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The Youth Climate Movement: Looking Back and Moving Forward Whether you’re a youth activist yourself, or an aspiring adult ally for the youth leading the way, we encourage you to get involved in the movement for a better future for all! In recent years, the youth climate movement has seen exponential growth. Young activists from all around the world are participating in the global discussion around the climate crisis, environmental justice, and inclusive solutions. The climate crisis could ...

A towboat passes a coal-fired power plant along the Ohio River in Stratton, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2017. (CNS photo/Reuters/Brian Snyder) Editors note: This story originally appeared in ClimateTracker.org and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Last November, youth climate activists helped elect U.S. President Joe Biden. The Green New Deal enthusiasts turned their peers out to the polls in recor...

These are the volunteers who drove across the country to register voters in the Georgia runoff CNN 1/2/2021 © Ariel Harper/Future Coalition georgia runoff out of state volunteers It took one text from a friend to convince Graco Hernandez to drive thousands of miles to help in Georgias election. The recent political science graduate watched the general election results roll in from Los Angeles in November, captivated by how close the Georgia senatorial race turned out. The next day he got a...

By Cherranda Smith Dec 29, 2020 Activists are turning to TikTok ahead of the highly-anticipated Georgia Senate runoffs. The races, currently underway during the state’s early voting period, have forced candidates from both parties to get creative in their campaigning efforts amid the pandemic.  TikTok surged in popularity since the start of the pandemic. The social media platform which allows users to create short video clips using a variety of filters and effects, followed the lead of othe...

Biden became the first Democratic presidential nominee since Bill Clinton Recent polls show a tight race in both Georgia Senate races. Young and first-time voters are yet again poised to play a key role at the ballot box, where the Senate majority for the next two years will be decided. If Ossoff and Warnock both win, Democrats will win back control of the Senate. ADVERTISEMENT Youth voter turnout nationwide increased this year compared with the 2016 election, according to data from the Cent...

. With the help of online influencers, Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is using social media app TikTok as one tactic to get young voters, who were essential to President-elect Joe Biden’s November victory, to vote again. Ossoff joined TikTok in early December, shortly before early voting began in the runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and a Public Service Commission race. On Monday, Democratic organizers from the youth-led national group Future Coalition joined with i...

Here are Canva Designs that Defined 2020 Global graphic design platform, Canva, today released its inaugural end-of-year ‘Makers and Shapers’ Report, highlighting how users from around the world reacted to some of the biggest history-making events that took place in 2020. From businesses navigating the natural disasters that ravaged the Philippines, Canva’s global community of 40 million active users have designed and shared everything from social media posts to online presentations �...

Canva’s ‘Makers And Shapers’ Report: The Designs That Defined 2020 LionhearTV 12/16/2020 Lions Den Manila, Philippines, December 2020 –Global graphic design platform, Canva, today released its inaugural end-of-year ‘Makers and Shapers’ Report, highlighting how users from around the world reacted to some of the biggest history-making events that took place in 2020. From businesses navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, through to the catastrophic natural disasters that r...