Join The Youth Harbour, a project of the Foundation for Environmental Stewardship, for a learning session on: “The Intersection of Care and Action in Youth-led Climate Movements”. Guests will discuss why care is a critical component of climate action in this short, one-hour session, with presentations from:
Kat Cadungog on the work centering rest at COP15 at The Refuge, a collaboration between Foundation for Environmental Stewardship and Youth Climate Lab.
Nhattan Nguyen on the work being done at Muskrat Collective, and the impact of their work in sending BIPOC to international conferences with holistic support systems.
Sarah Hanson on the work at Mino Bimaadiziwin Collective in supporting Indigenous leaders to participate and attend high-level conferences, convenings, and forums.
There will be a 10 minute Q&A with speakers.
Meet The Speakers
Kat Cadungog
Kat (she/her) has been acting as the Executive Director for FES since late 2020 and officially came into the position in mid-2021. Kat has had her hand in everything FES. She has collaborated with youth across Canada in over 50 Action Projects in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities when she was Sustainability Project Consultant for FES’ 3% Project. She has also worked in FES’ SDGs portfolio, managing the SDGs Launch Program. Despite the hardships brought by COVID-19, she successfully expanded the SDGs Launch program not only in Canada, but to higher education institutions in the USA and now the UK.
Nhattan Nguyen
Nhattan (il) est né et a grandi à Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Un Vietnamien de deuxième génération, il est installé sur le territoire traditionnel non cédé des Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawks). Sa famille a fui les conséquences de la guerre dans leur pays. Nhattan s'est joint à l'organisme Action climatique autochtone en juin 2021.
Parlant couramment l'anglais et le français, Nhattan possède près de dix ans d'expérience dans l'organisation et la photographie de mouvement. Il soutient la participation et la collaboration de diverses communautés à la prise de décisions environnementales et à la défense de leurs intérêts, notamment en aidant les jeunes à remettre en question le statu quo lors des négociations climatiques de l'ONU et en travaillant avec des militants de terrain et des militants communautaires qui luttent pour les droits des peuples autochtones et la justice raciale. Il était récemment coordonnateur des opérations et de la sensibilisation au sein du Réseau Action Climat.
Sarah Hanson
Sarah Hanson is Anishinaabe from Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, currently living and working on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, currently referred to as Thunder Bay. She graduated from Queen’s University with a degree in Biology, which combined with her held Indigenous Knowledge informs her work in climate action, sustainability, and reconciliation.
Prior to finishing her degree at Queen’s University, Sarah participated in an international internship for Indigenous youth where she lived and worked in Guyana, setting up robotics programs in 5 high schools. After returning to Canada, Sarah finished her Biology degree, spent 8 months working as a Junior Environmental Policy Analyst and then transitioned to the non-profit sector working with both educational and climate action organizations.