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“A mosaic that honors the complexity of the climate crisis like few, if any, books on the topic have done yet...a feast of ideas and perspectives, setting a big table for the climate movement, declaring all are welcome.” — Rolling Stone
Co-edited by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, All We Can Save is a bestselling collection of writings by 60 women leading on climate.
About the book
There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection, creativity, and collaboration. While it’s clear that women and girls are vital voices and agents of change for this planet, they are too often missing from the proverbial “table.” More than a problem of bias, it’s a dynamic that sets us up for failure. To change everything, we need everyone.
Intermixing essays with poetry and art, this book is both a balm and a guide for knowing and holding what has been done to the world, while bolstering our resolve never to give up on each other or our collective future. We must summon truth, courage, and solutions, to turn away from the brink and toward life-giving possibility. Curated by two climate leaders, this book is a collection and celebration of visionaries who are leading us on a path toward all we can save.
All royalties from book sales go to The All We Can Save Project.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
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Katharine K. Wilkinson
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Emily Atkin
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Xiye Bastida
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Colette Pichon Battle
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Jainey K. Bavishi
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Janine Benyus
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adrienne maree brown
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Régine Clément
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Abigail Dillen
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Rhiana Gunn-Wright
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Katharine Hayhoe
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Mary Annaïse Heglar
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Mary Anne Hitt
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Tara Houska—Zhaabowekwe
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Emily N. Johnston
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Naomi Klein
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Kate Knuth
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Kate Marvel
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Gina McCarthy
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Sarah Miller
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Sherri Mitchell—Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset
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Susanne C. Moser
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Kate Orff
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Jacqui Patterson
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Leah Penniman
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Kendra Pierre-Louis
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Varshini Prakash
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Janisse Ray
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Christine E. Nieves Rodriguez
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Favianna Rodriguez
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Cameron Russell
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Ash Sanders
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Judith D. Schwartz
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Emily Stengel
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Sarah Stillman
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Leah Cardamore Stokes
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Amanda Sturgeon
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Maggie Thomas
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Heather McTeer Toney
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Alexandria Villaseñor
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Amy Westervelt
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Jane Zelikova
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Ellen Bass
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Camille Dungy
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Joy Harjo
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Jane Hirshfield
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Ailish Hopper
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Joan Naviyuk Kane
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Ada Limón
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Louise Maher-Johnson
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Anne Haven McDonnell
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Lynna Odel
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Sharon Olds
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Mary Oliver
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Naima Penniman
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Catherine Pierce
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Marge Piercy
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Patricia Smith
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Alice Walker
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Madeleine Jubilee Saito
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson • Katharine K. Wilkinson • Emily Atkin • Xiye Bastida • Colette Pichon Battle • Jainey K. Bavishi • Janine Benyus • adrienne maree brown • Régine Clément • Abigail Dillen • Rhiana Gunn-Wright • Katharine Hayhoe • Mary Annaïse Heglar • Mary Anne Hitt • Tara Houska—Zhaabowekwe • Emily N. Johnston • Naomi Klein • Kate Knuth • Kate Marvel • Gina McCarthy • Sarah Miller • Sherri Mitchell—Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset • Susanne C. Moser • Kate Orff • Jacqui Patterson • Leah Penniman • Kendra Pierre-Louis • Varshini Prakash • Janisse Ray • Christine E. Nieves Rodriguez • Favianna Rodriguez • Cameron Russell • Ash Sanders • Judith D. Schwartz • Emily Stengel • Sarah Stillman • Leah Cardamore Stokes • Amanda Sturgeon • Maggie Thomas • Heather McTeer Toney • Alexandria Villaseñor • Amy Westervelt • Jane Zelikova • Ellen Bass • Camille Dungy • Joy Harjo • Jane Hirshfield • Ailish Hopper • Joan Naviyuk Kane • Ada Limón • Louise Maher-Johnson • Anne Haven McDonnell • Lynna Odel • Sharon Olds • Mary Oliver • Naima Penniman • Catherine Pierce • Marge Piercy • Patricia Smith • Alice Walker • Madeleine Jubilee Saito •
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“A powerful read that fills one with, dare I say…hope?”
— The New York Times
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“A groundbreaking collection of essays and poems by women at the forefront of the climate crisis movement…. It’s a sorely needed glimmer of hope—a reminder that there is a way out of this mess: collective action…. To quote the recently departed Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ‘Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.’ All We Can Save does that. Consider it required reading.”
— Ms.
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“The book is not only an entertaining and varied read, it’s also a crucial catalyst for change—one that led to a new project that provides support and community for women climate leaders.”
— Smithsonian Magazine
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“[An] altogether inspiriting anthology…. Rising from the pages are the voices of scientists, activists, poets, policymakers, and other frontier-women decolonizing climate leadership—visionaries united by a fierce willingness to contend with the big, unanswered, often unasked questions that leaven our possible future and to begin answering them in novel ways worthy of a world that prizes creativity over consumption and pluralism over profiteering.”
— Maria Popova, The Marginalian
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“Climate experts Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson gathered a chorus of 60 courageous women who are using their individual voices to create collective change around the climate crisis. The resulting anthology is an anthem for the world—at once a battle cry and unifying hymn, a mournful melody and a song of salvation that will ring true for generations to come.”
— Atmos
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“A fiery, hopeful manifesto on how to make sense of the staggering loss posed by climate change—and take justice-oriented action in spite of it.”
— Mashable
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“All We Can Save brings an empathetic perspective to a fraught subject…a community bound between two covers, and a gift to any who wishes to join in. Johnson and Wilkinson have set a high bar [with] this movement-forging book.”
— Bloomberg Green
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Additional Resources
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Patagonia
All We Can Save Live Paperback Launch
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Washington Post
They Edited a Book About the Climate Crisis. Here’s What They Learned About Hope
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TODAY
How 2 Women Are Changing the Face of the Climate Change Movement
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Elle
Why We Need More Women Leading the Fight for the Planet
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Rolling Stone
Why ‘All We Can Save’ Will Make You Feel Hopeful About the Climate Crisis
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Atmos
Natural Anthem: An Interview with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson
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