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Disha Ravi is a youth climate activist from Bangalore, India.[1] She is a cofounder, and one of the leaders in a Fridays For Future community in India, focused on bringing voice to communities in need.[1][2][3] The group formed in early 2019.[4] Ravi is a college student.[2] She was inspired to organize after witnessing flooding and other direct effects of climate change on her community.[5][1][6][7] And focuses on how communities in India are already facing the climate crisis.[8][7] Ravi is also critical of how the Indian government is using the crisis to suppress democratic rights.[7][3]

Ravi is an author on multiple editorials released by the youth movement.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "4 Activists Of Colour On The Urgent Need To Counteract Environmental Racism". British Vogue. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  2. ^ a b Kumar, Manasi Paresh (2019-12-24). "How Bengaluru youth are taking part in the global movement against climate change". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. ^ a b Noticias, ANCCOM (2020-09-23). "Proyectorazo por la crisis ambiental". ANCCOM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  4. ^ K, Amritha (2019-09-30). "Fridays For Future: When Students & Adults Of Bangalore Came Together To Demand Climate Justice". https://www.boldsky.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. ^ "Masked, Socially Distanced, and Mad as Hell: Global Youth Take to the Streets for Over 3,200 #ClimateStrike Events". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  6. ^ "Young people resume global climate strikes calling for urgent action". the Guardian. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  7. ^ a b c Lev-Tov, Joel (2020-04-04). "The Climate Movement in India and Israel". The Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  8. ^ "This Friday: Online forum invites Canadian architects to strategize on climate action". Canadian Architect. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  9. ^ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "It's time to #FightClimateInjustice". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2020-11-12. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)