Chatting with Jerome Foster II: An Night to Bear in mind
Lately, we had the privilege of internet hosting Jerome Foster II in our workplace for a hearth chat, and it was unimaginable. Jerome is a local weather activist, the youngest White Home Advisor in U.S. historical past, and a number one voice for marginalised communities within the local weather motion.
Samsam, author and Octopus Vitality Equality Basis supervisor, sat down for a hearth chat with Jerome in our busy London HQ. Watch it beneath.
We talked about his journey from organising local weather strikes to advising on the highest ranges of presidency, the function of younger folks in driving change, and why it’s essential to convey marginalised communities into local weather conversations—particularly with regards to shifting the narrative past the International North.
Profession recommendation from Jerome
Take full benefit of each alternative that comes your method. Observe your passions, be tenacious, and do not let a concern of failure or judgement maintain you again. Do what you consider in, and your actions will encourage others to do the identical.
Jerome
Jerome shared tons of recommendation for staying hopeful and making a distinction within the face of massive challenges. It was inspiring, insightful, and stuffed with optimism for the long run.
Hope comes from motion. From seeing the world shift in ways in which match our shared values. And from organisations like Octopus, prioritising folks over income.
Watch my chat with Jerome
Reclaiming the narrative
Once we consider folks in politics, we frequently consider stuffy outdated males, in gray fits. It is much less frequent to see younger folks of color taking on area and telling their very own tales. That is why folks like Jerome are so essential. So, they’ll communicate up and advocate for others primarily based on their very own experiences and add color to the world of decision-makers representing our society.
Internet hosting Jerome was a pleasure. His story and vitality reminded us the entire energy of younger folks to steer, encourage, and rewrite the principles.
The Octopus Vitality Equality Basis
We introduced this occasion to life, as a part of our Octopus Vitality Equality Basis work, our standalone charity that focuses on empowering younger Black and ethnic minority people to thrive in inexperienced vitality and tech. We do that by working with younger folks of all ages, and giving them entry to alternatives on the earth of labor, by workshops, careers occasions and rather more.
Our work is all about breaking obstacles, creating alternatives, and supporting grassroots organisations doing essential work in anti-racism and sustainability.
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