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Ana Badillo – Bringing families together to secure a healthy environment for children in Ecuador

Ana Badillo: Bringing families together to secure a healthy environment for children in Ecuador. Ana Badillo is an economist, researcher, and painter who blends evidence-based insights with everyday experiences to mobilize people in the fight for environmental justice. As part of her 2024 – 2025 Climate Parent Fellowship, [...]

Chévanni Beon Davids: Connection and belonging in a time of climate crisis

Chévanni Beon Davids: Connection and belonging in a time of climate crisis. An indigenous father, writer, and planetary activist, Chévanni is the founder of the Reimagined Learning Community in South Africa, which serves as a transformative hub, fostering holistic education and nurturing connections with learning, community, and [...]

Ernst John Kaars Sijpesteijn: Organizing grandparents and seniors across Europe to fight for climate policies that will protect future generations

Ernst John Kaars Sijpesteijn: Organizing grandparents and seniors across Europe to fight for climate policies that will protect future generations Ernst John is a musician and events coordinator living in Amsterdam. He has been organizing on sustainability issues and European cooperation since the mid-nineties. Over the [...]

Dr. Susan Pacheco: If people really understood how air pollution is damaging their children’s health

Dr. Susan Pacheco: “If people really understood how climate change and air pollution is damaging their children’s health, the tone of the global climate conversation would change.” Dr. Susan Pacheco is the mother of three grown children and a professor of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at McGovern [...]

Lisa María Madera: Restoring rivers, weaving community, and connecting to Mother Earth through ancestral traditions in Ecuador

Lisa María Madera: Restoring rivers, weaving community, and connecting to Mother Earth through ancestral traditions in Ecuador Lisa María is a mother, writer, and educator who serves as community weaver and riverkeeper for the Colectivo Rescate del Rio San Pedro, a group that creates intergenerational mingas to [...]

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