We show up as our full selves in community. Yet here it is, newly healed and permanently inked…. We help young leaders with little to no experience publishing understand the traditional media landscape so they can use creative media strategies that tell their stories to the public in compelling ways. We are always learning and growing together. We helped establish the formal recognition of young people within the UNFCCC and are now working to limit the influence of money in U.S. politics. When we led a singing walk-out of the Trump Administrations only event at the UN Climate Talks in Germany, we made international headlines, landing above the fold coverage in the New York Times. We work with global allies who share our vision to challenge injustice at the deepest levels, pushing for long term solutions over short term wins. It’s time for them to pay up and support to the world transition away from dirty energy” –, , a COP24 delegate for the youth-led non-profit SustainUS, set the tone for the action event: “We’ve been negotiating in these halls for over 24 years,” he told the crowd, “and global leaders continue to fail us.”, 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development, Young people will demand action at U.N. climate change conference, Why I Disrupted the White House Fossil Fuel Panel at the United Nations Climate Talks, Michaela Mujica-Steiner: A people’s uprising, WANTED: Political Power for Climate Justice, Jaye: International agreement pushes Virginia to move beyond fossil fuels, Viewpoint: Indiana can be a climate leader, Opinion: On climate change, Justin Trudeau’s positive rhetoric won’t be enough, Why I left the Paris Climate Summit with an activist tattoo, Dramatic protests disrupt US delegation event at climate talks, Six Arrested After Protesting Fossil Fuels in Front of Gov. Far too often, those who have power in global institutions do not represent the interests of the people. We seek zero global fossil fuel emissions by 2050, a moratorium on new fossil fuel infrastructure, and a just transition to 100% renewable energy that prioritizes workers. We skill-up young people by connecting them to a global community of change-agents. 4. Social movements create demands for transformational shifts toward justice. We refuse to allow established leaders to sell us incremental change as the only solution to global ecological, social, and economic crises. We help put these demands to use by disrupting spaces of decision-making through media, creative direct actions, and policy advocacy rooted in our identity as young people. Gives Fossil Fuels Industry the Floor at COP23, Hundreds of Protesters Shut Out, Protesters sing disdain for US climate policy at UN climate talks, The Trump administration went to the UN climate talks to promote coal, Fossil Fuel-Touting U.S. Heckled By Singing Demonstrators At UN Climate Summit, There’s a deep divide over Trump climate policy on display at UN talks, Divisions over climate change on display at Trump panel in Germany, Bonn Climate Conference: Demonstrators walk out of US organised pro-coal event, White House coal pitch sparks climate outcry in Bonn, Protesters Jeer as Trump Team Promotes Coal at U.N. We come from many creeds, homes, and histories. Leadership development is crucial to sustain social movements. We have fun. SustainUS leaders published essays in, “The US elite has profited off fossil fuels for decades. By honoring our differences, we are able to address the crises we face more fully, act with greater urgency, and show up with many at our side. Representatives from fossil fuels companies were invited to speak on a panel alongside White House officials. John Jenkins announced the University of Notre Dame’s reaction to Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We are the generation to transition our society from extractive to regenerative economies. “I’ll gladly stand up next to you and keep it in the ground.”, “Like promoting tobacco at a cancer summit.”, “We see right through your greed,” protesters sang.”, The Trump administration on Monday used its only event at the United Nations climate talks to promote the use of “cleaner” coal and other non-renewable energy sources, prompting an outcry…, BONN, Germany — The question of whether cleaner fossil fuels and nuclear power should help the world combat climate change are highlighting stark divisions…, At COP23, the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties in Bonn, Germany, while hundreds of events and presentations were dedicated to the role of renewable energy in tackling….

We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We build toward a world where we can all thrive. Movement leaders identify their goals as political, but they don’t see the movement as having the political power to achieve those goals. We skill-up young people by connecting each other to a global community of change-agents. We engage coaching, training, and collaborative learning to further our leadership. We're a youth-led organization advancing justice and sustainability through domestic and international advocacy to build a better world together.
We build community together with the recognition that we are in this movement together for the long haul. Executive Coordinator of engaging youth in advocacy and justice work. We build power by celebrating difference. Magazine, Mashable, Buzzfeed, and more. We feel grief.

