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Vic Barrett Highlight
Now is a really good time to think about your community and what it needs, and work to make that happen. If there is as good a time as any, it’s right now.
About Vic
- I grew up in New York.
- In high school, I started getting involved in afterschool programs and learning more about justice issues.
- At 15 years old, I joined 20 other young people across the country as a plaintiff in the Juliana v. United States constitutional climate-related lawsuit.
- After becoming a plaintiff, I got to travel and meet with other activists who are dedicating their lives to climate justice.
- I also served a fellowship as a youth representative for the Alliance for Climate Education—my role was to educate other youth on climate impacts.
- I enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a double major in environmental studies and political science.
- After spending some time in college, I decided that I needed to take a break and apply myself in other areas of my life instead for a while.
- A few years after my fellowship with the Alliance for Climate Education, I earned a full-time position with the organization as a democracy organizer, empowering youth to fight the climate crisis.