They say those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.
Taking a stand for what you believe in forms a person and creates change that ripples across society.
For environmental activistJulia Butterfly Hill, the moment to take a stand came in December 1997.
Her actions, and those of her fellow activists, saved the tree from destruction by loggers.
The tree was in danger of being cut down by the Pacific Lumber Company.
The tree itself was 1,000 years old and alive despite a past lightning strike.
Activists named it Luna, after the Moon.
The residency was not an easy one.
Volunteers, including the radical environmental group Earth First!, passed up supplies in a bucket pully system.
Hill cooked on a single-burner propane stove and slept in a tightly wrapped sleeping bag.
Freezing temperatures and 40-mile-per-hour winds created danger.
During her tenure, Hill gave interviews and drew a great deal of attention (via solar-powered phones).
Meanwhile, indigenous peoples in the Amazon fight to preserve our Earth’s lungs.
How will you take your stand?
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