[ [link removed] ]Earth Month Climate Campaigner Spotlight: Renata Padilha

Hi John,

For today's Earth Month Spotlight, I'm very excited to share a campaign
update about the work I do with the 350 Latin America team.

First of all, my name is Renata Padilha and I'm Brazilian. I have
dedicated myself to the environmental cause, a passion that started at
school in a neighborhood on the periphery of Porto Alegre called Restinga
Nova.

Through various ecological walks, projects for the recovery of open-air
dumps, and encouraging environmental projects, I discovered my goal in
life: to fight for a world where there is balance between humans and
nature.

Over the years I've also realized that the environmental struggle goes
beyond the garbage we throw on the street, the long shower, and the faucet
we turn on when brushing our teeth. My struggles made me vegan and
minimalist, which prompted me to join the Zero-Waste movement to tread on
the environment as lightly as possible.

The same struggle led me to get to know the Fridays For Future movement,
where I found support to take one more step and founded the Eco Pelo Clima
movement.

Through our strikes, we have been able to talk to the population about
climate change and how we, as a society, can and must be part of the
change that the world needs.

We have carried out actions at the local level to bring visibility and
demand actions from our governments. We raised the alarm against the
proposal to create a coal plant close to a protected area in Porto Alegre
called Mina Guaíba.

[2]Renata at a protest in front of Copelmi, the company responsible for
what would be the largest open-pit coal mine in Latin America.Protest in
front of Copelmi, the company responsible for what would be the largest
open-pit coal mine in Latin America. Quote on the poster: Let's talk about
climate change?

For an environmentalist, the struggle for life is daily. It means always
being aware of what is happening locally and internationally, it means
stepping out of our comfort zone to fight injustices and inequalities,
even if it means attending several Public Hearings raising our voices
against the creation of a coal plant that endangers many lives and the
balance of nature. Being an environmentalist is the purest form of love;
after all, we donate our life, our time, and our passion, to something so
beautiful — taking care of the only home we have.

We still have many battles to fight in search of climate justice — the
path there will certainly not be easy. However, we are not alone. Today,
we have everything we need to turn the tide: the technology, and the right
people for it. Change has arrived; it's up to us to join in the fight for
life!

Thank you for taking a moment to read my update, and please keep your eyes
out for even more updates coming from my fellow campaigners here at
350.org. Talk soon!

In solidarity,

Renata Padilha
350 Latin America

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