For the past two consecutive years, I have hosted an Earth Day Festival during Earth month at La Raza Park to elevate community voices and highlight local historians, speakers, storytellers, musicians, poets, and performers passionate about Environmental Justice. I choose La Raza as the location for the event because it is rich in history and has been a major site…
2024 has been a transformative year for me at The Green House Connection Center (GHCC), and nothing underscores this more than hosting the legendary actor and activist Jane Fonda—not once, but twice. These visits were monumental, not just for our organization but for the environmental justice movement in Colorado. The First Visit: A Catalyst for Change At the start of…
In November of 2023, I had the privilege of being selected to attend the Conference of Youth (COY) in Dubai which is an annual gathering of young people from around the world, held just before the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP). This conference provides a platform for youth to come together to discuss, strategize, and advocate for…
As an organizer with Defend Our Future, I organized a day for all the Colorado Campus Ambassadors to attend which was a day at the Denver Botanic Gardens. During this event, we were able to meet with the garden’s event coordinator to get a private tour of the Herbarium and the research that happens behind the scenes at the gardens.…