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Isra Hirsi – A young climate and racial justice advocate

Isra Hirsi / United States
At 17-years-old, Isra Hirsi is a climate and racial justice advocate who is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the US Youth Climate Strike. In 2019, she led the organization of hundreds of strikes across the country on March 15th and May 3rd. Hirsi started her climate activism her freshman year of high school by joining her schools environmental club. Driven by her identity as a Black Muslim woman in this work, Hirsi has been a longtime advocate for intersectionality and diversity within the climate justice movement as well as in her daily life.  “The climate movement needs more people like me,” Hirsi says.
“Attending the climate strike in Washington, D.C., was everything I wanted but also dreaded. We had amazing speakers — our own organizers! But a diverse group of organizers didn’t mean a diverse group of participants. Talking about my experiences to a crowd of thousands was amazing, but it was discouraging how few of the faces in the crowd looked like me. It showed how the climate movement needs a drastic change toward diversity before we can truly be intersectional and effective.”

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