Social justice movements have always required visionaries and activists, and some of the most meaningful social changes have been sparked by the actions of young people. We are again at a point in history when youth are rising up and demanding change, from gun reform to racial justice to climate reform. While young people around the world are taking to the streets and fighting for their rights, the young plaintiffs in YOUTH V GOV are fighting for their futures in our country’s highest courts. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to create the climate crisis, thus endangering their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. If these young people are successful, they will not only make history, they will change the future.
- Year2020
- Runtime107 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristi Cooper
Social justice movements have always required visionaries and activists, and some of the most meaningful social changes have been sparked by the actions of young people. We are again at a point in history when youth are rising up and demanding change, from gun reform to racial justice to climate reform. While young people around the world are taking to the streets and fighting for their rights, the young plaintiffs in YOUTH V GOV are fighting for their futures in our country’s highest courts. Armed with a wealth of evidence, twenty-one courageous leaders file a ground-breaking lawsuit against the U.S. government, asserting it has willfully acted over six decades to create the climate crisis, thus endangering their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property. If these young people are successful, they will not only make history, they will change the future.
- Year2020
- Runtime107 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorChristi Cooper