Aniya Butler

Aniya is a 16-year-old spoken word poet and organiser from Oakland, CA. She works with a youth-led climate justice group, Youth Vs Apocalypse, where she directs the Hip Hop & Climate Justice Initiative and coordinates the No One Is Disposable campaign. Using poetry and organising, Aniya emphasises the importance of acknowledging and uplifting the connection between climate change and social justice. Climate justice is not only about stopping the progress of climate change, it's also about dismantling the systems of oppression that allowed the climate crisis to happen which are the same systems fueling and exacerbating the other injustices we are fighting against. Aniya wants to help rebuild a world with foundations of equity, sustainability and love, so that every living thing can truly thrive.

One action Aniya would like everyone to take:

“One action I'd like people to do to help my work is to follow YVA's social media, which can be found on our website, and to repost any post that aligns with their work.”

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