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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Authorities accused Disha Ravi, 21, of spreading a toolkit to support <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s farmers' protest.</li><li>Delhi Police claimed Ravi shared the document with <keyword id="7425525" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Greta-Thunberg">Greta Thunberg</keyword>. </li><li>Ravi's arrest sparked global outrage as <keyword id="6354896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests">protests</keyword> continue over new Indian agricultural laws.</li></ul>A 21-year-old <keyword id="6375923" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="climate">climate</keyword> activist was jailed in India after authorities accused her of circulating a document with information on how to support the <keyword id="828975" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="farmers-protests">farmers' protests</keyword>.Disha Ravi's arrest comes after the document was shared on February 4 by climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, who told her millions of Twitter followers they could use the toolkit "if you want to help."The unsigned <a href="https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/ehTz+drfKPwi4fP5dn0mivwVCKhwNe7OD1YHDiBUj0Y/">document</a> has circulated on an encrypted website, but Indian authorities claimed in tweets Sunday that Ravi edited the toolkit. Delhi Police confirmed Ravi's arrest in a tweet Sunday, claiming that she had shared the document with Thunberg. Police accused Ravi and collaborators of making the document to "spread disaffection against the Indian State."Thousands of farmers in India have been protesting in New Delhi, the nation's capital, over new agricultural laws imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Farmer unions have called the three laws, which were passed by India's Parliament in September 2020, "anti-farmer laws," as they would end protections that have "for decades protected them from the vagaries of the free market," <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/asia/climate-activist-jailed-india.html">The New York Times reported</a>.The farmers' protests reached new <keyword id="6356001" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="international">international</keyword> attention when <a href="https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/1356625889602199552">Rihanna</a> shared a <a href="https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S?amp=1">CNN article</a> with her 101.8 million Twitter followers on February 2, writing, "why aren't we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest." <a href="https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S?amp=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Twitter said on February 10 that it had received "several separate blocking orders" from the Indian government to remove accounts of journalists, <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> outlets, politicians, and political commentators who had supported the farmers' protest. The platform said it would not block those accounts, but that it had suspended 500 India-based accounts who were "engaging in clear examples of platform manipulation and spam," as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-takes-down-accounts-india-farmers-protests-modi-pressure-2021-2">Insider's Isobel Asher Hamilton reported.</a><div type="image" title="disha ravi india farmers protests" height="575" width="766" msid="80931513" hostid="261"></div>Delhi Police claimed that the document was a call to "wage economic, social, cultural and regional war against India."But the document's guidance only includes using certain hashtags on social media, contacting local representatives, signing petitions, and organizing or participating in the protests. "This is not just about one country and its oppressed peoples, it's about common people across the world having the opportunity to be self-sufficient, feel secure about providing for their families, and live well," the document reads. Several Indian politicians also denounced Ravi's arrest. Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, called the arrest an "unprecedented attack on Democracy" in a Sunday tweet. "Supporting our farmers is not a crime," he said. Jairam Ramesh, a member of the Parliament of India, said he had "full solidarity" with Ravi. "This is unwarranted harassment and intimidation," he said of the arrest. The news of Ravi's arrest also sparked outrage worldwide. Poet Rupi Kaur said in a tweet that the "arrest is alarming and the world needs to pay attention." Meena Harris, an author and the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, told followers to "ask why activists are being targeted and silenced by the government." A Change.org <a href="https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-of-india-immediately-release-disha-ravi-stop-targeting-india-s-youth-and-environmental-activists?recruiter=false&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&amp;utm_term=share_petition&amp;recruited_by_id=28a20b60-6f4f-11eb-a995-09af66ad4addeb-a995-09af66ad4add">petition</a> advocating for Ravi's release has reached more than 11,000 signatures as of Monday.

21-year-old activist accused of making farmers' protest toolkit and sharing it with Greta Thunberg arrested in India

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12048094" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="artists" source="Orion">Artists</keyword> and creatives can be key resources to getting people to act on <keyword id="11896311" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="climate-change" source="Orion">climate change</keyword>.</li><li>The "Culture: The missing link" event at <keyword id="12037021" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cop26" source="Orion">COP26</keyword> will explore how artists can communicate the message.</li></ul><a href="https://juliesbicycle.com/why-we-exist/people/alison-tickell/">Alison Tickell</a>, founder and CEO of <a href="https://juliesbicycle.com/">Julie's Bicycle</a>, said that we must pay attention to how we're damaging the planet, and she thinks artists can help communicate that message in powerful ways. Her UK-based nonprofit mobilizes the <keyword id="12313303" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="arts" source="Orion">arts</keyword> and culture sector to take action on the climate crisis."No amount of data, science, or technology can ever make us feel the world in the same way as art can," she told Insider. "Art and culture have a huge role to play in breathing life into climate issues and to inspire people to take action." Tickell is chairing an event titled, "Culture: The missing link," at the <a href="https://ukcop26.org/">UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021</a> (COP26) in Glasgow on November 5, which will explore the key role of arts and culture in climate transformation. The session, which is a partnership with the <a href="https://www.britishcouncil.org/">British Council</a> and <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a>, will show how artists and musicians from around the world are developing sustainable work and a climate-driven creative practice, she said. The discussion will feature a variety of artists, activists, and environmental experts, including author <a href="https://www.elifsafak.com.tr/home">Elif Shafak</a>, <a href="https://www.fridaysforfutureindia.com/">Fridays For Future India</a> founder Disha Ravi, scientist and climate communicator <a href="https://www.fridaysforfutureindia.com/">Ed Hawkins</a>, and others. Musician and EarthPercent ambassador <a href="https://twitter.com/lovessega?lang=en">Love Ssega</a>, poet <a href="http://www.selinanwulu.com/">Selina Nwulu</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/novaruth/?hl=en">Nova Ruth</a> will perform, and there will be a screening of a film showing artists and activists from around the world.The event will also highlight how <a href="https://www.seasonforchange.org.uk/">Season for Change</a>, a cultural program that's striving to inspire climate action, has engaged organizations and communities across the UK."We want people to be inspired and ignited by the many ways that artists are using their voice to raise awareness of climate issues," Tickell said. "And, in tandem, to understand that culture really is the missing link in driving climate action. Why? Because humans are driven by emotions and the arts make us feel." Because artists offer culturally specific perspectives and are embedded within their communities, such as through libraries, galleries, or theaters, they're well-positioned to drive local action on climate change. Public art, for example, gives people a way to engage with their environments. "We're witnessing an incredible creative surge within local communities everywhere, inspired by climate and environmental issues," Tickell said. "From city gardens to low carbon arts festivals, from pedal-powered music shows to nature-inspired poetry performances."Grassroots efforts using arts and culture can help citizens understand the unique climate challenges their communities face and inspire them to take action, Tickell said. But donating to local arts and supporting them in other ways is just as important as engaging with creatives. "Artists also need professional support through policy and funding, which is aligned to environmental concerns. How on earth can they thrive otherwise?" she said.

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