2019 is the year young people rise for climate justice

350 Canada
5 min readApr 9, 2019

By Maia Wikler, Freelance Writer with Teen Vogue & Powershift attendee

Photo Credit: Allan Lissner

In Ottawa, Canada — unsurrendered lands of the Algonquin Anishnabe, water protectors and land defenders from across the country gathered on February 14–18th for the mass youth climate convergence, Powershift: Young and Rising, organized by 20 youth. Young and Rising came at a critical time in Canada…

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