Youth ”Die-In” Protest for Climate Justice

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Jacqueline S.

• Artist Statement

  A child (top left) participates in a ”die-in” outside BNY Mellon’s San Francisco office, pretending to be dead in protest of the bank’s involvement in the Israel/Palestine conflict. This demonstration was part of an Earth Day march organized by Oakland-based youth climate justice group Youth vs. Apocalypse.

• Creative Statement

  To me, my camera is a way for me to display perspectives often overlooked. My entry was part of a photojournalism-based independent study on Bay Area youth activism, where I sought to uplift the work of young people and broaden the traditional definition of activism. Check out my website: https://jacquelineshim.mypixieset.com/