Jamie Margolin
Jamie Margolin | |
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Occupation | Climate justice activist |
Known for | Organizing the Youth Climate Action March |
Jamie Margolin is a Columbian-American
Education
Margolin attended Holy Names Academy.[4] She studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[5][6]
Activism
In 2017, at age 15, Margolin founded the youth climate action organization Zero Hour with Nadia Nazar,[7][8] Zanagee Artis, and other youth activists.[9] She served as the co-executive director of the organization until September 2020 when she stepped down. She was replaced by fellow founder and youth activist Madelaine Tew.[10] Margolin co-founded Zero Hour in reaction to the response she saw after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico[11] and her personal experience during the 2017 Washington wildfires.[10]
She has garnered some notoriety as a plaintiff in the
In September 2018, Margolin was part of a youth group that sued Governor
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.[4]
In 2021, Margolin started a Climate Justice Scholarship.[5]
Journalism
Her writing about climate change has appeared in many publications including HuffPost, Teen Ink and CNN. She was part of Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 class of 2018.[14] In 2018, she was also named as one of People Magazine's 25 Women Changing the World.[15][16]
in 2020, Margolin published her 1st book, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It, in which she presents the essential guide to changemaking through activism.[17]
Personal life
Margolin identified as
Margolin is a member of the Junior State of America.[19][non-primary source needed]
Controversies
In 2021 Margolin and fellow climate activist Emma Tang accused each other of sexual assault.[20][21][22]
Awards and honors
Margolin won a MTV Europe Music Awards Generation Change award in 2019.[23]
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.[24]
Bibliography
- Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It (Hachette Books, 2020)
References
- ^ "Jamie Margolin". THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF YOUTH VOICES. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Brooke Jarvis (July 21, 2020). "The Teenagers at the End of the World". New York Times.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Groundswell: Jamie Margolin on Shifting Culture". Moment Magazine. November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Tempus, Alexandra (November 6, 2018). "Five Questions For: Youth Climate Activist Jamie Margolin on #WalkoutToVote". Progressive.org. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "How to build a climate movement before your 17th birthday". Grist. October 31, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (July 21, 2018). "Meet the Teenagers Leading a Climate Change Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Jamie Margolin, Youth Climate Activist". Ultimate Civics. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin | Climate One". www.climateone.org. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin Isn't Intimidated by Climate Change-Denying Bullies". Teen Vogue. November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Teenage Activists Take on Climate Change: 'I Have No Choice But To Be Hopeful'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Meet PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World of 2018". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-7382-4666-6.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin: The Teenager Who Would Be President". Forward. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "AAPI activist and climate activist accuse each other of sexual assault". Yahoo News. November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Rachel. "Prominent NYU activists publicize sexual assault allegations against one another". Washington Square news. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Grogan, Erin E. "Queer Futurity and Toxic Temporalities in the Anthropocene". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Romero, Ariana (November 2, 2019). "MTV EMA Winner Jamie Margolin On How To Reclaim Your Identity & Save The Planet". Refinery29. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2022.