In the past 5 days I have taken two separate 22 hour bus rides, met over 50 new people, crossed about 5 state borders, shared sleeping spaces with strangers and walked in 90 degree weather with 200,000 other people. So, yeah you could say it was a busy weekend. Traveling to Washington, D.C. to participate […]
As this past YEA! MN network meeting drew to a close, I realized that perhaps the most effective tool we have on our side during the climate fight is an unlikely one: our humanity. It’s obvious that the climate fight has become incredibly polarized, with people on either side often taking a hostile attitude towards […]
As I sit writing this on a sunny Saturday nearing 70 degrees, I’m reminded that spring has sprung! When I decided to go to the People’s Climate March and Youth Convergence in D.C. earlier in March, the last weekend of April felt miles away. But mid-April has crept up on me and, as someone who […]
As I look back & reflect on YEA MN’s last network meeting, I am feeling more empowered and guided than ever. At the start, we got to work with the amazing people of iMatter, a national youth climate organization with school teams here in Minnesota, and generated ideas of how we can work together to […]
As a young person who aspires to be an activist, I would say that one of the most fun and empowering events I’ve participated in during the past two years has been Youth Lobby Day, which happens every March at the State Capitol. At first, it can be quite daunting, especially when you’re trying to […]
The 9th annual Youth Climate Lobby Day at the Minnesota State Capitol began with a Summit in the Governor’s Reception Room. This opening event included Governor Dayton, Lt. Governor Smith and a packed room full of young people. It featured a powerful panel of youth speakers representing partner organizations, including MPIRG, Minnesota Interfaith Power & […]
During the 2014-2015 school year I had the privilege of receiving credit towards my senior year at DeLaSalle High School through an internship with Climate Generation’s YEA! MN program. I was fed up with the monotony of high school and was looking for work that I could be passionate about and that would give my […]
As soon as I walked in the door for the 2017 Winter Mingler, the first YEA! MN event I attended as an alumna, I felt the rush and comfort of familiar faces. My relief could have been related to escaping from the bitter cold outside, but there was something heartening about seeing current YEA! MN […]
Hey. My name is Jason and I’m thrilled to join the Climate Generation team as the new YEA! MN Program Coordinator. I’m sitting at the desk that used to be where my friend Nicole Ektnitphong worked. I know I can never fill her shoes, but I’m honored to carry on the work she held for […]
This past December with YEA MN, my fellow core members and I celebrated Climate Generation’s 10-year anniversary. It was a very eye-opening and empowering event that lead me to think more deeply about how I can incorporate climate-friendly acts in my own life. As for our twice a month meetings, we focused more on how […]