Camila Thorndike, co-founder and executive director of Oregon Climate, will present “Millennials: #PutAPriceOnIt for Climate Justice,” Thursday, March 3, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College.
Thorndike will paint a picture of how focused teamwork melts cynicism and unlocks grassroots power. She will share stories accumulated over 10 years in the climate movement, including co-founding Oregon Climate at age 25, garnering a dozen legislative sponsors for the Carbon Price and Dividend bill, and working with a close team of peers to educate and motivate thousands of Oregon voters for climate action. Thorndike will provide audience members with a sharper understanding of how political change begins with inner focus and determination, as well as practical steps to advance carbon pricing legislation.
Thorndike, now 28, is the founder of Oregon Climate, a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to securing a carbon fee and dividend program in Oregon. She has been working for the past three years to build a statewide network of politicians, activists and volunteers supporting a shift to a low carbon future by pricing carbon emissions in the state. Thorndike has been especially influential in encouraging those who are unequally impacted by climate change, such as low income youth of color, high school and college students to engage their communities and become politically active in securing a low carbon future. She was recently named to mic.50, a list of the 50 promising next generation leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs.
The lecture is free and open to the public and sponsored by PLACE (Program for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement), exploring this year’s theme “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: The Ancient Elements on a Changing Planet. For more information, contact Jennifer Heath at 503-883-2267 or jheath@linfield.edu.
