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is a minister at Middle Church and an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in outlets like The Washington Post, Slate, Sojourners and Bustle. With a degree in psychology from SUNY Geneseo and an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, Perry has worked as an organizer with the New York chapter of the Poor People's Campaign and as an editor at Time, Inc. Perry has appeared on MSNBC, Al Jazeera and NY1, and is the editor of the Queer Faith photojournalism series. He and his spouse, Erin Mayer, live with his best friend and brother in Maine, nurturing a small apple orchard.
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Why Climate Grief Is an Essential for Climate Action

Climate activism is most effective when it taps into the pain of grieving instead of repeating statistics that overwhelm people into numbness.
March 31, 2023
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Benjamin Perry
Climate activism is most effective when it taps into the pain of grieving instead of repeating statistics that overwhelm people into numbness.

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