Jump to content

Dominique Palmer: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Reverted Visual edit
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
 
(34 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Dominique Palmer
| name = Dominique Palmer
[[File:Dominique Palmer.jpg|thumb]]
⚫
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|7|df=y}}<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Dominique Palmer|author-link=Dominique Palmer |user=domipalmer |number=1446061274798899201 |date=7 October 2021|title=it’s my birthday today 🥺💓}}</ref>
| honorific_suffix = FRSA
⚫
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|7|df=y}}<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Dominique Palmer|author-link=Dominique Palmer |user=domipalmer |number=1446061274798899201 |date=7 October 2021|title=it's my birthday today 🥺💓}}</ref>
| occupation = Student
| occupation = Student
environmental activist
environmental activist
Line 8: Line 10:
}}
}}


'''Dominique Palmer FRSA''' (born 7 October 1999) is a British [[climate justice]] activist, student and leading U.K environmentalist.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-02|title=WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CENTERING INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT - DOMINIQUE PALMER|url=https://www.wen.org.uk/2021/02/02/whys-climate-justice-a-feminist-issue-dominique-palmer/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Wen|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Townsend|first=Solitaire|title=100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/solitairetownsend/2020/11/16/100-uk-leading-environmentalists-who-happen-to-be-women/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hook|first=Leslie|date=2021-03-31|title=Greta Thunberg: ‘It just spiralled out of control’ {{!}} Free to read|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6ee4bb03-3039-446a-997f-91a7aef5f137|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Activists ‘born into the climate crisis’ face another challenge: Fear of the future|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/16/climate-change-anxiety-youth/|access-date=2021-09-21|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She spoke at the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference|2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://www.onemillionof.us/dominique-palmer|access-date=2021-05-14|website=OneMillionOfUs|language=en-US}}</ref> and began her activism as a prominent figure and one of the U.K’s most high profile youth activists<ref>{{Cite web|title=COP26: Thousands of activists march on the streets of Glasgow|url=https://news.sky.com/story/cop26-thousands-of-activists-march-on-the-streets-of-glasgow-12461126|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> in the [[School strike for climate|School Strike for Climate Movement]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Day|first=Harvey|date=2021-04-15|title=Kill the Bill: 'This law seems like a direct attack on us'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ef0b40de-fbfc-447c-ac91-266b2f0c6c81|access-date=2021-07-06|website=BBC Three|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Greta Thunberg: ‘It just spiralled out of control’|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/greta-thunberg-it-just-spiralled-out-of-control-1.4528477?mode=amp|access-date=2021-07-27|website=www.irishtimes.com}}</ref>
'''Dominique Palmer FRSA''' (born 7 October 1999) is a British [[climate justice]] activist and student.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-02|title=WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CENTERING INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT - DOMINIQUE PALMER|url=https://www.wen.org.uk/2021/02/02/whys-climate-justice-a-feminist-issue-dominique-palmer/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Wen|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Townsend|first=Solitaire|title=100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/solitairetownsend/2020/11/16/100-uk-leading-environmentalists-who-happen-to-be-women/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hook|first=Leslie|date=2021-03-31|title=Greta Thunberg: 'It just spiralled out of control' {{!}} Free to read|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6ee4bb03-3039-446a-997f-91a7aef5f137|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Activists 'born into the climate crisis' face another challenge: Fear of the future|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/16/climate-change-anxiety-youth/|access-date=2021-09-21|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-24 |title='Saving the planet felt like a white space to me' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63661594 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She spoke at [[2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://www.onemillionof.us/dominique-palmer|access-date=2021-05-14|website=OneMillionOfUs|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515203721/https://www.onemillionof.us/dominique-palmer|url-status=dead}}</ref> and began her activism as one of the U.K's leading U.K environmentalists and youth activists<ref>{{Cite web|title=COP26: Thousands of activists march on the streets of Glasgow|url=https://news.sky.com/story/cop26-thousands-of-activists-march-on-the-streets-of-glasgow-12461126|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> in the [[School strike for climate|School Strike for Climate Movement]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Day|first=Harvey|date=2021-04-15|title=Kill the Bill: 'This law seems like a direct attack on us'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ef0b40de-fbfc-447c-ac91-266b2f0c6c81|access-date=2021-07-06|website=BBC Three|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Greta Thunberg: 'It just spiralled out of control'|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/greta-thunberg-it-just-spiralled-out-of-control-1.4528477?mode=amp|access-date=2021-07-27|website=www.irishtimes.com}}</ref>


