🌍⚖️ The youth climate justice movement is the frontline force demanding real solutions to the #climatecrisis, but these activists struggle with limited resources as they juggle school, work, and personal lives on top of their organizing.
💰 Less than 2% of philanthropic funding goes towards climate action, with even smaller scraps devoted to youth-led grassroots groups, especially those led by working-class youth of color.
✊🏽 These young leaders have been pivotal in every social justice struggle. On climate, they're exposing #greenwashing, leading divestment campaigns, and pushing politicians to act with the urgency this existential threat demands.
💡 Youth climate activists have the vision, wisdom and innovative strategies to achieve #climatejustice and a just transition to regenerative systems. What they need is:
▪️Training, leadership development and mentorship opportunities
▪️ Accessible funding streams and stipends
▪️ Respectful partnerships with philanthropies
▪️ Support for long-term strategy, movement-building spaces
▪️ Prioritizing their grassroots organizing in frontline communities
🔥 As the UN says, this is a "code red for humanity." The youth climate justice movement is sounding the alarm and leading the charge. It's time for philanthropy to step up as an intergenerational partner in this fight.
📢 We need the experience and resources of our elders to truly shift the momentum. Let's stand in solidarity with the youth voices demanding climate justice and #environmentalequity for all.