Art Build: Coffin for Earth Quaker Action Team's “We Won’t Wait” Action

In 2019, I collaborated with members of Earth Quaker Action Team (www.eqat.org) to create this coffin for their “We Won’t Wait” action. During the Christian Holy Week, and just days before Passover, EQAT was at the doors of PECO Headquarters, telling the corporation: We Won't Wait for action, We Won't Wait for green jobs, We Won't Wait for locally-produced solar energy.

The first day of “We Won’t Wait” was a "Day of Mourning." It included a procession during which the coffin was overturned, and hundreds of used inhalers were dumped out to protest pollution and its disproportionate effect on communities of color.

The second day of “We Won’t Wait” was a "Day of Vision." This was an action for the world as we want it to be. “We Won’t Wait” was part of EQAT’s Power Local Green Jobs campaign, which addressed the climate crisis, racism, and wealth inequality by demanding that PECO convert to 20% North Philly-produced solar by 2025.