== Life and activism ==
== Life and activism ==
Dominique grew up in London. She studies Political Science and International Relations at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kia|first=Kara|date=2021-04-22|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/node/48279364|access-date=2021-05-14|website=POPSUGAR Smart Living UK|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://onequestion.live/speakers/dominique-palmer/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=One Question|language=en-GB}}</ref> She started her activism in [[Extinction Rebellion Youth]] ,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=Meet the young people of colour fighting for our planet|url=https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/young-climate-activists-of-colour-profiles/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Greenpeace UK|language=en}}</ref> and then became a prominent organiser for the [[school strike for climate]], in the United Kingdom, where she organises climate strikes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-22|title=Climate strikes continue online: 'We want to keep the momentum going'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/22/climate-strikes-continue-online-we-want-to-keep-the-momentum-going|access-date=2021-05-14|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> She organized the #ClimateStrikeOnline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate activism and COVID-19|url=https://www.childrenvironment.org/blog/climate-activism-and-covid19|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Children's Environmental Rights Initiative|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lawal|first=Shola|date=2020-03-19|title=Coronavirus Halts Street Protests, but Climate Activists Have a Plan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/coronavirus-online-climate-protests.html|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Dominique grew up in London. She studies Political Science and International Relations at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kia|first=Kara|date=2021-04-22|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/node/48279364|access-date=2021-05-14|website=POPSUGAR Smart Living UK|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique Palmer|url=https://onequestion.live/speakers/dominique-palmer/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=One Question|language=en-GB}}</ref> She started her activism in London ,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-16|title=Meet the young people of colour fighting for our planet|url=https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/young-climate-activists-of-colour-profiles/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Greenpeace UK|language=en}}</ref> and then became a prominent organiser for the [[school strike for climate]], in the United Kingdom, where she organises climate strikes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-22|title=Climate strikes continue online: 'We want to keep the momentum going'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/22/climate-strikes-continue-online-we-want-to-keep-the-momentum-going|access-date=2021-05-14|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> During the COVID pandemic, she participated in the #ClimateStrikeOnline.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate activism and COVID-19|url=https://www.childrenvironment.org/blog/climate-activism-and-covid19|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Children's Environmental Rights Initiative|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515165049/https://www.childrenvironment.org/blog/climate-activism-and-covid19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lawal|first=Shola|date=2020-03-19|title=Coronavirus Halts Street Protests, but Climate Activists Have a Plan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/climate/coronavirus-online-climate-protests.html|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


