Ayisha Siddiqa

Ayisha Siddiqa (born 8 February 1999) is a Pakistani environmentalist from Coney Island, New York City. She is the co-founder of Fossil Free University and PollutersOut!.

Not to be confused with Ayesha Siddiqa.
Ayisha Siddiqa
Born8 February 1999
Jhang
NationalityPakistan
Occupationclimate activist

Background and education

Siddiqa was born on 8 February 1999.[1] She was born in Jhang which located near Chenab River and lived in the grandparents' farm around there.[2] Her grandfather died caused of blood cancer in 2012 and her grandmother caused from polio in 2014. She tells that her grandparents' disease caused by water that they drink from the river.[3] She moved to United States when she was years old.[1] She graduated from Hunter College and get Bachelor of arts in Political Sciences and English in 2021.[4] When she is still studying, she received Thomas Hunter Honors program[5]

Career

Siddiqa working at New York State Assembly through Edward T. Rogowsky Internship program in 2019.[5] Now she works as research fellow at the Coro New York Leadership Center and law fellow at Munger, Tolles & Olson.[6]

Activism

Siddiqa started her activism when she found extinction rebellion university's branch in May 2019.[7] The organization was doing strike at 7 October 2019 at Lower Manhattan, New York City.[8] The strike was joined by 300.000 participant.[9] One of the action was that they doused fake blood on the Charging Bull which located in Wall Street.[10]

As a responses to 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, she founded Polluters Out with Isabella Fallahi and Helena Gualinga.[11] The organization was created cause they realized that fossil fuel industries playing big part in the event.[12] The list of fossil fuel 's company who funded the event are Endesa, Iberdrola, Banco Santander and Acciona.[13] As a result of this campaign, COP 26 wasn't included big oil companies as sponsor for the COP 26 and the same events forward. One of the company which was affected by this decision is British Petroleum.[14] She also joined the walkout which happen at TED countdown Conference which happen in Edinburgh when the Shell plc Chief Executive Officer, Ben van Beurden becames the speaker for the event.[15] She is also the co-founder and executive director of Student Affairs at Free Fossil University.[16]

She also attended 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2021 to give her opinion about the event's lack of access especially for people from Global South's country.[17]

References
  1. Sarah, Rachel (2021). Girl Warriors: How 25 Young Activists Are Saving the Earth. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-64160-374-4.
  2. "We've got more inspiring young activists for you to learn about!". Artswork. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. Ayesha, Siddiqa. "Climate Change and Me". wheretheleavesfall. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. "Fellows Program 2021 Cohort • Coro New York". Coro New York. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  5. "Hunter Students and Alumni Awarded Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships". Hunter College |. Hunter College. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. "Whose Voices Are (and Aren't) Being Heard at COP26?". Green Queen. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  7. Engelfried, Nick (2020-03-03). "How a new generation of climate activists is reviving fossil fuel divestment and gaining victories". Waging Nonviolence. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  8. Oded, Yair (17 October 2019). "Extinction Rebellion protesters take over lower Manhattan". FairPlanet. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  9. Funes, Yessenia (2021-10-25). "Pushing Polluters Out at COP26". Atmos. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  10. Calma, Justine (2019-10-07). "Protesters douse Wall Street bull with fake blood". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  11. Reddy, Shani (2020-09-09). "MAVERICK CITIZEN: Activist 'university' teaches ways of combating the environmental crisis – and it's free". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  12. Sarah, Rachel (4 November 2021). "Whose Voices Are (and Aren't) Being Heard at COP26?". YES! Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  13. D’Angelo, Chris (12 January 2020). "Fossil Fuel Companies Get Enormous Play At UN Meetings". Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  14. Walfisz, Jonny (2021-10-24). "COP26 bans oil company sponsorship, documents reveal". euronews. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  15. Gan, Tammy (18 October 2021). "Best Sustainable Gifts in Asia". Green Is The New Black. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  16. "Ayisha Siddiqa". Advaya. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  17. Brangham, William (2021-11-11). "Why these young people came to the COP26 climate change conference". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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