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Rougeot protesting at "Fridays for future" 15 March 2019

Aliénor Rougeot (born January 22, 1999)[1] is a Canadian climate justice activist.[2][3][4] Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike organizer.[2] She is a leader for Toronto's Fridays for Future Strikes, a movement calling on students to miss school on Fridays to raise awareness for climate change.[4] In 2019 she led the Fridays for Future school strike for climate in Toronto which brought out over 50 000 people.[5]

Activism

Rougeot started as a local activist at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community.[6] She was also involved with her local Amnesty International chapter where she led campaigns to raise awareness for the refugee crisis and demand justice for migrants and refugees in Europe.[7]

Climate Justice Activism

Aliénor Rougeot co-organized the youth climate strike and led Canada's mass “teach-in” at Toronto's mass climate strike as part of the Global Week for Future in September 2019, an event that drew thousands of people to the grounds of Queen's Park.[3][8][9][10]

Education

Alienor is an economics and public policy major at the University of Toronto, in Canada.[6] [11]

Awards and Recognition

Rougeot was named one of the 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life magazine in 2019.[8] She was also named by Corporate Knights one of the 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in 2019.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b CBC (Sep 16, 2019). "'The world is so unsafe': Environmental activists pledge not to have kids". Canadian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Somos, Christy (2019-09-20). "Meet the activist leading Ontario's youth climate strike movement". CTVNews. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. ^ a b Emily Chan (2019-04-24). "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  5. ^ February 8th 2021, Patricia Lane | Opinion | (2021-02-08). "How this young activist rallied Toronto students to strike against climate change". National Observer. Retrieved 2021-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b Edwards, Samantha (2019-11-29). "Climate justice activist Alienor Rougeot juggles strikes and school studies". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  7. ^ "Programme des Arts et des Sciences du Lycée Duby" (PDF). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  8. ^ a b "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019". Toronto Life. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  9. ^ "The new 'childfree': Fearful amid climate change, some young Canadians abandon plans to have children". Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  10. ^ "Reducing your own carbon footprint is great, but it won't save the planet unless governments and corporations step up | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  11. ^ Opinion, Aliénor Rougeot in; Energy; July 26th 2019, Politics |. "Aliénor Rougeot". National Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Youth rising: Meet 2019's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders". Corporate Knights. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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