"I am 11 years old. My generation will repair the damage done by the government. Just look at us!”
Greta Thunberg lately it has been filling newspapers, news portals, our "feeds" on Facebook... and rightly so! The girl is dedicated to the fight against climate change, people, including some world leaders, really listen to her. But the battle for a better tomorrow is tough and Greta needs all the help she can get. Fortunately, she has. Among all the individuals who came to her side, there are also others young activists, which deserve the same amount of attention.
Marie Copeny
Mari Copeny (Photo: FB Mari Copeny)Mari, also known as Little Miss Flint, is 11-year-old activist, who fights for the children of Flint, Michigan. At just 8 years old, when the first news about the contaminated water appeared, she ordered her brothers to open it or drink it. In difficult times, Mari did not surrender to helplessness, but decided to do it fighting for children in Flint and wrote a letter to President Obama. She herself says: "I am 11 years old. My generation will repair the damage done by the government. Just look at us!”
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Twitter: @LittleMissFlint
Autumn Peltier
Autumn PeltierIt's autumn A 15-year-old Indian girl and a member of the Wikwemikong First Nation Reserve, as well as internationally recognized a fighter for clean water. Peltier addressed world leaders on the topic of water protection at the UN General Assembly when she was only 13 years old. She started the fight for clean water around the world at the age of eight, inspired by her great-aunt Josephine Mandamin (activist and founder of the Mother Earth Water Walkers initiative).
IG: @autumn.peltier
Xiye Bastide
Xiye Bastide17-year-old Xiye felt climate change firsthand: she grew up in an arid area, then in the area heavy downpours and floods (San Pedro Tultepec in Mexico). When she and her family moved to New York four years ago, she saw firsthand the devastation it can cause hurricane, in this case, Hurricane Sandy. Now she has devoted herself to uniting all the people of the world with their help prevent and stop the damage caused by climate change.
Twitter: @xiyebastida
Other young activists fighting for a better tomorrow
16-year-old Isra Hirsi, Minneapolis, USA (climate change), twitter: @israhirsi
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, 19, Colorado, USA (climate change), twitter: @xiuhtezcatl
Isha Clarke, 16, Oakland, USA (Climate Change)
Leah Namugerwa, 14, Uganda (climate change), twitter: @NamugerwaLeah
Vanessa Vash, 16, Uganda (climate change), twitter: @vanessa_vash
