Across the Philippines and across the world, land needs to be given back to the tillers
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Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a climate justice activist based in Metro Manila, Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP) which is like the Fridays For Future of the Philippines. She is also active in Fridays for Future International, advocating for climate justice and making sure that voices of Most Affected Peoples and Areas (MAPA)’s strikers are heard, amplified, and given space. She first became an activist in 2017 after integrating with indigenous leaders of her country which pushed her to realise that system change is what we need for a just and greener society.
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In conversation with Filipino artist Leeroy New
Mitzi Jonelle Tan reflects on the impacts that typhoons have had on the Philippines this year and how youth climate activists have been villified.