'We're the ones affected': teen climate activist on her viral clash with US senator
by Ashley Boucher from Environment | The Guardian on (#4A41D)
In a Guardian interview, Isha Clarke says she's been inspired by student climate strikes in the UK and is planning one in the US
Isha Clarke hasn't been to school in five days - thanks to the Oakland teachers' strike - but the 16-year-old is finding herself busier than ever.
Clarke was one of several young people seen in a viral standoff with the California senator Dianne Feinstein over climate action. Despite criticism of the senator's seemingly dismissive reaction, Clarke tells the Guardian the moment was "instrumental in moving the Green New Deal forward".
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