I have been an activist since 2018 (age 14). I first learned about the climate crisis in 3rd grade. My 6th grade science teacher was very passionate about plastic pollution and the climate crisis, which inspired to dedicate my life to the environment. In 7th grade, as part of a unit on facing injustice, I watched a video of Severn Cullis-Suzuki's 1992 speech at the Rio Earth Summit that inspired me deeply.
Throughout middle school, I spent my time reading books, watching documentaries, absorbing online content about the climate crisis, posting and talking about the climate crisis. This is where I started to gain my extensive knowledge of the climate movement and it's many sectors and organizations. I found out about Jamie Margolin and her work with Zero Hour and was inspired to get involved in youth led climate activism.
I attended 2018's HoCo GreenFest and connected with adult led climate groups like HoCo Climate Action, Citizens Climate Lobby, and Less Plastic Please, which was my vehicle for getting involved in local climate work. After attending the youth climate march in D.C. with the local organizers, I found out about the Sunrise Movement and learned about the Green New Deal. I was inspired to start a Sunrise hub in Howard County, which you can read more about in the Sunrise HoCo tab.
I was a grassroots climate organizer for many years, gaining experience in a variety of fields promoting local climate action, awareness, and involvement in Howard County and Maryland. Through my content on local organizing, I connected with organizers with Fridays For Future USA, where I learned about Greta Thunberg and was inspired by the Fridays For Future movement. I met George Zhang through our national network and we started #DigitalStrike together which later became FFF Digital, which you can read about in the FFF Digital tab.
Throughout high school I was very outspoken about the climate crisis. I did a weekly silent strike on Fridays to bring attention to the climate crisis, and brought climate protest signs to school on global climate strike days. I nervously handed out quarter pager fliers for local climate events, including our high school's climate strikes September 20 that I led and organized.
I had a consistent online presence that became a central avenue for raising awareness, showcasing my passion, meeting fellow climate activists, and making myself known as the infamous climate activist at my high school. I consistently made Instagram story polls and reached out to people who responded to recruit students towards my various climate efforts.
Through my role as a local Sunrise leader I was involved in various local and state climate and political initiatives, which gave me the opportunity to get more engaged with Sunrise on the national level in the training and onboarding departments, as well as other national initiatives. I got the opportunity to join Zero Hour's music team, and joined Polluters Out at the beginning prior to their official launch. I joined Mock COP's initial team during phase 1, as well as Heirs to our oceans' 1st cohort for the U.S. youth advisory council for the UN ocean decade, but my main focus remained FFF Digital.
The pandemic and my work with FFF Digital helped me find my passion for global climate justice and was when I left the local climate and political scene.
During the end of my high school years
I have participated in many high honor projects and panel style events built of all this activism experience. Through everything I've done, I've built an extensive network with as many people from the beginning of my activism until now, so I can use my connections to make this world a better place.
Throughout middle school, I spent my time reading books, watching documentaries, absorbing online content about the climate crisis, posting and talking about the climate crisis. This is where I started to gain my extensive knowledge of the climate movement and it's many sectors and organizations. I found out about Jamie Margolin and her work with Zero Hour and was inspired to get involved in youth led climate activism.
I attended 2018's HoCo GreenFest and connected with adult led climate groups like HoCo Climate Action, Citizens Climate Lobby, and Less Plastic Please, which was my vehicle for getting involved in local climate work. After attending the youth climate march in D.C. with the local organizers, I found out about the Sunrise Movement and learned about the Green New Deal. I was inspired to start a Sunrise hub in Howard County, which you can read more about in the Sunrise HoCo tab.
I was a grassroots climate organizer for many years, gaining experience in a variety of fields promoting local climate action, awareness, and involvement in Howard County and Maryland. Through my content on local organizing, I connected with organizers with Fridays For Future USA, where I learned about Greta Thunberg and was inspired by the Fridays For Future movement. I met George Zhang through our national network and we started #DigitalStrike together which later became FFF Digital, which you can read about in the FFF Digital tab.
Throughout high school I was very outspoken about the climate crisis. I did a weekly silent strike on Fridays to bring attention to the climate crisis, and brought climate protest signs to school on global climate strike days. I nervously handed out quarter pager fliers for local climate events, including our high school's climate strikes September 20 that I led and organized.
I had a consistent online presence that became a central avenue for raising awareness, showcasing my passion, meeting fellow climate activists, and making myself known as the infamous climate activist at my high school. I consistently made Instagram story polls and reached out to people who responded to recruit students towards my various climate efforts.
Through my role as a local Sunrise leader I was involved in various local and state climate and political initiatives, which gave me the opportunity to get more engaged with Sunrise on the national level in the training and onboarding departments, as well as other national initiatives. I got the opportunity to join Zero Hour's music team, and joined Polluters Out at the beginning prior to their official launch. I joined Mock COP's initial team during phase 1, as well as Heirs to our oceans' 1st cohort for the U.S. youth advisory council for the UN ocean decade, but my main focus remained FFF Digital.
The pandemic and my work with FFF Digital helped me find my passion for global climate justice and was when I left the local climate and political scene.
During the end of my high school years
I have participated in many high honor projects and panel style events built of all this activism experience. Through everything I've done, I've built an extensive network with as many people from the beginning of my activism until now, so I can use my connections to make this world a better place.