Mitzi Jonelle Tan

Mitzi is a full-time climate justice activist based in Metro Manila, Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Fridays For Future (FFF) of the Philippines. She is also an organizer with FFF International and FFF MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas) making sure that especially voices from the Global South are heard, amplified, and given space. She first became an activist in 2017 after integrating with Indigenous leaders of her country which pushed her to realize that collective action and system change is what we need for a just and green society.