James Wilt is a freelance writer based in Calgary, Alberta. Until recently, he was the staff writer at Fast Forward Weekly, the city’s alt-weekly newspaper, and has contributed to the likes of VICE Canada, AUX, OpenFile and Geez.
"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.
“Glaciers are the ambassadors of climate change. They make it very clear what is happening out there because they respond in a very sensitive way to warming temperatures.”