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Dominique Palmer

Dominique Palmer
FRSA
Palmer in 2023
Born1999 (age 25–26)
OccupationEnvironmental advocate
MovementClimate Movement

Dominique Palmer FRSA (born 1999) is a British climate justice activist and student.[1][2] She spoke at 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference,[3] and began her activism in the School Strike for Climate Movement.[4]

Life and activism

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Dominique grew up in London. She studied Political Science and International Relations at the University of Birmingham.[5] She started her activism in London[6] and became an organizer for the school strike for climate in the United Kingdom.[7] During the COVID pandemic, she participated in the #ClimateStrikeOnline.[8]

Palmer focuses on intersectionality and marginalized communities within her activism, and diversity in the environmental movement.[9] She has used this in her lobbying activities, where she pressured MPs to pass The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill introduced by Lord Bird.[10]

During her activism, she focuses on the intersectional nature of the climate crisis. On a New York Times Hub Panel at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Palmer said that "the exploitation of natural resources and people are linked."[11][12]

Palmer also focuses on utilizing music and the arts. She is an organizer for Climate Live.[13]

She recorded a song for Earth Day with Titiyo, hosted at Billie Eilish's Overheated event.[14]

Palmer also focuses on Eco-Anxiety in young people related to climate change. [15][16]

Alongside fellow activists, she has led the campaign in #cleanupStandardChartered.[17] She is one of 12 Fridays For Future organizers who wrote open letters for the campaign, one pressuring the CEO to "stop fueling the climate crisis",[18] and another to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, saying that "our present and future depend on the actions your government takes within the next four years."[19] She also co-founded the initiative "Pass The Mic", a campaign that asks influential persons and organizations to "turn the spotlight on to frontline climate activists and those who are most affected by the crisis".[20]

Filmography

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  • Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? (2022)[21]

References

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  1. ^ "WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CENTERING INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT - DOMINIQUE PALMER". Wen. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  2. ^ "'Saving the planet felt like a white space to me'". BBC News. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ "Dominique Palmer". OneMillionOfUs. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ Day, Harvey (2021-04-15). "Kill the Bill: 'This law seems like a direct attack on us'". BBC Three. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ Kia, Kara (2021-04-22). "Dominique Palmer". POPSUGAR Smart Living UK. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  6. ^ "Meet the young people of colour fighting for our planet". Greenpeace UK. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ "Climate strikes continue online: 'We want to keep the momentum going'". The Guardian. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ Lawal, Shola (2020-03-19). "Coronavirus Halts Street Protests, but Climate Activists Have a Plan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ "Climate change: Environmental groups need more diversity". BBC News. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  10. ^ "Meet the young people fighting for future generations". The Big Issue. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  11. ^ Sengupta, Somini (2021-11-06). "Young Women Are Leading Climate Protests. Guess Who Runs Global Talks?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  12. ^ "Emma Watson Is Back Being A Book Fairy For Cop26". British Vogue. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  13. ^ "7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities". Bustle. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  14. ^ "Billie Eilish to Hold 'Overheated' Climate Action Conference During Happier Than Ever UK Shows". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  15. ^ "'It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety". France 24. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  16. ^ Geall, Lauren (2021-11-02). "COP26 and climate doom: how to deal with feelings of hopelessness". Stylist. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  17. ^ "Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future". The Guardian. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  18. ^ "Fridays for Future: Standard Chartered Must Stop 'Fueling the Climate Crisis'". Vice.com. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  19. ^ "Fridays for Future: Dear Biden and Harris, be bold on climate". Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  20. ^ Coldwell, Will; Chaddah, Kimi (30 October 2021). "Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline | Environmental activism | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  21. ^ Harvey, Fiona; Ochagavia, Ekaterina; Levene, David; Achtelik, Pawel; Topham, Laurence; Gormley, Jess; Poulton, Lindsay; Hanman, Natalie; Guardian, Source: The (2022-11-10). "Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? – documentary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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