{"id":11375,"date":"2024-02-08T12:19:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T20:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=11375"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:01:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:01:27","slug":"green-pioneers-empowering-the-future-with-young-environmental-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/green-pioneers-empowering-the-future-with-young-environmental-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Pioneers: Empowering the future with young environmental activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>This Black History Month, let&#8217;s celebrate the past AND empower the future. While honoring the giants like Dr. Robert Bullard, the &#8220;father of environmental justice,&#8221; who fought for fair treatment for all, a new generation of young Black activists is rising. They&#8217;re not just inheriting the baton, they&#8217;re sprinting with it.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the Green Pioneers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Isra Hirsi:<\/strong>\u00a0This daughter of a Congresswoman isn&#8217;t just following in powerful footsteps,\u00a0she&#8217;s leading the charge in youth-led climate activism.\u00a0As co-founder of the U.S.\u00a0Youth Climate Strike,\u00a0she&#8217;s demanding action for a livable planet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marley Dias:<\/strong>\u00a0Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marleydias.com\/1000blackgirlbooks\/\">#1000BlackGirlBooks<\/a>?\u00a0That was Marley&#8217;s brainchild!\u00a0Now,\u00a0she&#8217;s using her powerful voice to speak up about the environmental struggles of marginalized communities.\u00a0Climate justice ain&#8217;t just a slogan,\u00a0it&#8217;s her mission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charles Orgbon III:<\/strong>\u00a0This young leader founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greeningforward.org\/\">Greening Forward<\/a>,\u00a0a youth-driven organization empowering others to take action.\u00a0He&#8217;s proving that age ain&#8217;t nothin&#8217; but a number when it comes to making a difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few of the many Green Pioneers pushing for a greener, more just future. They&#8217;re the living embodiment of Dr. Maya Angelou&#8217;s words<strong>: &#8220;You can&#8217;t really know where you&#8217;re going, until you know where you&#8217;ve been.&#8221;<\/strong> They&#8217;re honoring the past by building a brighter tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Through its various campaigns and community projects, the RTC continues toward one of its primary goals, \u201cto improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system in the valley.\u201d This is achieved by staying well-informed on current and upcoming legislative policy changes, public affairs, local and small business concerns and programs, local workforce development efforts, and local\/legislative policies affecting the local community, with focus on Black communities.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Black History Month!<\/p>\n<p>Honor, Respect, Reflect<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":11392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[111],"class_list":["post-11375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-black-history-month"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11375"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11398,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11375\/revisions\/11398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}