Marina Melanidis, MSc
@marinamelanidis.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Cambridge, studying conservation philanthropy, power, & justice 💰
youth4nature.org founder
@globalwitness.org board 🌿
horror movies, roller derby, & climate justice 🛼
she/her | ace 💜
youth4nature.org founder
@globalwitness.org board 🌿
horror movies, roller derby, & climate justice 🛼
she/her | ace 💜
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For the hundreds of young activists and their allies who have pressed hard for the idea of a Youth Climate Corps, the YCC’s inclusion in this week’s fed budget should be seen as a win, but not overstated.
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
Youth Climate Corps breaks into federal Budget 2025
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies (including many supportive members of Parliament) who have pressed hard for this idea, this news comes as a welcome relief and should be seen as a ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For the hundreds of young activists and their allies who have pressed hard for the idea of a Youth Climate Corps, the YCC’s inclusion in this week’s fed budget should be seen as a win, but not overstated.
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
Here’s our take in today’s @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
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It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
billmckibben.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...
One of the reasons I decided to do a PhD was to improve my ability to focus on complex topics for long periods of time. My brain was melting out of my ears from years of COVID and social media, and I desperately wanted to THINK again. So seeing AI everywhere is making me feel crazy.
August 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One of the reasons I decided to do a PhD was to improve my ability to focus on complex topics for long periods of time. My brain was melting out of my ears from years of COVID and social media, and I desperately wanted to THINK again. So seeing AI everywhere is making me feel crazy.
📢 Hey hey youth climate leaders!! The Enlight Foundation, the Patchwork Collective, and Lever for Change have just launched the Emerging Climate Champions Award, a $25 million global open call for youth-led climate solutions 🌱
Check it out and APPLY 💸: climate.leverforchange.org
Check it out and APPLY 💸: climate.leverforchange.org
Emerging Climate Champions Award Submission Manager
About the Award The Emerging Climate Champions Award is a $25 million global Open Call sponsored by the Enlight Foundation and The Patchwork Collective that will provide flexible, multiyear gifts of $...
climate.leverforchange.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📢 Hey hey youth climate leaders!! The Enlight Foundation, the Patchwork Collective, and Lever for Change have just launched the Emerging Climate Champions Award, a $25 million global open call for youth-led climate solutions 🌱
Check it out and APPLY 💸: climate.leverforchange.org
Check it out and APPLY 💸: climate.leverforchange.org
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Trump bombing Iran without congressional approval was illegal and against international law, and this is what Carney has to say about it? Absolute pandering bullshit. Just embarrassing stuff.
June 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trump bombing Iran without congressional approval was illegal and against international law, and this is what Carney has to say about it? Absolute pandering bullshit. Just embarrassing stuff.
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May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
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I am incensed. This is all so heartbreaking and despicable. The Iranian people do not deserve this violence. We do not deserve this governance. The world does not deserve this. These outrages must end.
June 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I am incensed. This is all so heartbreaking and despicable. The Iranian people do not deserve this violence. We do not deserve this governance. The world does not deserve this. These outrages must end.
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Wildfires are having devastating impacts on communities across Canada. But there’s another layer to the story: emissions from the blazes are also major contributors to climate change.⬇️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...
440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wildfires are having devastating impacts on communities across Canada. But there’s another layer to the story: emissions from the blazes are also major contributors to climate change.⬇️
440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...
440megatonnes.ca/insight/how-...
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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Philanthropy can’t claim climate justice while investing in climate destruction.
Too many funders are still backing extractive industries with their endowments — even as they claim #ClimateJustice values.
Download Part One: bit.ly/4JustReturns
#JustReturns #MoveTheMoney
Too many funders are still backing extractive industries with their endowments — even as they claim #ClimateJustice values.
Download Part One: bit.ly/4JustReturns
#JustReturns #MoveTheMoney
June 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Philanthropy can’t claim climate justice while investing in climate destruction.
Too many funders are still backing extractive industries with their endowments — even as they claim #ClimateJustice values.
Download Part One: bit.ly/4JustReturns
#JustReturns #MoveTheMoney
Too many funders are still backing extractive industries with their endowments — even as they claim #ClimateJustice values.
Download Part One: bit.ly/4JustReturns
#JustReturns #MoveTheMoney
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leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
historians: that thing is definitely happening
star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it
news outlets: these protesters are out of control
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This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands.
prospect.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
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The IDF has intercepted and kidnapped the Madleen because they didn't want it to deliver baby formula n other things like that to Palestinians who are experiencing starvation due to the Israeli government refusing to allow aid in. That's the story no matter how you window dress it.
