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140,000
Globally, climate change causes over 140,000 excess deaths annually. The populations that have contributed the least to climate change are the most vulnerable to its health risks.
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On Marriage and Family
I was raised, not by one mother and one father, but by an entire community which consist of a whole network of family, extended family, friends, mentors, teachers, bosses, and role models of all age and gender. To deny the many children in need of loving homes the chance to be loved by single parents or same-sex couples is an act, not of protection, but of deprivation.
Burnaby’s Got Talent: A Youth Organized Charity Event
And that’s just the beauty of helping out locally. You’re able to see the effects immediately and know that you have done a good thing and given to a good cause. By the end of the night, the theatre was sold out and we raised over $5,500, well over our goal. Youth are capable of great things, and can make great change in society, but to me, it is best to start at home.
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Edit a zine
In my own personal experiences it was through alternative media that I was introduced to critical thinking around women in the media at the age of eleven.
Create a podcast
The podcast can be used to identify areas of common concern and resources for youth to have a part in making a national transportation strategy a policy reality.
Re-write a Fairy Tale
I plan to rewrite the story Cinderella in comic book form so that the genders are swapped. When a man is in the role of Cinderella, the story will seem strange, and it will become apparent that values like physical beauty and humility are the only values that are placed on female characters.