To mark the 21st Century making it through its teen years, the #20teens is a series from Teen Vogue celebrating the best in culture, politics, and style from the last decade.
Read the article for details on each of the movements but I'll list them here (in chronological order):
1. 2012: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Dreamer Movement
2. 2012: Fast-Food Strikers and the Fight for $15
3. 2013: Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Black Lives Matter
4. 2016: Standing Rock and NoDAPL
5. 2016: Brexit and the “Remain” Campaign
6. 2017: Trump’s Inauguration, J20, and the Women’s March
7. 2017: Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo
8. 2018: Parkland and March for Our Lives
9. 2018: Fridays for Future and the Climate Strikes
10. 2019: ICE and Never Again Action
Did you participate in any of the movements or otherwise support them?
In Canada we had massive Women's Marches in solidarity with the US to protest Donald Trump, and I went to them. I also went to several climate strikes this year, the largest in September when Greta Thunberg was here. It was extraordinary! Schools and the police coordinated so students could attend & they also tied in climate change education.
I'm sad this decade is coming to a close but I'm glad we got to experience the teens as teens.
So much has changed over the last 10 years, including some of the social issues that have made their way front and center onto the world stage. In many of these instances, the voices of young people are the loudest and most passionate, but no, that’s nothing new — young people have been at the forefront of social justice activism for years in the United States.
A big part of what sets this decade of youth activism apart from that history is that today’s youth activists have grown up with social media. Experts at navigating the digital space, this generation of young changemakers has been a force when it comes to amplifying their messages, frequently insisting on being heard by the world and the politicians they’ll soon be voting for (or against).
Unlike the youth from generations before, who often needed weeks of planning for activism because they relied on methods such as newspaper ads and phone calls to spread the word, today’s young activists have been able to build public support immediately with the click of a button. Simultaneously, they have redefined what it means to be an activist and proving that everyone’s voice is significant.
With 2020 approaching, during this particularly divisive moment in history, now is the perfect time to look back at some of the movements that have defined this decade and have changed — and will continue to change — the world.
Read the article for details on each of the movements but I'll list them here (in chronological order):
1. 2012: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Dreamer Movement
2. 2012: Fast-Food Strikers and the Fight for $15
3. 2013: Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Black Lives Matter
4. 2016: Standing Rock and NoDAPL
5. 2016: Brexit and the “Remain” Campaign
6. 2017: Trump’s Inauguration, J20, and the Women’s March
7. 2017: Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo
8. 2018: Parkland and March for Our Lives
9. 2018: Fridays for Future and the Climate Strikes
10. 2019: ICE and Never Again Action
Did you participate in any of the movements or otherwise support them?
In Canada we had massive Women's Marches in solidarity with the US to protest Donald Trump, and I went to them. I also went to several climate strikes this year, the largest in September when Greta Thunberg was here. It was extraordinary! Schools and the police coordinated so students could attend & they also tied in climate change education.
I'm sad this decade is coming to a close but I'm glad we got to experience the teens as teens.