Jamie Margolin is an American climate change activist.[1]
Education
Margolin attended Holy Names Academy.[2] She studied film at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[3][4]
Activism
In 2017, at age 15, Margolin founded the youth climate action organization Zero Hour with Nadia Nazar,[5][6] Zanagee Artis, and other youth activists.[7] She served as the co-executive director of the organization until September 2020 when she stepped down. She was replaced by fellow founder and youth activist Madelaine Tew.[8] Margolin co-founded Zero Hour in reaction to the response she saw after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico[9] and her personal experience during the 2017 Washington wildfires.[8]
She has garnered some notoriety as a plaintiff in the Aji P. v. Washington case, suing the state of Washington for their inaction against climate change on the basis of a stable climate being a human right.[9][10] In worsening the climate crisis, the state of Washington has denied her generation their constitutional rights to a livable environment.[11]
In September 2018, Margolin was part of a youth group that sued Governor Jay Inslee and the State of Washington over greenhouse-gas emissions in the state. The case was dismissed by a King County Superior Court judge, who ruled the case to be political one that must be resolved by the Governor and the legislature. It has since been appealed Washington Court of Appeals.[2]
In September 2019, she was asked to testify on a panel called "Voices Leading the Next Generation on the Global Climate Crisis" alongside Greta Thunberg for the United States House of Representatives.[2]
In 2021, Margolin started a Climate Justice Scholarship.[3]
Journalism
Her writing about climate change has appeared in many publications including HuffPost, Teen Ink and CNN. She was part of Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21 class of 2018.[12] In 2018, she was also named as one of People Magazine's 25 Women Changing the World.[13][14]
in 2020, Margolin published her 1st book, Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It, in which she presents the essential guide to changemaking through activism.[15]
Personal life
Margolin identified as Jewish and Latinx. She identifies as a lesbian and speaks openly about her experiences as an LGBT person.[16][2]
Margolin is a member of the Junior State of America.[17][non-primary source needed]
Controversies
In 2021 Margolin and fellow climate activist Emma Tang accused each other of sexual assault.[18][19][20]
Awards and honors
Margolin won a MTV Europe Music Awards Generation Change award in 2019.[21]
She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2019.[22]
In 2020, she was a keynote speaker at Verdical Group's annual Net Zero Conference.[23]
Bibliography
- Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It (Hachette Books, 2020)
References
- ^ Brooke Jarvis (July 21, 2020). "The Teenagers at the End of the World". New York Times.
- ^ a b c d Brunner, Jim (September 17, 2019). "Seattle's Jamie Margolin is 17 and a climate activist. On Wednesday she testifies before Congress". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Beard, Laura (September 21, 2021). "'A Costco food sample of climate justice': Tisch sophomore Jamie Margolin launches scholarship". Washington Square News. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Groundswell: Jamie Margolin on Shifting Culture". Moment Magazine. November 6, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Tempus, Alexandra (November 6, 2018). "Five Questions For: Youth Climate Activist Jamie Margolin on #WalkoutToVote". Progressive.org. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "How to build a climate movement before your 17th birthday". Grist. October 31, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Yoon-Hendricks, Alexandra (July 21, 2018). "Meet the Teenagers Leading a Climate Change Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Sloat, Sarah (April 14, 2019). "This 17-Year Old Activist Is Changing the Way We Talk About the Climate Crisis". Inverse. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jamie Margolin, Youth Climate Activist". Ultimate Civics. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Margolin, Jamie (October 6, 2018). "I sued my state because I can't breathe there. They ignored me | Jamie Margolin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin | Climate One". www.climateone.org. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin Isn't Intimidated by Climate Change-Denying Bullies". Teen Vogue. November 5, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Teenage Activists Take on Climate Change: 'I Have No Choice But To Be Hopeful'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Meet PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World of 2018". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Margolin, Jamie (October 8, 2019). Youth to Power. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-7382-4666-6.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin: The Teenager Who Would Be President". Forward. December 20, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Margolin | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "AAPI activist and climate activist accuse each other of sexual assault". Yahoo News. November 19, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Rachel (October 20, 2021). "Prominent NYU activists publicize sexual assault allegations against one another". Washington Square news. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Grogan, Erin E. "Queer Futurity and Toxic Temporalities in the Anthropocene". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Romero, Ariana (November 2, 2019). "MTV EMA Winner Jamie Margolin On How To Reclaim Your Identity & Save The Planet". Refinery29. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ hello@verdicalgroup.com (September 29, 2023). "Honoring Past Keynote Speakers and Trailblazer Award Winners". Net Zero Conference. Retrieved September 6, 2024.