of #Lahore last Sunday & decided to use the opportunity of our friends & family gathered under one smog-filled sky to raise awareness about the #ClimateCrisis & platform local climate activists.
Its going to take time to get our own snaps sorted, but heres a thread of the highlights with links to sites/socials:
@SiR_GameZaloT 💚 oh that is wonderful news! Many, many congratulations! And what a fabulous, great idea to have a #ClimateWedding. The world’s first, maybe! Really, lots of love and happiness to the two of you 💚
We recognize a guest or two at our #ClimateWedding might be controversial, but we believe their local recognition and their immense contribution to the world’s renewables movement are not things we can easily ignore.
#ClimateChange is a huge topic, even when talking locally, so we decided to focus on the two most immediate threats to the city - #Smog (air pollution) & #Heatwaves.
We shot short videos on these topics & placed their QR codes at the #ClimateWedding for our guests, explaining the issue & what could be done about it.
(p.s. english subtitles for the videos are still being worked on)
We also had a wedding newspaper printed called “The JibRish Tribune”, explaining our motives for the #ClimateWedding, profiles of our celebrity cutouts, and most importantly, sharing the work and contact details for our local climate activists who so graciously agreed to be a part of our wedding.
Guests loved it so much, we have had to order a second print for them to keep!
We invited local #ClimateChange activists, who have worked themselves on projects locally with minimal recognition and support, to our #ClimateWedding. We shared their work in our wedding newspaper, and in an exhibit at the venue. We are immensely thankful to them. Link’s to their social media posts below.
We know this is not a solution anymore but it is still the most basic action most of us can undertake ourselves, so at the wedding, we gifted citrus tree saplings (and rose plants) to our guests to take home and grow. We weren’t sure if any would take up the offer so ordered just enough for each family and…