Palmer focuses on intersectionality and marginalised communities within her activism, and has become a leading U.K youth activist for this.<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities|url=https://www.bustle.com/life/uk-activists-you-should-know|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> She has used this within push for legislation, where she pressured [[Member of parliament|MPs]] to pass The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament|url=https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2531|access-date=2021-07-22|website=bills.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref> introduced by [[John Bird, Baron Bird|Lord Bird]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Meet the young people fighting for future generations|url=https://www.bigissue.com/latest/wellbeing-week-meet-the-young-people-fighting-for-future-generations/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Big Issue|language=en}}</ref> She said she wants to "tackle the systemic inequality of climate change," in response, [[Thangam Debbonaire|Debbonaire]] said the work of Palmer was “brilliant” and “inspiring”.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Wellbeing Week: ‘I make decisions to protect my future - leaders should too’|url=https://www.bigissue.com/latest/wellbeing-week-i-make-decisions-to-protect-my-future-leaders-should-too/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Big Issue|language=en}}</ref>
Palmer focuses on intersectionality and marginalised communities within her activism,<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities|url=https://www.bustle.com/life/uk-activists-you-should-know|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> and diversity in the environmental movement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-24 |title=Climate change: Environmental groups need more diversity |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63661594 |access-date=2023-06-21}}</ref> She has used this within push for legislation, where she pressured [[Member of parliament|MPs]] to pass The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament|url=https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2531|access-date=2021-07-22|website=bills.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref> introduced by [[John Bird, Baron Bird|Lord Bird]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Meet the young people fighting for future generations|url=https://www.bigissue.com/latest/wellbeing-week-meet-the-young-people-fighting-for-future-generations/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Big Issue|language=en}}</ref> She said she wants to "tackle the systemic inequality of climate change," in response, [[Thangam Debbonaire|Debbonaire]] said the work of Palmer was "brilliant" and "inspiring".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Wellbeing Week: 'I make decisions to protect my future - leaders should too'|url=https://www.bigissue.com/latest/wellbeing-week-i-make-decisions-to-protect-my-future-leaders-should-too/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Big Issue|language=en}}</ref>


During her activism she applies pressure on the intersectional nature of the [[climate crisis]]. On a [[The New York Times|New York Times]] Hub Panel at the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference|26th United Nations Climate Change Conference]], alongside [[Malala Yousafzai|Malala]], [[Emma Watson]], [[Greta Thunberg]], [[Tori Tsui]], Daphne Frias, [[Vanessa Nakate]], and [[Mya-Rose Craig|Mya Rose Craig]]. Palmer said that “the exploitation of natural resources and people are linked.” And stressed the urgency of acting in this “Now is the time. Yesterday was the time.” <ref>{{Cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Somini|date=2021-11-06|title=Young Women Are Leading Climate Protests. Guess Who Runs Global Talks?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/climate/climate-activists-glasgow-summit.html|access-date=2021-11-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-05|title=Emma Watson Is Back Being A Book Fairy For Cop26|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/emma-watson-books-environment-cop26|access-date=2021-11-18|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref>
During her activism she applies pressure on the intersectional nature of the [[climate crisis]]. On a [[The New York Times|New York Times]] Hub Panel at the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference|26th United Nations Climate Change Conference]], alongside [[Malala Yousafzai|Malala]], [[Emma Watson]], [[Greta Thunberg]], [[Tori Tsui]], Daphne Frias, [[Vanessa Nakate]], and [[Mya-Rose Craig|Mya Rose Craig]]. Palmer said that "the exploitation of natural resources and people are linked." And stressed the urgency of acting in this "Now is the time. Yesterday was the time."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Somini|date=2021-11-06|title=Young Women Are Leading Climate Protests. Guess Who Runs Global Talks?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/climate/climate-activists-glasgow-summit.html|access-date=2021-11-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-05|title=Emma Watson Is Back Being A Book Fairy For Cop26|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/emma-watson-books-environment-cop26|access-date=2021-11-18|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}</ref>


