An Open Letter to Naomi Klein

By Dr. Emily Samuels Ballantyne

This open letter to Naomi Klein invites a deepening of activism, beyond critique and toward connection, sacredness, and embodied care. Drawing on thinkers like Joanna Macy, Tyson Yunkaporta, Rudolf Steiner, and Levinas, the piece calls for a new wave of peace activism rooted in relational ethics, seasonal rhythm, and cultural healing and renewal. Rather than resisting harder, it urges us to feel more fully, act with integrity, and belong to each other and the Earth.