Every year, on Friday, April 29th, millions of people will gather together and travel to open acres. They will wear their gardening gear as they prepare to plant as many trees as they can. After all, April 29th is Arbor Day Occurring on the last Friday of April, Arbor Day celebrates the nature of trees. For many…

This is Puvungna. A sacred land belonging to the Tongva nation and found in California. In 2019, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) dumped trash and other debris there. This is their story. What Is Puvungna? Known as an ancient village and gathering place, Puvungna is a key…

A refugee. Someone who has crossed international borders in search of asylum, often escaping persecution due to race, religion, etc. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in Australia, 1.2 billion people could be displaced by climate change threats by 2050. And yet, they will never be considered…

“This is the time to do something to slow down the rising of sea levels.” These are the words 12-year-old Shalvi Shakshi uttered at the UN’s COP23 in 2017. Shalvi Shakshi is a young girl from the island of Vanua Levu. On February 20, 2016, her life would change forever. …

In November of 2018, Canadian teens sued the Canadian federal government for its inadequacy in the fight against climate change. That’s right. Sued. Led by ENvironnement JEUnesse, a Quebec-based organization educating youth about environmental issues, this lawsuit was the first of its kind in Canada. The application was to represent all people in…

According to the United Nations, men’s average wages are higher than women’s in both rural and urban areas, with rural women working longer hours and having the added responsibility of domestic care. Still, in 2022, women face discrimination in all walks of life. Although we have fought and protested for…

According to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. They are more likely to experience poverty, have less economic power than a man, and have more difficulty recovering from frequent natural disasters. It seems as though there is a deep connection between issues affecting gender and…

“I am very unhappy with the choices you’ve made” As 13-year-old Autumn Peltier was going to gift Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with a ceremonial copper water bowl (used to symbolize the responsibility of protecting the country’s water), she courageously shared these words with him. The Canadian government had let the issue of toxic water in Indigenous reserves go…

Forest fires rage through the Amazon. Oil rigs explode, polluting the seas. Companies continuously pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. People carelessly toss their garbage onto the streets. Plastic finds its way into ecosystems. The list goes on. What’s to stop these disasters from occurring? The Ecocide Law The term “ecocide” has been…