College Perspectives: Tackling Plastics through Community Organizing
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 07:00 PM EST
In the second event of our “College Perspectives” series, we’ll showcase the inspiring stories of three student leaders who are raising awareness, fostering education, and creating culturally specific solutions to address the plastics crisis. Meet the panelists:
Diego Arreola Fernández: Originally from Mexico and currently attending college in Canada, Diego co-founded Green Speaking, an organization that plans conferences and events with the goal of empowering youth to become climate action leaders
Pius Seda: Founder of Greenify Global, Pius is a college student in Malawi organizing local workshops and conferences for youth as part of a larger United Nations program.
Sulaiman Abubakar Umar: Based in northeastern Nigeria, Sulaiman organizes community events and culturally specific handouts to raise awareness about plastic pollution in his rural community