Nico, Author at Action for the Climate Emergency

Here are 7 Indigenous Youth Activists You Should Know

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

Since the 1970s, people have called for a celebration of an Indigenous People’s Day in protest and instead of what the U.S. federally still recognizes as Columbus Day. As of last year, fifteen states now officially recognize October 12th as Indigenous People’s Day and not Columbus Day. This switch is meant to protest the uplifting of genocide that Christopher Columbus and the colonial practices that followed his American arrival committed against Native American people and instead celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, heritages and identities of indigenous people in the modern U.S.

An Overlooked Solution to Climate Change: Indigenous Land Rights

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

There are many ways to combat anthropogenic climate change, but not all of them get to the true root of the issue. The fact is that anthropogenic climate change began and continues to thrive because of a colonial, capitalist culture that prioritizes profits over the health of natural resources and, in turn, people.

Latinx Climate Activists Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

As youth climate activists, Julian Arenas, Sofía Hernández, Alejandro Matehuala, Jennifer Cantero, Jason Naylor, Edelma Saenz, Karin Watson and Selene Lopez share what their Latinx identity, heritage and this month means to them.

I Had to Emergency Evacuate From a California Fire: Here’s What I Learned

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

I run inside, hastily grab our family photos and that’s it. We’re in the car. I’m staring through the back window at what might be the last time I ever see everything I have ever known in my entire life. That’s what emergency evacuation is like. That’s climate change.

Happy National Black Voter Day! Here’s What This Day Means to These 8 Young Black Voters

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

We asked these 8 climate activists and young Black voters- Saron Tewelde, Hakim Evans, Lisandra Morales, Amira McDuffie, Arielle Barbe, Mustafa Osman, Wehazit Mussie, and Andrea Mannin- what celebrating this day means to them and advice they have for first-time voters.

8 BIPOC Environmentalists Your History Textbooks Probably Left Out (That You Should Really Know!)

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

If our reference for environmentalism in U.S. history exclusively involves white men, we will not only be actively ignoring and erasing significant parts of history, but we will also be dangerously limiting our view of what environmentalism has and can look like. Educating ourselves about BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) environmental leaders in history is crucial to understanding the deeply entrenched interconnectedness of racism, anti-racism and environmental advocacy and essential to ensuring that our modern climate advocacy is actively anti-racist.

6 Disabled Youth Climate Activists You Need to Know and How to Support Them

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

Disability Justice is Climate Justice. These six youth activists are focusing their work on tackling the interconnectedness between disability and climate justice. We must create a sustainable world which is just and accessible for all people.

Denial: A Step Towards Acceptance

Issac Smith, Youth Advisory Board

When I was in high school, I had my first encounter with a climate change denier. I’ve always kept the company of a diverse group of people in the hope that having different personalities and perspectives would better prepare me fo the real world. But, honestly, sometimes it’s just aggravating.

Lack of Education Causes Climate Denial

Ian Babler-Madrid, Action Fellow

The absence of proper education about climate change is possibly the principal reason why there is little change in confronting this phenomenon.

An Era of Denial

Ember Penney, North Carolina Action Fellow

Why do so many people not believe in climate change? It’s 2020, we’ve experienced catastrophic climate events all around the globe and yet, there are still those that deny its very existence. Science is not simply a topic or belief- it is fact.