Sandra Lindberg worked in theater as a writer, actor, director and academic for over thirty years. She holds B.S. and M.A degrees from Illinois State University and an M.F.A. in classical theater from the Old Globe’s Professional Acting Program at USD. Her verse play A Breach in Autumn won best verse play from the Judith Shakespeare Co. in 2005 and received an Equity reading in New York. After taking early retirement she focused on environmental activist work in her local Illinois communities, founding with her husband No New Nukes in 2003, which worked with a host of other environmental groups to block plans for a second nuclear reactor in Clinton IL. Also after retirement she has written articles about environmental issues in the Midwest that have been published by System Change Not Climate Change, Resilience.org and Mother Pelican. She is currently in hospice care and wishes to express her profound gratitude to the loving family, friends and hospice staff that are making her remaining time on this beautiful planet as happy, comfortable and full of discovery as the reality of AML will allow.
Dismantling Silos: Why Those Who Fight Cancer and Environmental Dangers Must Join Forces
My hope is that what I have shared here will convince others of the powerful opportunity we all have to rise up against prevailing messages intent on keeping us powerless, and to experience in the company of others our ability to effect change. May we all have strong hearts and loving companions for such a journey.
April 4, 2024
Climate Emergency Declarations Guarantee Nothing; We Need Total System Transformation for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
Do what you can and as much as you can, even as you factor in your own limits.. Those of us who are awake must find our way to work on what has been unleashed. What we choose to do must become effective participation in the longest relay race we’ve ever been forced to run. Don’t drop the baton, and do pass it on.
July 19, 2019
What To Do About Predictions of Imminent Food Collapse
Yes, the way of life we’ve known is coming to an end. Yes, civilizations fall. I for one will fight for our species and our planet’s survival until I can no longer do so.
June 10, 2019
One, Two, … Many Green New Deals: An Ecosocialist Roundtable
Let us make of this precious opportunity the catalyst for a convergence of social movements, community initiatives, and new political vehicles in a mighty blow for the world we want, the world we deserve, and the world we will make!
February 26, 2019