By Alicia C. (pictured above) At this point, people know that the youth are going to feel the effects of climate change, so I guess it’s only fitting that we are the leaders of the movement. My name is Alicia, I’m fifteen, and I am a climate activist. The worldwide climate strike that happened onContinue reading The March 15th Climate Strike: A Call to Action
By Lulit S. We often find that in molding Generation Z into social and political change agents, it is easy for our voices to be muted or ignored by policymakers, legislators, representatives, or everyday adults turning their noses at the idea that teen advocacy is a plausible way to incite reform. As a self-proclaimed “activist” inContinue reading ACTivist ACTress Molly Jackson
Imagine one of the biggest days of your life: your high school graduation. Imagine walking across the stage and getting handed your diploma and shaking your principal’s hand. You look out in the audience with a huge smile, searching for the proud, shining faces of your family, the very people you have been waiting toContinue reading The Fight Is Not Over: Four Students’ Journey to Becoming Activists
By Ella G. My dad opened a pretty cool envelope on the kitchen counter this morning. It was a letter from the Maryland State House, and it listed all the accomplishments of the legislative session that ran between January 10th and April 9th. In only three months, the Maryland legislature passed comprehensive gun reform, includingContinue reading Shifting the Paradigm: A Teen’s Lobbying Experience