When I was 12,1 organized a project at my school in conjunction with the Paris Climate Change Conference. People wrote on ribbons the things they didn't want to lose to climate change. For the first time, I saw people talking about climate change in personal terms, not as something distant and scientific. In fall 2017,1 participated in SSC's Climate Justice League Fellowship program. It's a 10-week webinar series that trains young people to work for climate justice. In 2018,1 revamped some of the curriculum and presented the first webinar, which was about the importance of community-building. DID IT GO? When I first saw images of Greta Thunberg-alone outside the Swedish parliament with her "school strike for climate change" sign-I was so inspired. It was incredible to see that one teenage girl turn into hundreds and thousands of youths striking across Europe.
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