She also focuses on utilizing music and the arts. She is an organizer for [[Climate Live]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities|url=https://www.bustle.com/life/uk-activists-you-should-know|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> and led the April 24th event where [[Declan McKenna|Declan Mckenna]] played in front of the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=Watch Declan McKenna perform 'British Bombs' for 'Climate Live' event|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-declan-mckenna-perform-british-bombs-outside-parliament-for-climate-live-event-2928119|access-date=2021-07-22|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> to bring awareness to the climate crisis. In her reason for organising she said "the race to safeguard the future of this planet has begun, and so we must act now. We are not only fighting for our futures, but against the present crisis and those already suffering. We need ambitious systemic change that places people and the planet at the heart of it."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate activists act in concert|url=https://theecologist.org/2021/apr/26/climate-activists-act-concert|access-date=2021-07-22|website=theecologist.org|language=en}}</ref>
She also focuses on utilizing music and the arts. She is an organizer for [[Climate Live]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities|url=https://www.bustle.com/life/uk-activists-you-should-know|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref> and led the April 24th event where [[Declan McKenna|Declan Mckenna]] played in front of the [[Palace of Westminster|Houses of Parliament]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=Watch Declan McKenna perform 'British Bombs' for 'Climate Live' event|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-declan-mckenna-perform-british-bombs-outside-parliament-for-climate-live-event-2928119|access-date=2021-07-22|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> to bring awareness to the climate crisis. In her reason for organising she said "the race to safeguard the future of this planet has begun, and so we must act now. We are not only fighting for our futures, but against the present crisis and those already suffering. We need ambitious systemic change that places people and the planet at the heart of it."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate activists act in concert|url=https://theecologist.org/2021/apr/26/climate-activists-act-concert|access-date=2021-07-22|website=theecologist.org|language=en}}</ref>


She also recorded a song for Earth Day with Grammi Award Winning Artist Titiyo<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Earth Day 2022 brings extraordinary collab between Titiyo, Paresse & Dominique Palmer |url=http://www.eskimorecordings.be/news/sharpened-knife-collab-titiyo-paresse-domi-palmer |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Eskimo Recordings |language=en}}</ref> and hosted at Billie Eilish's Overheated event<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Eilish to Hold 'Overheated' Climate Action Conference During Happier Than Ever UK Shows |url=https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-to-hold-overheated-climate-action-conference-during-uk-tour/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominique Palmer, Youth Climate Justice Activist host a panel at... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/dominique-palmer-youth-climate-justice-activist-host-a-news-photo/1241351681 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb}}</ref>.
She recorded a song for Earth Day with [[Titiyo]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Earth Day 2022 brings extraordinary collab between Titiyo, Paresse & Dominique Palmer |url=http://www.eskimorecordings.be/news/sharpened-knife-collab-titiyo-paresse-domi-palmer |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Eskimo Recordings |language=en}}</ref> and hosted at [[Billie Eilish]]'s Overheated event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Eilish to Hold 'Overheated' Climate Action Conference During Happier Than Ever UK Shows |url=https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-to-hold-overheated-climate-action-conference-during-uk-tour/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominique Palmer, Youth Climate Justice Activist host a panel at... |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/dominique-palmer-youth-climate-justice-activist-host-a-news-photo/1241351681 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb}}</ref>


She was part of organizing the UK's first Black Ecofeminist Summit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2022-10-03 |title=Inside The UK’s First Black Ecofeminist Summit |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-ecofeminist-summit |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref>
She was part of organizing the UK's first Black Ecofeminist Summit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=Inside The UK's First Black Ecofeminist Summit |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-ecofeminist-summit |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Palmer also focuses on Eco-Anxiety in young people related to [[climate change]]. She said "I'm looking at the future, and what we face in the future, and there is a lot of fear and anxiety.” Young people, myself included, feel betrayed by world leaders.”.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-05|title='It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211105-it-kills-me-inside-activists-sound-alarm-on-climate-anxiety|access-date=2021-11-18|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Limited|first=Bangkok Post Public Company|title='It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety|work=Bangkok Post|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2210363|access-date=2021-11-18}}</ref> She organises climate action as a method to deal with it <ref>{{Cite news|title=Activists ‘born into the climate crisis’ face another challenge: Fear of the future|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/16/climate-change-anxiety-youth/|access-date=2021-11-18|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Geall|first=Lauren|date=2021-11-02|title=COP26 and climate doom: how to deal with feelings of hopelessness|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/news/environment/climate-doom/582509|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Stylist|language=en}}</ref>
Palmer also focuses on Eco-Anxiety in young people related to [[climate change]]. She said "I'm looking at the future, and what we face in the future, and there is a lot of fear and anxiety." Young people, myself included, feel betrayed by world leaders.".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-05|title='It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211105-it-kills-me-inside-activists-sound-alarm-on-climate-anxiety|access-date=2021-11-18|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=<!--Check author names-->|first=|title='It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety|work=Bangkok Post|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2210363|access-date=2021-11-18}}</ref> She organises climate action as a method to deal with it <ref>{{Cite news|title=Activists 'born into the climate crisis' face another challenge: Fear of the future|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/16/climate-change-anxiety-youth/|access-date=2021-11-18|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Geall|first=Lauren|date=2021-11-02|title=COP26 and climate doom: how to deal with feelings of hopelessness|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/news/environment/climate-doom/582509|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Stylist|language=en}}</ref>


