Jamie Margolin is a climate change activist in Seattle, Washington. She is Colombian-American who identifies as Jewish and lesbian. Margolin often uses writing as a platform to educate more people about the climate crisis at hand. In 2017, when she was 15, Margolin founded the youth climate action organization Zero Hour with Nadia Nazar. She serves as the co-executive director of the organization. She started Zero Hour after two catalysts - the response she saw with Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the destruction there and how difficult it was to breathe in Seattle after there were Canadian wildfires.
Jaime Margolin co-founded the Zero Hour Organization in 2016 . This group of youth activists is concerned about the lack of action being done by the officials around the world in terms of climate change. There is a crisis happening, but no action is being taken. This organization is a non-profit international organization whose goal is to educate people about the climate crisis and get more people involved in activism. Their first goal was to create a national mass day of action in order to get more youth involved in fighting for the health of the planet. By using #thisisZeroHour, the dedicated youth in this organization hope to send out the message that there is no more time to waste; and action must be taken as soon as possible to combat climate change. In their mission statement they explain "We believe that every individual from every community, should have access to clean air, water, and public lands. We believe in putting the needs and health of our communities before corporate gain." Along with other goals, they are hoping to involve other people around the world. They try to focus on educating people about what the climate crisis is and how to be an activist to help the issue.
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