Season 1, Episode 7: May Boeve

Aug. 6, 2020

The founder of climate activism.

As the Executive Director of 350.org, May is integral in generating the urgency for solutions to the climate crisis. She played a critical role in several historic climate demonstrations, including the 2014 People’s Climate March in New York City, the 2018 Rise for Climate global day of action and the 2019 Climate Strikes. She has been at the forefront of the nation’s most important environmental campaigns, including the Keystone XL Pipeline and divestment movements.

May shares with us her journey from being a college student who helped found the group that became 350.org to international climate leader. And we learn how May came to the painful understanding of the role privilege played in her success and how she began a tireless effort to build a racially, economically and geographically diverse coalition as the only way to solve the climate crisis.

““Climate change is connected to absolutely everything. So no matter who you are or what you do, or what your job is, or what you’re passionate about, there’s a way that connects to the climate crisis.””

— May Boeve