Youth Activists Archives

Let’s Talk About It – Mental Health Resources

Maayan Cohen, Senior Director of Partnerships

The climate emergency is impacting the places and people we love. It’s threatening the health of our land, water, and air – and also our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. We’re experiencing increased climate anxiety and grappling with the fear of an uncertain future.

ACE INTERVIEW: Charlotte Stuart-Tilley on Climate Change and Consumption

Charlotte Stuart-Tilley (they/them and she/her) is a GenCLEO strategist with the CLEO Institute, working with fellow youth to make change in their communities. They are in their junior year of high school and hope to major in geology or environmental sciences when they reach college. Charlotte is currently based on Mvskoke-Creek land, in Tallahassee, Florida. Stuart-Tilley is particularly interested in focusing their work within the broader climate movement on the ways in which consumption culture contributes to the climate emergency.

Women’s History Month: Youth Activists You Should Know

By many social, economic, and political measures, women around the world are disproportionately impacted by the climate emergency. They are also at the forefront of the movement to engage in urgent climate action and lead the world into a new era of sustainability. It is imperative we all think critically about how to center the women in our circles in all capacities, but especially in regards to climate leadership. Highlighted below are just a few youth women activists paving the way for a new generation of climate and community defenders.

ACE INTERVIEW: Pujitha Masireddy on Grassroots Organizing

Pujitha Masireddy is an 18-year-old advocate located in Southeastern PA. She is involved in prison abolition and climate justice organizing. In terms of environmental justice, she works closely with an organization in Chester known as Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL). She is passionate about grassroots organizing and the power that collective action can have on combating the climate crisis.

Representation Matters: Black Creators to Follow

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Representation matters because it is the key to uplifting the next generation of thinkers and doers. Seeing someone who looks like you in a setting different than your own unlocks doors into a new world of possibilities. Keep advocating for representation by uplifting other’s who are different than you. It takes just one person to become the next generation’s inspiration. Read through this blog and check out each content creator’s social media platforms. Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and leave a like on their posts!

ACE INTERVIEW: Issac Smith on the Necessity of Local Youth Climate Action

ssac Smith is a former ACE fellow and now a member of the Youth Advisory Board, and a third-year student at North Carolina State University. Since joining the fellowship in 2018, Issac has worked on campaigns to encourage voter registration, end the Duke monopoly, and shut down the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Black History Month: Youth Activists You Should Know

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

In honor of Black History Month, we asked seven Youth Activists about how their identities inform their climate and advocacy work. Read their repsonses below, learn more about them, and follow!

ACE Youth Action Network Demands President Biden: Stop Line 3

ACE Staff Writer

The Line 3 pipeline is another step toward climate catastrophe.

ACE INTERVIEW: Gregor Sharp on Youth Activism Online and Outside of the U.S.

Gregor Sharp is a 17-year-old climate and environmental activist from both; Cambuslang, Scotland, and Lake Bluff, Illinois. He is currently an active member of the climate action organizations: Earth Uprising, Water Solutionaries, and Friday for Future – USA. Using social media platforms, like Tik Tok and Instagram, Gregor is passionate about spreading awareness and education about the climate emergency and its surplus of extreme issues.

ACE INTERVIEW: Saoirse Exton on Activism in the Irish Climate Movement

Raquel Martinez

Saoirse Exton (she/her) is a 16-year-old climate activist based just outside of Limerick City, in Ireland. She began her journey in climate activism when she was 13, with the activist group Fridays for Future. She’s participated in the Global Climate Strike movement, taking part in weekly strikes outside of government buildings and leading Global Strikes in the city.