The right speaker for your next event
Sarah is an experienced, youth speaker passionate about talking with audiences of all age ranges and sizes and sharing information with them on youth activism and the youth-lead climate movement. Sarah regularly speaks to schools and students in her community about her organization Climate NOW, as well as at local meetings and events about the importance of taking action to combat climate change.
Sarah’s Speaking Topics Include
Youth Activism - Having experience as a youth activist, Sarah can speak to the importance of engaging youth in social justice movements and the need for increased youth involvement in activism. With experience training young people about activism and grassroots techniques, Sarah can provide audiences with practical tools for taking successful action.
Climate Science - Sarah can speak to the science behind the global climate crisis, including how humans have caused a global climate shift, solutions to the climate crisis, and potential effects of climate change.
The Youth Led Climate Movement - Sarah has played an influential part in the ever growing youth led climate movement and can speak to her experience with school strikes, divestment campaigns, and movement building.
Mental Illness & Finding Your Purpose - Sarah has struggled with depression and anxiety and can reflect on how activism played an influential role in overcoming her struggles. Sarah’s writing about mental illness has been published in Teen Vogue.
Veganism & Plant Based Eating - As a vegan Sarah can address the growing veganism movement and the benefits of plant based eating. Sarah has spoken at conferences such as the San Francisco Vegetarian Fest about the correlation between factory farming and the climate crisis.
Connecting Movements - With experience working in other social justice movements including women’s rights, animal rights, and racial equality, Sarah can speak to the intersectionality between social justice issues and how they are all interconnected.
Highlighted Speaking Appearances
Broadway Green Alliance 'It’s not a moment, it’s a youth climate movement’ - 2020 - panelist
Dublin Political Summit - 2020 - Guest Speaker
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit - 2020 - Guest Speaker
ICDO Long Nights of Interculturality Summit - 2020 - Guest Speaker
Youth Empowered Action Camp - 2020 - Guest Speaker
San Francisco Vegetarian Festival - 2019, 2020 - Panelist
Common Wealth Club Climate One - 2019 - Panelist
Marin Academy Conference on Democracy - 2020 - Guest Speaker
Youth Empowered Action Camp - 2019 - Guest Speaker
Green Change Meetup - 2019 - Guest Speaker
Student Activist and Political Awareness Summit - 2020 - Guest Speaker
Vegan Teen Summit - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Smart Teens Global Summit - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Unreasonable Kids College/Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Tu B’Shevat Youth Seeding Change Event - 2021 - Guest Speaker
SOW Coders Climate Hack - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Vanderbilt X Be Fearless Summit - 2021 - Guest Speaker
San Mateo Environmental Youth Summit - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Innovation Across Nations Earth Day Edition - 2021 - Guest Speaker
Seniors for Peace Redwoods Retirement Home - 2021 - Guest Speaker
United Nations Girl Up Nor Cal Summit - 2021 - Guest Speaker