Introducing Youth X Climate Action
Our generation has grown up with the idea that people’s ignorance of climate change will destroy our future. It’s a cynical way of thinking about things – we know. But, it’s a reality that we’re facing and we can’t help but be jaded by it.
It turns out that even though research from 50 years ago brought increasing CO2 emissions to our attention, we’ve only actually taken substantial steps towards addressing global warming in the past 20 or so years. Past generations talked about the threat of global warming and tried to bring it to the world’s attention. We’ve heard these previous generations loud and clear, and we’ve decided to take things up a notch: by taking tangible action against the catastrophic effects of climate change.
Across the world, young people have been organizing events and initiatives to tackle climate change in every which way. Whether it’s arranging local “litter” cleanups and planting rooftop gardens, or bringing awareness to climate change through school clubs or youth-led councils, our generation has made one thing clear: we refuse to be bystanders to the earth’s destruction.
We’ve especially seen Canadian youth at the forefront of the climate movement, especially during the first Fridays for Future marches in Canada, which were inspired by the famous young climate activist Greta Thunberg. It’s these national, youth-led efforts that we’re interested in showcasing and celebrating here at The Blank Page, and we’ll be doing exactly that through our online event: Youth X Climate Action: A Photobook.
Over the next few days, we’ll be showing you the ways in which young Canadians are involved in the climate movement by featuring their work in photos. We’ve always tried to bring awareness to climate issues through the written form, as seen through the articles published in our Environment section, but we know that photos- as the saying goes-” speak a thousand words”.
We hope that these photos do exactly that, and compel you to be more conscious of your actions and impact on the environment, and perhaps inspire you to join your local youth group, board of directors, or climate coalition to fight for the future that we all deserve. If you have any questions about the event or would like to learn more about the inspiration behind it, feel free to reach us at contact@blnkpage.org.
We can’t wait to share the tremendous climate-oriented work of young Canadians with you.
