MADELINE CANFIELD

Madeline Canfield is an 18-year-old climate activist from Houston, TX. As a teen, she began her activism with a local hub of the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led organization mobilizing for a Green New Deal in communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. She serves as the Political Actions organizer for Sunrise Houston, a position in which she has collaborated on various protests, town halls, and political forums. As a founder of Houston Climate Strike, she helped to orchestrate three Houston climate strikes as a part of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike movement, including the historic 9/20 Global Climate Strike. She also serves as a member of the Partnerships team at the youth climate justice organization Zero Hour.