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Jamie Margolin

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Jamie Margolin
Alma materNew York University Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationClimate justice activist
Known forOrganizing the Youth Climate Action March

Jamie Margolin is a Colombian-American[1] climate justice activist.[2] She is a co-founder of Zero Hour, a climate-focused youth organization that is part of Future Coalition.[3][4]

Education

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Margolin attended Holy Names Academy.[5] She studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6][7]

Activism

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In 2017, at age 15, Margolin founded the youth climate action organization Zero Hour with Nadia Nazar,[4][8] Zanagee Artis, and other youth activists.[9] Margolin co-founded Zero Hour in reaction to the response she saw after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico[10] and her personal experience during the 2017 Washington wildfires.[11]

In September 2018, Margolin was part of a youth group that sued Governor Jay Inslee and the State of Washington over greenhouse-gas emissions in the state. The case was dismissed by a King County Superior Court judge, who ruled the case to be political one that must be resolved by the Governor and the legislature. It has since been appealed Washington Court of Appeals.[5] Margolin is also a plaintiff in the case of Aji P. v. Washington which is suing the state of Washington for their inaction against climate change on the basis of a stable climate being a human right.[10][12]

In September 2019, she was asked to testify on a panel called "Voices Leading the Next Generation on the Global Climate Crisis" alongside Greta Thunberg for the United States House of Representatives.[5]

In 2020, Margolin published her first book, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It.[2] In 2021, she started a Climate Justice Scholarship with the goal of allowing "budding activists such as herself to start tackling the climate crisis".[6]

Personal life

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Margolin identifies as Jewish, Latinx, and as a lesbian.[13][5] She is a member of the Junior State of America.[14][non-primary source needed]

In 2021, Margolin and fellow climate activist Emma Tang accused each other of sexual assault.[15][16]

Awards and honors

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In 2018, Margolin was part of Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21.[17] She was also named as one of People Magazine's 25 Women Changing the World for 2018.[18][19]

Margolin was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.[20] In the same year, she also won an MTV Europe Music Awards Generation Change award.[21]

In 2020, Margolin was a keynote speaker at Verdical Group's annual Net Zero Conference.[22]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Margolin". THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF YOUTH VOICES. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jarvis, Brooke (July 21, 2020). "The Teenagers at the End of the World". New York Times.
  3. ^ "A Huge Climate Change Movement Led By Teenage Girls Is Sweeping Europe. And It's Coming To The US Next". BuzzFeed News. February 11, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Tempus, Alexandra (November 6, 2018). "Five Questions For: Youth Climate Activist Jamie Margolin on #WalkoutToVote". Progressive.org. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Brunner, Jim (September 17, 2019). "Seattle's Jamie Margolin is 17 and a climate activist. On Wednesday she testifies before Congress". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Beard, Laura (September 21, 2021). "'A Costco food sample of climate justice': Tisch sophomore Jamie Margolin launches scholarship". Washington Square News. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Groundswell: Jamie Margolin on Shifting Culture". Moment Magazine. November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "How to build a climate movement before your 17th birthday". Grist. October 31, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (July 21, 2018). "Meet the Teenagers Leading a Climate Change Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Jamie Margolin, Youth Climate Activist". Ultimate Civics. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Sloat, Sarah (April 14, 2019). "This 17-Year Old Activist Is Changing the Way We Talk About the Climate Crisis". Inverse. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  12. ^ Margolin, Jamie (October 6, 2018). "I sued my state because I can't breathe there. They ignored me | Jamie Margolin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "Jamie Margolin: The Teenager Who Would Be President". Forward. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jamie Margolin | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "AAPI activist and climate activist accuse each other of sexual assault". Yahoo News. November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  16. ^ Cohen, Rachel (October 20, 2021). "Prominent NYU activists publicize sexual assault allegations against one another". Washington Square news. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Jamie Margolin Isn't Intimidated by Climate Change-Denying Bullies". Teen Vogue. November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  18. ^ "Teenage Activists Take on Climate Change: 'I Have No Choice But To Be Hopeful'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  19. ^ "Meet PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World of 2018". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  20. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  21. ^ Romero, Ariana (November 2, 2019). "MTV EMA Winner Jamie Margolin On How To Reclaim Your Identity & Save The Planet". Refinery29. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  22. ^ hello@verdicalgroup.com (September 29, 2023). "Honoring Past Keynote Speakers and Trailblazer Award Winners". Net Zero Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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