I’m lastly again at dwelling, COP was a really enjoyable and wild expertise.
It’s disappointing to see among the selections that have been made after all of the negotiations, however we’ll proceed to battle for what must be performed for our planet, animals and our individuals to outlive. I’m grateful that I used to be given the chance to be put into such an area and meet such wonderful and excellent activists and organizers, all world wide.
I made connections that I’m so excited to observe up on and see what work we will collaborate on sooner or later. I’m excited to hopefully go to among the individuals I’ve met, going the place they’re from and to study all about their lives and their work in a extra in-depth method. I loved spending time with my delegation and all the fascinating individuals alongside the way in which. That is actually an unforgettable expertise.
I want higher issues might’ve been produced from the negotiations, however within the zones we have been in it felt like actual change was occurring. As a group of activists, all of us got here collectively to enact change. A lot of us had very lengthy journeys to attend and to return again dwelling.
Although we’re exhausted, our collective work received’t cease.
I’m excited for all these new collaborations to attempt to make our future higher!
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![Makayla Freeman](https://climategen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/makayla.jpg)
I’m an environmental justice and social justice activist and advocate. I’m 20 years outdated and have been doing this work since I used to be 14. I grew up in North Minneapolis, a closely environmentally impacted group. Now we have the best bronchial asthma charges within the state, we’re a warmth island and have the best focus of low revenue black and brown individuals. I joined Youth N’Energy 5 years in the past. Since then I’ve discovered learn how to do group organizing in my Neighborhood, North Minneapolis by the crucial lens of environmental justice. I care about serving my group and making intentional relationships with others. I proceed to study and develop my private and collective data round environmental justice, group organizing, and communication. At Metro Blooms, one other group I’m concerned with, I do group engagement and concentrate on planting bushes, rain gardens, and boulevard bioswales to assist enhance the air high quality, water high quality and soil high quality in North and South Minneapolis.
Makayla is a Local weather Technology Window Into COP delegate for COP28. To study extra, we encourage you to satisfy the total delegation and subscribe to the Window Into COP digest.