Street Theater Illuminates Scary Climate Reality

This citizen contribution was submitted by Adrian Huq, co-founder of the New Haven Climate Movement’s Youth Action Team. “Humans are taking my resources faster than I can replenish them!” Father Earth cried on the sidewalk at the corner of High and Chapel streets. He was accompanied by pieces of recycled cardboard — reading words like “Ignorance,” “Greed,” “SUVs,” “Climate Disasters” — attached to 10-foot-tall puppets created by New Haven Climate Movement (NHCM) using bamboo poles, nylon fabric, and paper mâché masks. Each of these three “Fossil Fuel Fiends” represented Climate Past, Present, and Future to illustrate the historic, present, and future damage from humans burning fossil fuels, respectively. On the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 29, NHCM hosted Attack of the Fossil Fuel Fiends in downtown New Haven. Drawing 20 people, plus many intrigued passersby, the Halloween-themed event featured a street theater skit, youth speeches, bracelet making, mask decorating, and fall snacks.

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