June 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The IDF has intercepted and kidnapped the Madleen because they didn't want it to deliver baby formula n other things like that to Palestinians who are experiencing starvation due to the Israeli government refusing to allow aid in. That's the story no matter how you window dress it.
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Israeli forces have boarded Madleen - the volunteer-crewed ship trying to break siege to deliver aid to starving people in Gaza - and abducted the crew. If you are a citizen of any country whose citizens are on board (France/Germany/Brazil/Sweden), please watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjMd...
Volunteers Aboard the Freedom Flotilla’s ‘Madleen’ Issue SOS Call
YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition
www.youtube.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Israeli forces have boarded Madleen - the volunteer-crewed ship trying to break siege to deliver aid to starving people in Gaza - and abducted the crew. If you are a citizen of any country whose citizens are on board (France/Germany/Brazil/Sweden), please watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjMd...
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Email: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
TEXT TO COPY BELOW
TEXT TO COPY BELOW
June 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Email: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
TEXT TO COPY BELOW
TEXT TO COPY BELOW
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📢 New toolkit: Disrupting Energy Corporations for the Liberation of Palestine.
Alliances, strategies & tactics movements can use towards a global energy embargo for Palestine.
It's the culmination of a year's work by 20+ organisations & researchers around the world.
➡️ bdsmovement.net/resources/di...
Alliances, strategies & tactics movements can use towards a global energy embargo for Palestine.
It's the culmination of a year's work by 20+ organisations & researchers around the world.
➡️ bdsmovement.net/resources/di...
June 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📢 New toolkit: Disrupting Energy Corporations for the Liberation of Palestine.
Alliances, strategies & tactics movements can use towards a global energy embargo for Palestine.
It's the culmination of a year's work by 20+ organisations & researchers around the world.
➡️ bdsmovement.net/resources/di...
Alliances, strategies & tactics movements can use towards a global energy embargo for Palestine.
It's the culmination of a year's work by 20+ organisations & researchers around the world.
➡️ bdsmovement.net/resources/di...
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Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."
June 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."
Reposted by Marina Melanidis, MSc
Reposted by Marina Melanidis, MSc
Grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts with me for this piece about the difference between how people imagined they would show up for a moment like this one, and how we're actually showing up—and how we can begin to close the gap between aspiration and action.
From Aspiration to Action: Organizing Through Exhaustion, Grief, and Uncertainty
“Some days, my best efforts feel insufficient and overwhelming at the same time.”
organizingmythoughts.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts with me for this piece about the difference between how people imagined they would show up for a moment like this one, and how we're actually showing up—and how we can begin to close the gap between aspiration and action.
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being online doesnt matter. what matters is loving my girlfriend and my dog and my friends and making art
May 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
being online doesnt matter. what matters is loving my girlfriend and my dog and my friends and making art
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ANDOR is without question to me the story of our time. It’s, sadly and urgently, the story of all time. But it’s the story of our time and if you’re not watching it because you think Star Wars is for kids/not for you then you’re missing something extremely vital and impactful.
May 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ANDOR is without question to me the story of our time. It’s, sadly and urgently, the story of all time. But it’s the story of our time and if you’re not watching it because you think Star Wars is for kids/not for you then you’re missing something extremely vital and impactful.
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1. Over the past four months I've talked with many foundation directors about science philanthropy during Trump 2.0.
Two things come to the fore every time.
i) The most important they can do is maintain the pipeline of talent
ii) With the federal govt pulling out, ROI is higher now than ever.
Two things come to the fore every time.
i) The most important they can do is maintain the pipeline of talent
ii) With the federal govt pulling out, ROI is higher now than ever.
May 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1. Over the past four months I've talked with many foundation directors about science philanthropy during Trump 2.0.
Two things come to the fore every time.
i) The most important they can do is maintain the pipeline of talent
ii) With the federal govt pulling out, ROI is higher now than ever.
Two things come to the fore every time.
i) The most important they can do is maintain the pipeline of talent
ii) With the federal govt pulling out, ROI is higher now than ever.
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Roundup of #ConservationJobs in 🇨🇦 (plus a few cool ones abroad).
💫 All job ads show the salary
💫 Please share
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
💫 All job ads show the salary
💫 Please share
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May 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Roundup of #ConservationJobs in 🇨🇦 (plus a few cool ones abroad).
💫 All job ads show the salary
💫 Please share
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
💫 All job ads show the salary
💫 Please share
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...