Christine Nieves is a Puerto Rican community organizer and climate change activist. She is the founder of Emerge Puerto Rico, a community redevelopment non-profit.
Christine E. Nieves | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Community organizer |
| Employer | Emerge Puerto Rico |
Nieves focuses on building community resilience before and after environmental disasters, such as Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the series of earthquakes in Puerto Rico in 2020.[1][2][3] Her organization, formerly called Apoyo Mutuo Mariana, provided free meals for a mountainous community that was heavily impacted by the storm.[4][5]
Education edit
Nieves attended the University of Pennsylvania for her bachelor's degree.[6] She later earned a master's degree at University of Oxford.[6][5]
Activism edit
Nieves emphasizes the importance of community and self-sufficiency when preparing for climate change, in part because of the lack of government assistance after Hurricane Maria.[1] Nieves has worked with "anarchist organizers" to accomplish greater community independence.[7][8][9] She also speaks about mental health and challenges that come after disasters.[3]
Nieves founded Emerge Puerto Rico, a "climate change leadership startup" and non-profit.[10] She gave a talk about her work toward community-based resilience at TEDMED in 2018.[11]
She is a 2020 Echoing Green fellow.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b Crabapple, Molly (October 16, 2017). "How One Small Town In Puerto Rico Found Food And Community After Maria". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Firke, Sam (April 11, 2019). "What Can Kids Learn From Taking Action on Climate Change?". TNTP. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ a b "'Sad, worried, inconsolable': Earthquake triggers anxiety in Puerto Rico, post-Hurricane Maria". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "A Small Puerto Rico Town's Makeshift Relief Center". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ a b Serrato Marks, Gabriela (October 7, 2019). "After Hurricane Maria, an isolated community rescued itself, with help from their abuelas". Massive Science.
- ^ a b "Bio". Christine Nieves. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Bascomb, Bobby (October 3, 2018). "In Puerto Rico, neighbors turn to each other in Maria's aftermath". The World.
- ^ "A Small Puerto Rico Town's Makeshift Relief Center". NPR. June 3, 2018.
- ^ Dilawar, Arvind (2018-09-11). "Puerto Rican "anarchistic organizers" took power into their own hands after Hurricane Maria". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Meadows, Rasheed (November 28, 2018). "Introducing the 2019 Bridge Fellows". TNTP. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Why community is our best chance for survival—a lesson post-Hurricane Maria". TEDMED. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Meet the 2020 Class of Echoing Green Fellows". Echoing Green. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-08-06.