Mitzi Jonelle Tan

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a full-time climate justice activist based in the Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Filipino counterpart of Fridays For Future (FFF). She is also a steering committee member of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Youth Climate Justice Fund, and an organizer with FFF MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas), making sure that voices from the Global South are amplified and given space. A strong voice on anti-imperialism, anti-colonization, and the intersectionality of the climate crisis, she is committed to changing the system and building a world that prioritizes people and planet, not profit, through collective action.