Global youth storytelling and research lab advisory board member
Launched in 2023 with the support of the UN Foundation and the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, The Global Youth Storytelling and Research Lab (GYSRL) is a collaborative storytelling and research ecosystem building bridges between youth-centered academic research, policy work, advocacy, and activism housed at Penn State University.
Our work is guided by a transnational Youth Advisory Board and Intergenerational Council and benefits from a growing global community of Lab Affiliates working alongside our Core Members at Penn State. We support, coordinate, and conduct collaborative academic research, policy writing, digital content creation, and multimedia storytelling projects surrounding youth advocacy on climate change and intersectional forms of global injustice. Our emphasis is on translational and transformational work that elevates and amplifies the perspectives, stories, and lived experiences of young people in most impacted communities and regions. GYSRL website Youth advisory board bio |
May 2023: Common Cause Alliance for Emerging Power Stories of Democracy contributor
Profile page on stories of democracy
'Shaping This World'-- How Gen Z is Getting More Engaged in Politics than ever
Profile page on stories of democracy
'Shaping This World'-- How Gen Z is Getting More Engaged in Politics than ever
May 2023: Climatebase cohort 3 fellow
I was accepted as Climatebase's youngest fellow in Cohort 3 of their climate action career accelerator fellowship, one of a few hundred individuals selected for climatebase's climate career accelerator for mission-driven professionals participating in a 12-week cohort-based program designed to deepen knowledge, and foster connectivity and collaboration among startup founders, investors, climate scientists, policy and subject-matter experts developing and scaling real-world climate solutions across critical sectors.
I started a BIPOC hub for the fellowship community and have shared my wealth of resources from my years of climate activism work.
I started a BIPOC hub for the fellowship community and have shared my wealth of resources from my years of climate activism work.
January-May 2023: The Climate Reality Project's Spring 2023 international intern
I completed a capstone project on evaluating partnership challenges in global branches and supported international youth engagement initiatives.
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May 6 2023: Panelist for YPFP Tokyo and Brussels event on the UN water conference
I was one of 5 panelists for a round table discussion on the UN water conference. I gave a short keynote on my activism and experiences at the UN water conference.
I was one of 5 panelists for a round table discussion on the UN water conference. I gave a short keynote on my activism and experiences at the UN water conference.
April 30: Sustainable practices in waste management conference by Aviation Saviors
I was a panelist on a international conference about waste issues through an environmental justice lens in the United States. |
April 6-8 2023: Power Shift Convergence- I represented Fridays For Future Digital at Power Shift's opportunity fair in Bulbancha (New Orleans)
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March 15, 2023
I was the keynote speaker for Long Reach High School's leadership symposium, speaking on leadership, activism, and new beginnings
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March 24, 2023- I spoke on a virtual panel for Earth Echo's GenSea online community on the UN water conference
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March 22-24, 2023: UN water conference in UNHQ NYC
Through being a youth messenger for ClimateScience, I received a badge to attend the UN water conference in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
March 2, 2023: Ilana Cohen published an article on AI and climate change for The Nation, and interviewed me for it