Our Commitment to Community and Nature

“Good Morning, Hell!” This was the news I woke up to two years ago when the skies in my hometown, San Francisco, turned an apocalyptic orange as wildfires raged on. Then came the restrictions: children cannot go out to play, adults were advised against outdoor exercise, and older people were warned to stay indoors. That’s when it hit me - climate change is real!

This drove me to read up about problems such as ozone holes, carbon increase, and fossil fuels, while I also started reading about what we can do to combat them: sustainable living, community clean ups, and increasing green areas. To do my part, I started a community group with the neighborhood kids where every Saturday morning we work with an organization called Our City Forest, which provides free trees to communities around the Bay Area. But to make a larger impact, I realized we need to educate more people on why this is a problem and how we all have the power to fight it. This is why I have dedicated this section to climate change awareness!

Go to https://bowseat.org/gallery/together-we-heal-the-planet/ to see my dance that expresses climate change. My dance won the 2024 Ocean Awareness Contest