hi! my name is anika pillai, and i am currently a student at george washington university studying political science as a freshman. as a political science major, i want to harness the power in politics and use the system to create an environmentally and socially just future. i worked in state-level politics throughout high school, gaining support for environmental protection legislation working with environmental lobby firms and local environmental justice programs that center indigenous communities. i wrote my first article in my hometown newspaper, the portland tribune, on the devastating effects of climate change on portland, oregon. i moved to dc to continue this work on a federal level and join new programs such as planet forward at gw. i first gained interest in planet forward after taking the "world on a plate" course with professor scully last semester and continued pursuing my interest in sustainability in the "intro to sustainability" class this semester. i hope to learn and listen to new perceptive and stories surrounding climate change through this organization and maybe share a couple of my own.
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