Climate justice activist Lauren Ritchie, CC ’22, on redefining sustainability and inciting an inclusive climate action movement Climate justice activist Lauren Ritchie, CC ’22, on redefining sustainability and inciting an inclusive climate action movement Millie Felder / Senior Staff Photographer Climate justice activist Lauren Ritchie has spurred an inclusive climate action revolution with her platform @ecojusticeproject on Instagram. By Daniela Miranda | March 15, 2021, 1:01 AM One Instagram post, podcast, and TikTok, at a time, Lauren Ritchie, CC ’22, is on a mission to redefine sustainability, amplify marginalized voices, and gain traction for an inclusive climate action movement. Ritchie is a Bahamian climate justice activist whose platform, @ecojusticeproject on Instagram, has amassed more than 50,000 followers. Growing up on Grand Bahama Island, an island particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change—including the devastating 2019 category five Hurricane Dorian—Ritchie was eager to engage in the climate conversation with other Bahamian natives. Over the summer, Ritchie initially created her platform as a way to connect with Bahamian people during quarantine and to break down the stigma that there exists a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to sustainability. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Ritchie saw a need for an environmental justice platform that understood how racial justice, social justice, and environmentalism are naturally interconnected.