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As young people, we dream up and implement solutions to meet the scale of our crises. We address challenges and opportunities with creativity. connection in song, dance, and active hope. President Donald Trump’s attempt at pushing a fossil fuel agenda at this year’s 23rd United Nations climate talks (COP23), includes coal, oil, nuclear and…, “For my entire life, I have struggled to breathe.”, Last week, nations of the world gathered in Bonn, Germany, for the annual United Nations Climate Negotiations. Sound policymaking cements social movements’ victories into law at domestic and international levels. We learn by engaging in immersive experiences that have real impact, today and tomorrow. We intervene at global spaces of power. We are unevenly impacted by injustice. Denouncing the US government, and describing the speakers gathered in the room as a “bunch of fools”, Aneesa Khan, a protester from SustainUS, an NGO, recalled flooding events in South India in recent years, including the one in Kerala earlier this year. Climate Summit in Paris. Jerry Brown’s office as they attempted to bring attention to fossil fuels….

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SustainUS is a youth-led organization advancing justice and sustainability by empowering young people to engage in advocacy at the domestic and international levels. By doing this, we build youth leaders who are able to strengthen social movements at home and around the globe to meet the urgency of our global crises. 5.

The event quickly turned into an outpouring of anger at the U.S. for pushing for energy sources blamed for boosting the Earth’s temperatures. Join us today! Our communities are poisoned. Together, we will win. We train young people to make history. Read our official statement on what COVID-19 means for global justice. SustainUS is one of the leaders in youth-led media creation for social change.

In doing so, we bring the public consciousness to our side, shift the political climate, and rewrite the story. Our climate is destabilizing. In 2017 alone, our leaders and work were featured in over 145 news articles, reaching 275 million people in the US and around the world. social movements. Preview. Climate Talks, ‘Tobacco at a cancer summit’: Trump coal push savaged at climate conference. We are individuals who are differently rooted and affiliated. We take risks and challenge the limits of what is possible.

View some of the highlights! @SustainUS. We are nonviolent in word and deed. Sound policymaking cements social movements’ victories into law at domestic and international levels. We push the United States to take responsibility for its actions and demand that our country wield its outsized influence on the side of justice.

Our Work We mobilize as US youth at key political moments to push political leaders, multinational institutions, and other global actors to stand on the side of justice. At the same time, those most impacted by climate change, international trade agreements, and UN treaties are not at the decision-making table.

SustainUS programs act boldly and on a global scale, using media attention to advance our mission of engaging youth in advocacy and justice work. Six women arrested after spending the day blocking Gov. She said inaction on climate change from countries like the US was “colonisation repeating itself”. The country that we call home has contributed most to global warming, engineered unfair trade deals, and perpetrated violence both locally and across the globe. We even trended #1 on Reddit, the “front page of the internet” for an entire day. We are young people born into crises we did not create. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Participants of our programs engage in hands-on learning about advocacy and action while working with youth from around the world. Aneesa Khan We are US youth demanding a world free from systemic injustice. Wherever global decisions are made, we empower young people to shift the narrative toward justice and sustainability. 2019 was our biggest year yet. SustainUS programs act boldly and on a global scale, using media attention to advance our mission of engaging youth in advocacy and justice work.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for me or my generation. SustainUS activists have been featured in many major newspapers and popular websites.

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9. When we led a singing walk-out of the Trump Administrations only event at the UN Climate Talks in Germany, we made international headlines, landing above the fold coverage in the New York Times. When world leaders gather in Poland this winter for the next round of U.N. climate talks, they’ll be hearing the footsteps of a new generation. © 2020 SustainUS. Media hits of SustainUS activism have been featured in many major newspapers and popular websites. SustainUS is one of the leaders in youth-led media creation for social change. It’s time for them to pay up and support to the world transition away from dirty energy” – Aneesa Khan, Phillip Brown, a COP24 delegate for the youth-led non-profit SustainUS, set the tone for the action event: “We’ve been negotiating in these halls for over 24 years,” he told the crowd, “and global leaders continue to fail us.”. We learn by engaging in immersive experiences that have, 54th Session of the Commission for Social Development. We practice nonviolence in our relationships, in our meetings, and in every public action we take. aneesa.khan@sustainus.org, Articles, op-eds, personal essays, and other media created by SustainUS members. We nourish ourselves and form powerful connection in song, dance, and active hope. launched a 6-month Climate Action Fellowship ahead of the UN Climate Summit in NYC in September 2019. We embrace all aspects of life. We are building toward a sustainable world free from systemic injustice.

Our futures are uncertain. SustainUS delegates work with hundreds of young people from across the globe to advocate for robust environmental and social policies. We learn by engaging in immersive experiences that have real impact, today and tomorrow. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. In 2020, we are launching our most ambitions campaign yet – kicking fossil fuel interests out of the international negotiating table for good. Corrupt multinational corporations, fossil fuel billionaires, and political elites are able to buy access and power at our international institutions, setting the agenda to serve the interests of the few over the many. We believe the pace of change is limited only by the scope of our imagination, the depth of our courage, and the strength of our communities.