GreenFest Virtual Panel: Trends in Environmental Youth Activism

Montgomery County GreenFest is proud to partner with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital to offer this free online documentary screening during Earth Month. We encourage you to watch the film online at your convenience prior to the scheduled live panel discussion.

After registering, you will be sent a link to watch the film online in addition to the Zoom webinar link for the live panel discussion.
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“YOUTH v GOV” highlights the important role our youth play in fighting for a sustainable future. How has environmental activism changed over the generations and how can adults be better partners to today’s youth? This live Zoom panel will discuss the innovative projects and activism among Montgomery County youth and shed light on their generation’s unique understanding and approach to the climate crisis. Learn more about these young activists’ perspectives and how we can all work together to protect the planet’s future.

Moderator: Wendy Howard, Executive Director, ONE Montgomery

Panelists:
• Bri Akuamoah-Boateng, sophomore at Poolesville High School and student in the Global Ecology Program
• Meg Graham, senior at Walt Whitman High School and intern with Bethesda Green’s Environmental Leader Program
• Rishi Iyer, sophomore at Wootton High School, developer of an application that tracks the carbon footprint of Montgomery County Public School buildings.

About the Film: https://www.youthvgovfilm.com/
YOUTH v GOV is the story of the Juliana v. The United States of America constitutional lawsuit and the 21 American youth, ages 14 to 25, who are taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, the legal non-profit Our Children’s Trust, has been representing these youth in their landmark case against the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety, and property through their willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit.