Holly Gillibrand (born 2005)[1][2] is a Scottish environmental activist.
Overview
Gillibrand is an organizer for Fridays for Future Scotland.[3] She serves as a youth advisor for the charity Heal Rewilding, which aims to return more land to nature,[2] as well as being a young ambassador for Scotland: The Big Picture and a campaigner for animal welfare charity OneKind.[4] She has written for the Lochaber Times.[5]
Gillibrand was named the 2019 Glasgow Times Young Scotswoman of the Year.[2][6] She was also named one of 30 inspiring women on the BBC's Woman's Hour Power List 2020[7] and was interviewed on the show.[8]
History
Gillibrand was born in 2005 in Fort William, Scotland in the UK.
In 2018, at the age of 13, Gillibrand became aware of the global environmental crisis. She started skipping school to take part in the school strike for climate change campaign and was featured in the media.[9] A year later, she was listed by the BBC as a young global climate activist.[10]
In August 2020, Gillibrand supported Chris Packham in a national campaign to stop wildlife crime. In November of that year, she and other youth activists had a Question and Answer session with Alok Sharma.
Along with other Scottish environmental activists, Gillibrand starred in the BBC Scotland film The Oil Machine (2022), which details the reliance of the United Kingdom on North Sea oil.[11]
References
- ^ Waterhouse, James (14 February 2019). "'I skip school to demand climate change action'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Fotheringham, Ann (10 December 2020). "Young Scotswoman of the Year Holly Gillibrand: 'Caring is not enough - we have to act'". Glasgow Times. Gannett. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Emma (16 February 2021). "Meet the next generation of global climate activists". Fortune. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Eco-scouts website
- ^ Laville, Sandra (8 February 2019). "'I feel very angry': the 13-year-old on school strike for climate action". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Young Scotswoman of the Year: 'Caring is not enough - we have to act' Holly Gillibrand on climate change". Newsquest Scotland Events. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Woman's Hour Power List 2020: The List". BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "BBC names Lochaber's Holly on this year's Woman's Hour Power List". The Oban Times. Wyvex Media. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ The Herald
- ^ BBC website, Retrieved 2023-04-11
- ^ Ferguson, Brian (17 October 2021). "Teenage climate crisis activist takes on industry giants in North Sea oil film". The Scotsman. Retrieved 11 January 2023.