{"id":91481,"date":"2023-07-21T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/these-people-are-not-terrorists-poet-ben-okri-on-climate-protests-and-the-power-of-nature\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:00:03","slug":"these-people-are-not-terrorists-poet-ben-okri-on-climate-protests-and-the-power-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/these-people-are-not-terrorists-poet-ben-okri-on-climate-protests-and-the-power-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018These people are not terrorists\u2019 &#8211; Poet Ben Okri on climate protests and the power of nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d1VNzHY2Aic\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018These people are not terrorists\u2019 - Poet Ben Okri on climate protests and the power of nature\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1VNzHY2Aic\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u2018This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us,\u2019 reads the first line of Sir Ben Okri\u2019s poem, \u2018The Broken\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<\/p>\n<p>The poet and Booker-prize winner, who has long been a vocal environmental activist, has seen the effects of the climate catastrophe firsthand, as a young boy growing up in Nigeria, but is optimistic that it\u2019s not too late to reverse the damage that\u2019s been done to our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Today on Ways to Change the World, Ben Okri tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about the urgent need for action on climate change, the importance of disruptive protests like Just Stop Oil, and why artists like him should use their voice to encourage people to rise up to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Watch more of our explainer series here &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018This earth that we love is in grave danger because of us,\u2019 reads the first line of Sir Ben Okri\u2019s poem, \u2018The Broken\u2019. 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