In 2022, I did a combination of in-person and online activism. On the local level, I did some climate strike work with FFF D.C., as well as mobilizations around Maryland July primary, and attending different climate/social justice protests and events in the DMV area. My new focus is on being a climate movement problem solver and network builder. In the fall, my activism shifted to focus on my internship at the HoCo Conservancy as well as managing FFF Digital on the international level.
November 8: I electioneered in support of Dan Newberger and Jacky McCoy for Howard County Board of Education as well as being a nonpartisan poll monitor for Common Cause Maryland's Democracy Justice League
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HoCo Youth Activist Coalition
From late summer to late fall, I organized with student activists across Howard County to form the Howard County Youth Activist Coalition (HoCo YAC or HCYAC). As a co-founder, I have led mission, vision, goals, and structure building, as well as outreach and networking.
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November 2022: In July I participated in a youth climate activism panel hosted by American Public Health Association. Our words were published in The Nation's Health magazine November/December 2022 edition.
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October 31, 2022: A few days before the 2022 midterm elections, I was interviewed for an article in the Washington Post talking about how much climate action matters as a Gen Z voter
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October- ClimateScience Youth Messenger
October 25, 2022: I was appointed to be one of ClimateScience's Youth Messengers, representing and advising ClimateScience in accessible climate education.
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HoCo HAAPI project (Howard Asian American Pacific Islander) article and instagram post feature
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September 25, 2022 panelist for LCOY USA side event "Youth Organizing for Global Climate Justice" and delegate for ACE track
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September 20 - March For Our Lives used a picture of me with a protest sign for a National Voter Registration Day post
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September-December: DEI internship at the Howard County ConservancyFrom September-December 2022, I was a DEI intern at the Howard County Conservancy. I managed the youth climate institute instagram account, assisted with solutionist sunday programming and maintenance, created in depth multi-lesson curriculum for the youth climate institute, and led watershed report card field trips
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July 13, 2022 EarthEcho Understanding Environmental Justice seminar speaker
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July 19, 2022: I voted for the first time in the MD primary and electioneered for John King for Governor and Dhruvak Mirani for HoCo Democratic Central Committee
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July 4 - I helped organize a protest against the overturn of Roe v. Wade called "No independence without reproductive justice protest" at the George Howard Building on independence day
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June 11 - I was photographed at March For Our Lives in D.C.
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June - I ran for Earth Uprising's global youth leadership council to be a North American representative. I made it to the runoffs but sadly lost
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May 10 - Action for Climate Emergency feature on mental health and climate anxiety
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May 4: In the Know by Yahoo Climate ChangemakerMay 4: In The Know by Yahoo interviewed me on my climate story and activism. They produced a short mini documentary and article spotlighting me as a climate changemaker focused on digital campaigns. This article and video have been published on many different platforms.
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February-March: Campaign coordinator of FFF Digital's #PeopleNotProfit March 25 global climate strike digital campaign.
These articles were written about the campaign and strike.
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March 25 - As part of Fridays For Future D.C., I was a song lead who led some songs at the end of the DC climate strike, part of the March 25 global climate strike
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March 19 - Keynote speaker of the HoCo Conservancy climate change summit organized by the Youth Climate Institute |
March 11 - Queer youth walkout speaker at River Hill High School with hundreds in attendance as part of national mobilization in response to #DontSayGay and other queer issues
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