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Young Voices for the Planet: Words Have Power

Provided by: Young Voices for the Planet |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This video presents the story of Jaysa Hunter-Mellers, a young activist from Bridgeport, Connecticut whose testimony helped shut down a coal-fired power plant.
Students will see that children can fight for environmental justice and address environmental threats through civic actions and words.

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Subjects: Civics, Health

Authors: Young Voices for the Planet

Region: Connecticut

Languages: English

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Positives

This video and the additional links in the description can inspire students to take action to protect the environment.
This video has a powerful message related to environmental justice, environmental racism, and one person's ability to make change.

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with the following concepts: air pollution, environmental racism, activism, and burning fossil fuels.
Teachers can check out the various articles and videos on Jaysa's awards, projects, and press releases.

Differentiation & Implementation

In ELA classes, teachers can show students the video and ask them to write a paragraph about the impact of words to make a positive change.
In art classes, teachers can ask students to make a piece of art that depicts the powerful words Jaysa Hunter-Mellers.
This video can be used for a class discussion about environmental racism.
It can be used as a starting point for a lesson on actions to restore the environment or on air pollution and its impacts on human health.

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