inspire girls to pursue their dreams without limits. For climate connections find episodes about Jane Goodall from conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier or Greta Thunberg from mental health advocate and feminist Jameela Jamil.


Shaping a Fairer World with SDGs


Episode: Ananya Chopra – 11-year-old Student Supporting Sports and SDGs While there are so many great speakers throughout this podcast, episode one is a good place to start with Ananya, an 11-year- old blogger who makes videos on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Sports. Namya Joshi, one of India’s top tech-savvy students, in part for her project “Magical World of Books Leading to #SDG’s 2030” (episode three), and Siddharth Satish, a high school junior with his own podcast centred on fostering better communication and cross-cultural conversation (episode eleven), are also helpful in inspiring students.


5 YOUTH LEADERS TO FOLLOW Local Leaders


Savi Gellatly-Ladd, 18, Toronto (@yellowpeach.es) A speaker at the Global Climate Strike Toronto, when Savi was asked for tips for other youth activists, she said, “I suggest joining a climate justice organization near you. It is so important that we take it further than individual steps and move towards collective action!”


Autumn Peltier, 16, Wiikwemkoong Un- ceded Territory, Ontario (@autumn.peltier) Autumn was just eight years old when she started advocating for clean water in Indig- enous communities in Canada and around the world. On more than one occasion, Autumn has addressed hundreds of inter- national guests at the United Nations asking them to “Warrior up” and take a stand for our planet.


Sophia Mathur, 13, Sudbury (@sophiamathur) At just 11, Mathur is credited with bringing Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future interna- tional protest to Canada. She is one of seven young people taking the Ford government to court for weakening Ontario’s 2030 climate target, sat on a panel with Greta in New York on climate activism, and is featured with David Suzuki in The Nature of Things’ new documentary Rebellion.


Chief Water Commissioner Autumn Peltier, from Canada’s Anishinabek Nation, addresses the Global Landscapes Forum, at the United Nations, Sept. 28, 2019.


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Nkosilathi Nyathi, 17, Zimbabwe (nyathinkosilath_official05) In Africa, the effects of climate change are already being felt, making connecting with the voices of climate activists from the continent even more important. Nkosi began advocating for climate change and environmental issues at 10 years old and has recently been appointed as a UNICEF Youth Climate Advocate.


Melati Wijsen, 19, Bali (@melatiwijsen) Melati co-founded the youth-driven NGO Bye Bye Plastic Bags at the age of 12 with her younger sister, Isabel, then 10, with the goal of eliminating the use of single-use plastic bags in Bali after being inspired by a lesson in school about Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.


INDISPENSABLE RESOURCES FOR CLIMATE EDUCATION World’s Largest Lesson


If you haven’t answered the Global Call to Climate Learning yet from the World’s Largest Lesson, it’s time. The extensive and


growing resource bank of creative tools for educators and action-focussed learning ex- periences for young people from ages four to 18 builds skills and motivates participants to take action for the United Nations Sustain- able Development Goals.


LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (LSF)


Their weekly Learning Inside Out emails rotate between Step Outside Nature Guides, focussed on connecting seasonal happenings to nature conversations in the classroom, and the Sustainable Develop- ment Goals,


resources covering every-


thing from climate change to equity. With teacher webinars, virtual youth forums, the Resources


for Rethinking database


with optimized search features by grade or subject, the curated lesson list in Climate Change Resources for Teachers 2020 guide and funding opportunities to support your projects, LSF is here to help integrate sus- tainability education into Canada’s educa- tion system. n Sarah Lowes is a member of the Halton Teacher Local.


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