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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.

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Why I Vote...

“Why We Vote…” ACE Action Fellows

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

Voting is crucial for a multitude of reasons. It is crucial to solving the climate crisis and the promise of a livable future for young people. It is crucial to enacting change in our communities. It is crucial to sending a message to all people – present and future – what kind of country, state, county or city we hope we are and become.

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8 Black Youth Activists

8 Black Youth Climate Activists You Need to Know

Jennifer Gonzalez, Senior Director of Video

Climate activists Isaac Smith, Khristen Hamilton, Dillon Bernard, Nyaruot Nguany, Jerome Foster II, Amari Jackson, Nia Smith, and Vic Barrett are using their voices to speak up for racial justice. Read their stories below.

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Resources to Support Black Lives

ACE Team

sup·port (verb): to bear all or part of the weight of; hold up or to give assistance to, especially financially; …

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We Stand for Racial Justice

Leah Qusba, CEO

The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade have left us, like so many others, …

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Can you help these frontline organizations battle COVID-19?

In this turbulent time, all of us at ACE hope you and your family are safe and healthy. If you …

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Looking Back on a Monumental Year: ACE’s Annual Report

ACE Team

During the past year, your support helped ACE reach 3.7 MILLION young, diverse voters through Our Climate Our Vote—mobilizing first-time …

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Our Future Festival

At Governor’s Island, We Have Everything We Need to Solve Climate Change

Catherine Trusky, North Carolina Action Fellow

When you think of New York, you don’t often think of lush greenery, vibrant wildflowers, or cheeky squirrels scampering around the trees. But at the Our Future Festival on Governors Island, wildlife was in abundance.

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Climate Strike NYC

Thousands of Young People Take to the Streets for the NYC Climate Strike

Ananya Seelam, North Carolina Action Fellow

On September 20th, 2019, the ACE Action Fellows, including myself, participated in the Global Climate Strike in New York. As …

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Peoples Climate March

Press Release: Young People and Adults Strike for Climate Justice in Illinois

IL Youth Climate Strike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  Leah Qusba, Executive Director, Alliance for Climate Education (ACE), 262.880.8661, [email protected] Serena Worley, Outreach Coordinator, IL …

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