Nathaly Agosto Filión: Identity as a Climate Superpower
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: January 8, 2024
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Synopsis
- In this interview, Newark's Nathaly Agosto Filión discusses how she got involved in environmental work, how community members can affect change, and the importance of resilience stories from groups facing disproportionate challenges from climate change.
- Students will learn about and discuss the importance of youth voices in the climate change conversation, the need for diversity in the climate movement, the power of emotional elements in making changes, and how students can show up and contribute to the movement.
Subjects: Civics, English Language Arts, Career Skills
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, North Jersey, New Jersey
Languages: English
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Positives
- The interviewee gives actionable steps that young people can put into practice to support environmental justice.
- The message to do what you are passionate about and the quote Nathaly shares will inspire students to do what makes them "come alive."
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should understand the basic causes and effects of climate change.
- It may benefit students to understand local government, how local policies are made, and how it connects to and influences state and national government.
Differentiation
- After watching the video, students can share and discuss their formative experiences with nature, like Nathaly's memory of squirrels and her experience hiking in the Berkshires.
- Students can interview their local chief sustainability officer and compare and contrast their path and inspiration to Christina's.
- The interviewee mentions that citizens of Newark have faced environmental racism and the importance of policymakers and government officials considering these stories. Students can research examples of environmental racism and discuss why they are relevant to the conversation. Students can also discuss examples of resilience in these groups.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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