Teen Activists

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“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” -Malala Yousafzai. Teen activists are teens who want to change something that they know is wrong. Teen activists will fight for a cause peacefully. They will do whatever it takes for their cause, sometimes even risking their lives. Becoming a teen activist starts with one simple step. Three teen activists that have changed the world are Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Alex Libby. Each one of these activists has a cause that they are fighting for peacefully. “One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world” -Malala Yousafzai One teen activist, Malala Yousafzai, was born on 12 July 1997 in Mingora, a town in Pakistan. Malala is considered to be one of the greatest teen …show more content…

His cause is something that most people don’t know about, E-waste. E-waste (electronic waste) is electronics that are not recycled or reused. According to http://www.takepart.com/article/2010/04/05/alex-lin-teenage-activist, in 2004, when Alex was only 9 years old, he read a news article in a Wall Street Journal article about E-waste. This all started team W.I.N. or the Westerly Innovations Network. This is Alex’s team of friends that tries to stop E-waste. Subsequently, Alex realized that reusing computers is more efficient than recycling them. This resulted in Alex Lin creating 7 media centers with refurbished computers that team W.I.N. have collected. According to http://www.takepart.com/article/2010/04/05/alex-lin-teenage-activist, Alex lin stated, “We recognized that the true sustainability of our project lay in legislation.” Meaning that they would try to pass laws banning E-waste. While the first bill they tried to pass did not pass, they have successfully banned E-waste in many states in the U.S. Alex Lin is a great teen activist because even when his bill wasn’t passed, he didn’t give up. Also, he fought what he believed

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