Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
News:Politics
From the climate movement’s earliest days, young people have been at the forefront of activism. But the first major international climate conferences took place 30 years ago. The first cohort of youth activists are now adults, some with children of their own. The emotional cost of seeing so little payoff for years spent fighting can be agonizing at any age, but perhaps more so for young people who put so much of themselves into the effort.
Many youth activists burned out along the way, frustrated by participating in actions that rarely led to meaningful and lasting change. How do former youth activists now view the work of their younger selves? And what advice do they have for the next generation?
Guests:
Alec Loorz, Writer, Photographer, former youth climate activist
Slater Jewell-Kemker, Director, “Youth Unstoppable;” former youth climate activist
Victoria Loorz, Founder, Center for Wild Spirituality; Author, “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred”
Abrar Anwar, Chief Technology Officer, Rebel Force Tech Solutions; former youth climate activist
Kyle Gracey, Strategy Consultant, Future Matters; former youth climate activist
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