Alongside fellow activists she has led the campaign in #cleanupStandardChartered,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/19/climate-protesters-gather-in-person-and-online-for-fridays-for-the-future|access-date=2021-05-14|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> she is one of 12 [[School strike for climate|Fridays For Future]] organizers who wrote open letters for this, one pressuring the CEO to "stop fuelling the [[climate crisis]]",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fridays for Future: Standard Chartered Must Stop 'Fueling the Climate Crisis'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bna9/standard-chartered-fridays-for-future-open-letter|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Thomson Reuters|title=Fridays for Future: Dear Biden and Harris, be bold on climate|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20210120104010-143ir/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=news.trust.org}}</ref>
Alongside fellow activists she has led the campaign in #cleanupStandardChartered,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/19/climate-protesters-gather-in-person-and-online-for-fridays-for-the-future|access-date=2021-05-14|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> she is one of 12 [[School strike for climate|Fridays For Future]] organizers who wrote open letters for this, one pressuring the CEO to "stop fuelling the [[climate crisis]]",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fridays for Future: Standard Chartered Must Stop 'Fueling the Climate Crisis'|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bna9/standard-chartered-fridays-for-future-open-letter|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Fridays for Future: Dear Biden and Harris, be bold on climate |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20210120104010-143ir/ |access-date=2021-07-22 |website=Thomson Reuters Foundation News}}</ref>


She has also co-founded the initiative ‘Pass The Mic' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline {{!}} Environmental activism {{!}} The Guardian|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/30/beyond-extinction-rebellion-the-protest-groups-fighting-on-the-climate-frontline|access-date=2021-11-18|website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref>
She has also co-founded the initiative 'Pass The Mic' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline {{!}} Environmental activism {{!}} The Guardian|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/30/beyond-extinction-rebellion-the-protest-groups-fighting-on-the-climate-frontline|access-date=2021-11-18|website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? (2022) <ref>{{Cite news |last=Harvey |first=Fiona |author-link=Fiona Harvey |last2=Ochagavia |first2=Ekaterina |last3=Levene |first3=David |last4=Achtelik |first4=Pawel |last5=Topham |first5=Laurence |last6=Gormley |first6=Jess |last7=Poulton |first7=Lindsay |last8=Hanman |first8=Natalie |last9=Guardian |first9=Source: The |date=2022-11-10 |title=Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? – documentary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/nov/10/climate-carnage-whose-job-is-it-to-save-the-planet-documentary |access-date=2023-01-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
Line 33: Line 38:


== External links ==
== External links ==
⚫
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-59227491 COP26: 3 climate activists on what climate change means to them] | BBC News

