Lauren Ritchie

Participant: Lauren Ritchie
Biography: Lauren is a climate and gender justice advocate and storyteller from The Bahamas. She founded The Eco Justice Project, a digital publication dedicated to intersectional climate education and merging art with activism. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Sustainable Development where she created the panel series, Columbia Climate Conversations, to bring activists and scientists of color to speak on diverse environmental issues. She was a Future Rising Senior Fellow to produce a short film and lead a summer camp engaging with Bahamian adolescent girls through photography, poetry, writing, and film, to give voice to their experience of a changing environment. She currently hosts environmental art and creative writing workshops with her initiative, Artistry in the Archipelago, and works on Conservation Media and Storytelling with the Bahamas National Trust capturing ecological wonders and environmental advocacy efforts across her country. Find her on Instagram @laurenaritchie @ecojusticeproject.
Location: Bahamas
Date: March 6, 2024
Interviewer: Joanna Jackson