Aliénor Rougeot (born January 1999)[1] is a Canadian-French[2] climate justice activist.[3][4][5]
Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike organizer.[3] 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.[5] In 2019 she led the Fridays for Future school strike for climate in Toronto which brought out over 50 000 people.[6]
Activism
Rougeot started as a local activist at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community.[7] 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.[8]
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.[4][9][10][11]
Education
Alienor graduated with an Honours BA from the University of Toronto, in Canada, where she studied Economics and Public Policy.[7][12][13] She was recognized as a UTAA Scholar for her academic excellence and community involvement.[14]
Awards and recognition
For her climate justice advocacy, Rougeot has been recognized as one of the:
- 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in 2019 by Corporate Knights[15]
- Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalists in 2020 by The Starfish [16]
- 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life magazine in 2019 [9]
- Emerging Leaders, Clean 50 by Clean 50 [17]
References
- ^ "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Les Français au Canada votent pour choisir leur président de la République | Présidentielle française 2022". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Somos, Christy (2019-09-20). "Meet the activist leading Ontario's youth climate strike movement". CTVNews. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Edwards, Samantha (2019-11-29). "Climate justice activist Alienor Rougeot juggles strikes and school studies". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "Programme des Arts et des Sciences du Lycée Duby" (PDF). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ a b "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019". Toronto Life. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "The new 'childfree': Fearful amid climate change, some young Canadians abandon plans to have children". Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Reducing your own carbon footprint is great, but it won't save the planet unless governments and corporations step up | The Star". thestar.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ Opinion, Aliénor Rougeot in; Energy; July 26th 2019, Politics |. "Aliénor Rougeot". National Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "In the Spotlight: Allie Rougeot". The Varsity. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Awards of Excellence Recipients 2021". University of Toronto Alumni. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Youth rising: Meet 2019's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders". Corporate Knights. 2019-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "2020 – The Starfish Canada". thestarfish.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Alienor Rougeot". Clean50. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
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