Aliénor Rougeot

Aliénor Rougeot (1998/1999)[1] is a Canadian climate justice activist.[2][3][4] Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike Canada organizer.[2] She is a leader for Toronto's Fridays for Future Strikes, a movement calling on students to miss school on Fridays to raise awareness of climate change.[4]

Rougeot protesting at "Fridays for future" 15 March 2019

Activism

Rougeot started as a local activism at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community.[5] She was also involved with her local Amnesty International chapter where she led campaigns to raise awareness of the refugee crisis and demand justice for migrants and refugees in Europe.[6]

Climate Justice Activism

Aliénor Rougeot co-organized the youth climate strike and led Canada's mass “teach in” at Toronto's mass climate strike as part of the Global Week for Future in September 2019, an event that drew thousands of people to the grounds of Queen's Park.[3][7][8][9]

Education

Alienor is an economics and public policy major at the University of Toronto, in Canada.[5] [10]

Awards and Recognition

Rougeot was named one of 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life magazine in 2019.[7] She was also named by Corporate Knights one of the 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in 2019.[11]

References
  1. "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. CBC (Sep 16, 2019). "'The world is so unsafe': Environmental activists pledge not to have kids". Canadian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. Somos, Christy (2019-09-20). "Meet the activist leading Ontario's youth climate strike movement". CTVNews. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. Emily Chan (2019-04-24). "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  5. Edwards, Samantha (2019-11-29). "Climate justice activist Alienor Rougeot juggles strikes and school studies". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  6. "Programme des Arts et des Sciences du Lycée Duby" (PDF). 2016. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help).
  7. "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019". Toronto Life. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  8. "The new 'childfree': Fearful amid climate change, some young Canadians abandon plans to have children". Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  9. "Reducing your own carbon footprint is great, but it won't save the planet unless governments and corporations step up | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  10. Opinion, Aliénor Rougeot in; Energy; July 26th 2019, Politics |. "Aliénor Rougeot". National Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  11. "Youth rising: Meet 2019's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders". Corporate Knights. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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