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Adah Crandall’s Speech at Zenith

June 9, 2022 by Liam Castles

When we harness the power of our communities, we ARE more powerful than Zenith and our climate chaos-causing status quo.

Tags City of Portland, Climate Villains, Portland Youth Climate Strikeate, youth, Youth vs ODOT, Zenith Energy

Youth, Power, and Collective Action: The Youth Climate Strike

May 16, 2022 by Damon Di Cicco
Girl holding a sign saying If you did your job I would be in school

A major obstacle in solving the climate crisis is that our collective interests are in conflict with those who have the most power. Collectively, most agree that a world beset by climate catastrophe is undesirable. … Read more

Tags Alexandria Villasenor, Climate Action, Climate Crisis, Climate Strike, Fridays For Future, Jamie Margolin, Nyombi Morris, Sunrise Movement, youth, Youth v Gov

Being Young Right Now Is Terrifying

February 8, 2022 by Tri Sanger
Youth climate activist holding sign saying "Zenith Oil = Climate Crime"

It’s hard not to fall into despair most days. To feel like I’m capable of changing anything in this big, nasty place.

Tags Climate Crisis, despair, homeostasis, hope, youth

Standing with Youth Climate Activists

September 30, 2021 by Janet Weil
4 high school students holding "Generation Green New Deal" banner

XRPDX rebels were proud to stand with (and drive behind) thousands of youth climate activists, for the Global Climate Strike organized by Portland Youth Climate Strike, on September 24, 2021. This was the Friday chosen … Read more

Tags City of Portland, Fridays For Future, Global Climate Strike, youth

Hope. It’s a beautiful thing.

August 24, 2021 by Tri Sanger

It’s been a long year and a half, on that I think we can all agree. As an educator, this last school year was one of the toughest of my life. Online teaching left me drained … Read more

Tags education, regeneration culture, youth

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