Activist Profile

Through this assignment you will gain familiarity with work being done by an environmental activist and consider the long-term impacts of his or her work.

Tasks:

Identify an environmental activist that is working domestically or internationally to create change.

Research your selected environmental activist.

You need to include the activist’s information, including the following.

    Picture
    Name
    Birth date (and death date, if applicable)
    Town(s)/country
    Education/employment
    Biography, which shows why he or she is considered an activist for environment (a paragraph including information on the following)
        How did they get started?
        What kinds of visions do they have for environmental change?
        What motivates them to continue in the face of adversity?
        What do they get out of doing this?
        Critical review of activist and their activism
        Identify a contemporary environmental movement or success related to the work of this activist.
        What actions seem to be most effective? Why?
        What barriers did the activist run into? Why? Any recommendations to overcome these barriers?
        How did this activist alter the course of the environmental movement?
        What contemporary environmental struggles continue the legacy of this activist?
        Quotes (at least two)

Every item needs to be supported by research. Use at least two scholarly sources and provide APA citation information.