Inspirational women: climate activist

• Worldwide, most people now know about Greta Thunberg. And while her work raising awareness of climate chaos is incredible, there are many other children and young people whose names should be equally familiar. But globally, adults and the establishment media have whitewashed their stories and vital contribution to this crisis. Eight-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam from Manipur in India has had enough. She’s called the world out insisting people stop calling her “Greta of India”. In 2019, Kangujam told global leaders to “act now against climate change” at the COP25 climate conference in Spain. Although she’d already spoken about climate chaos in 21 countries, newspapers tagged her “Indian Greta” and “‘Greta’ of the Global South”.

• On 24 January, the Associated Press (AP) came under fire for cropping Vanessa Nakate, a 23-year-old Black climate activist, out of a group photo taken at the 2020 Davos climate summit. The photo only showed four white activists. "Climate activists of colour are erased. I [had] activists who messaged me to tell me that the same thing happened to them before but they didn’t have the courage to say anything".

• It’s worth noting that there’s absolutely no animosity or competition between the young people themselves. In fact, their solidarity should shame the adults. Thunberg made this very clear, and Zero Hour, founded by 18-yr-old Colombian-American climate activist Jamie Margolin, amplified the message: The climate movement is diverse and massive.
  Please cover the full movement and do not erase voices.
  Please shine a light on ALL activists, please cover ALL our stories.
  Sincerely,
  Activists who have been working for a long time and need you to pay attention

• My name is Elizabeth Wathuti, a Kenyan climate activist. What keeps me going is knowing that we aren't the last generation, more will come after us and my fight is not just for us but also for generations to come. Let's unite in securing a livable world NOW for a safe future