⚫
* [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/transcript-episode-1-what-does-climate-change-have-do-public-health Transcript: Episode 1: What does climate change have to do with public health?] | UCL Health of the Public - UCL – University College London
⚫
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-59227491 COP26: 3 climate activists on what climate change means to them] | BBC News
⚫
* [https://news.sky.com/story/cop26-thousands-of-activists-march-on-the-streets-of-glasgow-12461126 COP26 protests: Ashna Hurynag hears from two of the UK's most high-profile youth activists, Dominique Palmer and Scarlett Westbrook.] | Sky News - Daily Climate Cast
⚫
*[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-public/transcript-episode-1-what-does-climate-change-have-do-public-health Transcript: Episode 1: What does climate change have to do with public health?] | UCL Health of the Public - UCL – University College London
⚫
* [https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pXn8Mo1nm3xiycJ6Wn8hi?si=JylafyvRTIWvRlvPdYnW3A&dl_branch=1 Podcast Episode 188: The Dream Not Just the Nightmare- a vision for tackling the climate crisis] | Reasons to be Cheerful with [[Ed Miliband]] and [[Geoff Lloyd|Geoff Llyod]]
⚫
*[https://news.sky.com/story/cop26-thousands-of-activists-march-on-the-streets-of-glasgow-12461126 COP26 protests: Ashna Hurynag hears from two of the UK's most high-profile youth activists, Dominique Palmer and Scarlett Westbrook.] | Sky News - Daily Climate Cast
* [https://tedxlondon.com/transcripts/dominique-palmer-how-to-find-your-climate-joy/ How To Find Your Climate Joy] | TEDxLondon
⚫
*[https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pXn8Mo1nm3xiycJ6Wn8hi?si=JylafyvRTIWvRlvPdYnW3A&dl_branch=1 Podcast Episode 188: The Dream Not Just the Nightmare- a vision for tackling the climate crisis] | Reasons to be Cheerful with [[Ed Miliband]] and [[Geoff Lloyd|Geoff Llyod]]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001f3lv If You Don't Know] | BBC Sounds
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpkNODuaQVw&t=9320s Overheated Climate Conference with Billie Eilish at the O2] | Youtube


{{School strike for climate}}
{{School strike for climate}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Dominique}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Dominique}}
⚫
[[Category:British activists]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Activists from London]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham]]
⚫
[[Category:Black British activists]]
[[Category:British climate activists]]

Latest revision as of 07:36, 5 October 2024

Dominique Palmer
FRSA
Born (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25)[1]
OccupationStudent environmental activist
MovementSchool strike for climate

Dominique Palmer FRSA (born 7 October 1999) is a British climate justice activist and student.[2][3][4][5][6] She spoke at 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference,[7] and began her activism as one of the U.K's leading U.K environmentalists and youth activists[8] in the School Strike for Climate Movement.[9][10]

Life and activism

[edit]

Dominique grew up in London. She studies Political Science and International Relations at the University of Birmingham.[11][12] She started her activism in London ,[13] and then became a prominent organiser for the school strike for climate, in the United Kingdom, where she organises climate strikes.[14] During the COVID pandemic, she participated in the #ClimateStrikeOnline.[15][16]

Palmer focuses on intersectionality and marginalised communities within her activism,[17] and diversity in the environmental movement.[18] She has used this within push for legislation, where she pressured MPs to pass The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill[19] introduced by Lord Bird.[20] She said she wants to "tackle the systemic inequality of climate change," in response, Debbonaire said the work of Palmer was "brilliant" and "inspiring".[21]

During her activism she applies pressure on the intersectional nature of the climate crisis. On a New York Times Hub Panel at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, alongside Malala, Emma Watson, Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui, Daphne Frias, Vanessa Nakate, and Mya Rose Craig. Palmer said that "the exploitation of natural resources and people are linked." And stressed the urgency of acting in this "Now is the time. Yesterday was the time."[22][23]

She also focuses on utilizing music and the arts. She is an organizer for Climate Live,[24] and led the April 24th event where Declan Mckenna played in front of the Houses of Parliament,[25] to bring awareness to the climate crisis. In her reason for organising she said "the race to safeguard the future of this planet has begun, and so we must act now. We are not only fighting for our futures, but against the present crisis and those already suffering. We need ambitious systemic change that places people and the planet at the heart of it."[26]

