Saturday Spotlight Series I am a proud Northern queer adventurer who you can frequently find hiking mountains to board down, or paddling remote rivers, accompanied by their kids and dogs. My mother was born in Cape Town, South Africa and my father is of Western European descent. I am passionate about urban farming and seek to inspire individual actions as well as policy change to address the climate emergency. Why did you join the climate movement/what pushed you to become i

Saturday Spotlight Series As a lifelong environmentalist and a Master of Sustainability, I know that we have a long journey ahead of us in the fight against climate change. I believe that change begins with the education of those who can and will shape our world for the better, the youth of the future. My sustainability journey began when I was in junior year of high school and my passion for climate action has only intensified since then. I have an Honours bachelor’s degree

Saturday Spotlight Series Jamie was raised in a small town where he was either surrounded by agricultural fields or forest. Although it might not have been articulated in words, his connection to the land was an important part of who he was, more so than he was even aware of. The more he learnt about society in cegep and university, the more he realized it has the destructive habit of trying to take over nature. That is when he really got involved in student strike movements,

Saturday Spotlight Series Gaïa obtained a master’s degree in Applied International Law and Politics from the University of Sherbrooke in Québec in 2020. Through the French Red Cross' Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform (PIROI), she became familiar with disaster law in the southwestern Indian Ocean countries and island territories that are most affected by the consequences of climate change, and yet the least responsible. She initially joined The Climate Reality...

Saturday Spotlight Series Ashley Anthony is a communications expert with a background in journalism and marketing. Focusing now on environmental non-profit work, previously she was a news director, radio host, and adventure junkie. Now she lives a quiet life in Saint John, NB after stints in Yellowknife, NT, and Terrace, BC, with her husband and three kids. Why did you join the climate movement/what pushed you to become interested in climate change issues? After working alo