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Isha Clarke is a high school student born, raised, and educated in Oakland, CA with a passion for intersectional activism. She knows that threats to the environment disproportionately affect people of color, low-income folks, and young people. It is essential to know this while fighting for environmental justice so we can can create a just and equitable world while maintaining a livable climate.

Interview Highlights:

• How Isha Clarke got involved with the climate justice movement and organizations like the Sunrise Movement and Youth vs. Apocalypse

• A bit of background on the video with Diane Feinstein and Sunrise Movement youth activists that went viral and the impacts of that interaction

• How listeners can contribute to the resistance movements that are holding the line for the possibility of the next economy

• Why historically marginalized and under-resourced groups need to be at the center of the conversations around the climate crisis

Resources:

• Youth VS Apocalypse Website (Facebook)

• The Sunrise Movement Website (Facebook)

• Sen Feinstein Dismisses children pushing for #GreenNewDeal: "You didn't vote for me" (Full video)

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