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S1 | Gen GND Conversation with Jamie Margolin
S1 | Gen GND Conversation with Jamie Margolin
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Jamie Margolin is a climate organizer from Seattle and freshman in college. As a 14 year old high school student, she co-founded the youth climate activist group Zero Hour and went on to help organize and lead the massive Youth Climate Strike in the fall of 2019. Jamie was a surrogate for Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic primary, and is also a plaintiff in a climate lawsuit against her home state of Washington. Jamie also recently authored an amazing new book called “Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It.” The book is a fascinating sort of DIY manual for activism and in each chapter, Jamie interviews another youth activist about a particular aspect of activism. Our conversation with Jamie is stitched together from a couple of different interviews, and it touches on how she came to activism at a young age, sparring with Republicans on Capitol Hill, writing her book, and dealing with burnout. Support GenGND: https://www.patreon.com/generationgndBuy Jamie’s Book: https://bookshop.org/books/youth-to-power-your-voice-and-how-to-use-it/9780738246666Get involved with & support Zero Hour: http://thisiszerohour.org/Subscribe to GenGND's newsletter: https://generationgnd.substack.com/subscribeEpisode transcript available at: generationgreennewdeal.com
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (30)
S1 Ep1 | The Pelosi Sit-In: In the past two years, climate change has gone from the backburner to the center stage. Why? It all started with a protest in Nancy Pelosi’s office in 2018. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teamed up with a then-obscure youth activist group called Sunrise Movement to launch the fight for a Green New Deal. It took a lot of planning, courage, and also luck to make it happen, and we’re bringing you the inside story. Featuring Varshini Prakash and Sarah Duckett of Sunrise Movement and Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats. Support GenGND: https://www.patreon.com/generationgnd by Generation Green New Deal