Dohyeon Kim

Dohyeon is a 17-year-old activist from South Korea. As a young queer woman, Dohyeon has strived to make this society a more inclusive place for people like her. She served as the leader of Spectrum, the intersectional feminism club at her school. During her tenure, Dohyeon hosted educational events on gender equality, started a campaign against hate speech, and published an LGBTQ youth magazine. Recently, she scaled her work by joining the leadership team of WeTee, a network of young feminist groups across South Korea. At WeTee, Dohyeon is currently working on an interview series that features young feminists with radically different backgrounds and experiences. The purpose of the series is to shed light on the diversity that exists within the feminist movement.

Dohyeon is also passionate about climate justice. She has organized multiple climate strikes and engaged in national litigation for climate inaction along with 18 other young people. Internationally, she sits on C40’s Global Youth and Mayors Forum. In the future, Dohyeon will work to advance the full participation of young people in decision-making spaces.

One action Dohyeon would like everyone to take:

“Don’t underestimate or tokenise young people. Listen to our voices. Stand in solidarity with us. Try to integrate our voices in every aspect of decision-making.”

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