'Literally and figuratively rebuilding my life forced me to confront extreme loss — of my home and community — at a very young age.'
. It was October 8, 2017, and I was 12 years old. As my mom and I evacuated in our car, we saw flames coming over the hill. Two days later, it was confirmed: The home and property where I had grown up had been annihilated, along with our belongings and memories, including the familiar trees in the backyard, where I had spent many hours of my childhood.
I was one of many kids who were struggling with this; Tubbs left young people in our community in a state of shock, despair, and trauma. A recent survey showed nearly 3,000 Sonoma County students “were still exhibiting increased anxiety, depression, and decreased academic performance as a result of the 2017 wildfire,” according to congressional testimony from the Sonoma County superintendentLiterally and figuratively rebuilding my life forced me to confront extreme loss — of my home and community — at a very young age.
As you can imagine, as my peers and I grappled with our loss, we felt guilt and a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprints to stem the crisis affecting us — and this worsened the mental health issues I was experiencing. This galvanized my resolve to reform and expand meaningful climate education into lessons that reflect the urgency of the crisis, the reality of the science, and center accountability at the corporate and governmental levels.
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