Youth Climate Activists
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Climate justice, one coffee at a time
In 2017, Summer Sharma started a coffee shop at Okanagan Mission Secondary School with Lauren Moody, Skye Noh and Angelica Phelan. They wanted to raise awareness among their fellow students about the difference collective action can make in achieving social and climate justice.
Rallying support for people impacted by climate disasters
Enya Fang rallies support for people impacted by climate-related catastrophes. This 16-year-old, Grade 12 student at Southridge School in Surrey, B.C., won a 2024 Youth Climate Activism Award from I-SEA Canada for raising awareness and over $10,000 since setting up the not-for-profit Evergreen Collective in 2021.
At 18, this Yukon activist turned school climate strikes into council meetings
Ella Bradford uses student climate strikes to raise awareness in Yukon. This 18-year-old student is a recipient of the I-SEA 2024 youth climate activism award for her high school leadership of the “Fridays for Future Yukon” student movement.
Climate Conversations to Encourage Action
Smiely Khurana’s online platform, The Sustainable Act, showcases thoughtful storytelling about the climate crisis, and encourages us to appreciate each other and take action to protect what we love.