Young People Learning Climate Justice: Education Beyond Schooling Through Youth-Led Climate Justice Activism

Social movements are dynamic sites for radical experiments in learning, even though “education” is not their primary purpose. The radical learning at work in youth-led social movements remains under-explored, particularly in relation to what young people are learning and educating others about climate justice beyond formal schooling. This chapter synthesizes what young people engaged in climate justice activism are learning, outside of school, through climate justice activism, in alternative sites of learning that mobilize hands, heads, and hearts. The chapter also considers the inequitable access to these learning opportunities, and the affective and epistemic challenges of these learning experiences. The chapter concludes with suggested potential directions for future research with young people involved in climate justice activist networks.