Youth from several organizations speak out on concerns for their future in a world that is

fast becoming increasingly too dangerous from urgent climate change and gun violence.

Our young people are taking the lead in raising awareness and working for lasting

change. This webinar, sponsored by Interfaith Moral Action on Climate, will give you the

opportunity to hear from several of these courageous young people.

Valentina Ossa, "We Your Children"

Valentina Ossa is a water protector and activist and has been speaking out against

fracking since she was three years old. As a member of “We Your Children.” Valentina

participated in “An Urgent Message From Your Children,” “a Public Service Video Series

featuring children speaking in their own words to adults, expressing their fears,

concerns and their hopes for the future of our planet and making an appeal to all of us

to respond with appropriate urgency.” Valentina is now 11 years old and a 5th grade

student. Both her Mother and Grandfather are activists.

Zanagee Artis, "Zero Hour"

  Zanagee is a founding member of "Zero Hour." He is a High School student from Connecticut

   who will attend Brown University in the fall with plans to study political science. From making

  his family recycle to founding his school's first "Sustainability Committee," Zanagee has cared

  about fighting pollution and climate change for years.

Kiran Oommen,  "Our Children's Trust"

  Kiran is a community organizer, gardener and musician, currently studying sociology at Seattle

  University. Aside from his work as a plaintiff on the Juliana vs. US lawsuit, he is on the Board

  of Directors for the Civil Liberties Defense Center, organizes radical community events and

  concerts in Seattle, and associates with a variety of direct action collectives in the Pacific

   Northwest. Kiran fronts the anarchist folk punk collective known as Geophagia, and plays guitar

   in the hardcore punk band Donde Estaas.