Young Voices, Strong Futures: The Significance of Youth Activism in Achieving Climate Justice
1. Background Youth activism can be very broadly defined as participation by young people in movements for social change. In every epoch, youth have been at the forefront of changes in the society. For example anti-finance bill protects in Kenya . In the same vein, young people were also active in anti-war demonstrations during the Vietnam War. In today’s world when digital activism becomes the new advance activist strategy, youth participation in such causes has progressed. Social media like X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok make it easy for young activists to speak out, plan protests and campaigns, and inform people all over the world. Such events as Kenyan finance bill protects show how digital means help to pass information to the youth to bring change. The contemporary movements which are led by the youth are quite diverse and impactful. One of them is the international youth movement – Fridays For Future, simply addresses young people to act now and secu...