She recorded a song for Earth Day with Titiyo[27] and hosted at Billie Eilish's Overheated event.[28][29]

She was part of organizing the UK's first Black Ecofeminist Summit.[30]

Palmer also focuses on Eco-Anxiety in young people related to climate change. She said "I'm looking at the future, and what we face in the future, and there is a lot of fear and anxiety." Young people, myself included, feel betrayed by world leaders.".[31][32] She organises climate action as a method to deal with it [33][34]

Alongside fellow activists she has led the campaign in #cleanupStandardChartered,[35] she is one of 12 Fridays For Future organizers who wrote open letters for this, one pressuring the CEO to "stop fuelling the climate crisis",[36] 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."[37]

She has also co-founded the initiative 'Pass The Mic' [38]

Filmography

[edit]

Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? (2022) [39]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Dominique Palmer [@domipalmer] (7 October 2021). "it's my birthday today 🥺💓" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE CENTERING INTERSECTIONALITY IN THE CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT - DOMINIQUE PALMER". Wen. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  3. ^ Townsend, Solitaire. "100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ Hook, Leslie (2021-03-31). "Greta Thunberg: 'It just spiralled out of control' | Free to read". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ "Activists 'born into the climate crisis' face another challenge: Fear of the future". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  6. ^ "'Saving the planet felt like a white space to me'". BBC News. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  7. ^ "Dominique Palmer". OneMillionOfUs. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ "COP26: Thousands of activists march on the streets of Glasgow". Sky News. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. ^ Day, Harvey (2021-04-15). "Kill the Bill: 'This law seems like a direct attack on us'". BBC Three. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  10. ^ "Greta Thunberg: 'It just spiralled out of control'". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  11. ^ Kia, Kara (2021-04-22). "Dominique Palmer". POPSUGAR Smart Living UK. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  12. ^ "Dominique Palmer". One Question. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  13. ^ "Meet the young people of colour fighting for our planet". Greenpeace UK. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  14. ^ "Climate strikes continue online: 'We want to keep the momentum going'". the Guardian. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  15. ^ "Climate activism and COVID-19". Children's Environmental Rights Initiative. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  18. ^ "Climate change: Environmental groups need more diversity". BBC News. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  19. ^ "Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament". bills.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  20. ^ "Meet the young people fighting for future generations". The Big Issue. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  21. ^ "Wellbeing Week: 'I make decisions to protect my future - leaders should too'". The Big Issue. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Emma Watson Is Back Being A Book Fairy For Cop26". British Vogue. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  24. ^ "7 UK Climate Activists Fighting For Marginalised Communities". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  25. ^ "Watch Declan McKenna perform 'British Bombs' for 'Climate Live' event". NME. 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  26. ^ "Climate activists act in concert". theecologist.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  27. ^ "Earth Day 2022 brings extraordinary collab between Titiyo, Paresse & Dominique Palmer". Eskimo Recordings. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  28. ^ "Billie Eilish to Hold 'Overheated' Climate Action Conference During Happier Than Ever UK Shows". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  29. ^ "Dominique Palmer, Youth Climate Justice Activist host a panel at..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  30. ^ "Inside The UK's First Black Ecofeminist Summit". British Vogue. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  31. ^ "'It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety". France 24. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  32. ^ "'It kills me inside': Activists sound alarm on climate anxiety". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  33. ^ "Activists 'born into the climate crisis' face another challenge: Fear of the future". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  34. ^ Geall, Lauren (2021-11-02). "COP26 and climate doom: how to deal with feelings of hopelessness". Stylist. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  35. ^ "Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future". the Guardian. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  36. ^ "Fridays for Future: Standard Chartered Must Stop 'Fueling the Climate Crisis'". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  37. ^ "Fridays for Future: Dear Biden and Harris, be bold on climate". Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  38. ^ "Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline | Environmental activism | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  39. ^ 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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dominique_Palmer&oldid=1249502269"