Climate Win: Youth Activist Takes on State Government
Season 7, Episode 2, Jun 07, 2023, 08:51 PM
When middle schooler Adah Crandall of Portland, Oregon noticed the impact her school's proximity to a busy freeway was having on some of her classmates, she took action. She and her classmates started an Environmental Justice Club, began protesting outside of government buildings, and lobbied against the freeway's proposed expansion.
Today as a high schooler, Adah shares with Rob what went into her experience and her continued motivation and hopes for future generations.
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This podcast is supported in part by:
The College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans
Arlie W. Schardt Fund for Climate Justice
Special thanks to:
Our producer, Maggie Dewane, and our editor, Courtney Garcia, as well as musical artist Lobo Loco, who makes their work available to us through a Creative Commons license.
Today as a high schooler, Adah shares with Rob what went into her experience and her continued motivation and hopes for future generations.
Connect the Dots is brought to you by the Center for Progressive Reform. Learn more at www.progressivereform.org
Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen and consider leaving us a review! It will help us to reach more listeners like you who want to connect the dots on today's most pressing issues.
This podcast is supported in part by:
The College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans
Arlie W. Schardt Fund for Climate Justice
Special thanks to:
Our producer, Maggie Dewane, and our editor, Courtney Garcia, as well as musical artist Lobo Loco, who makes their work available to us through a Creative Commons license.