Aliénor Rougeot (born in 1999)[1] is a Canadian-French[2] climate justice activist.[3][4][5]
Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike organizer.[3] She is a leader for Toronto's Fridays for Future Strikes, a movement calling on students to miss school on Fridays to raise awareness for climate change.[5] In 2019 she led the Fridays for Future school strike for climate in Toronto which brought out over 50 000 people.[6]
Rougeot started as a local activist at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community.[7] She was also involved with her local Amnesty International chapter where she led campaigns to raise awareness for the refugee crisis and demand justice for migrants and refugees in Europe.[8]
Aliénor Rougeot co-organized the youth climate strike and led Canada's mass “teach-in” at Toronto's mass climate strike as part of the Global Week for Future in September 2019, an event that drew thousands of people to the grounds of Queen's Park.[4][9][10][11]
Alienor graduated with an Honours BA from the University of Toronto, in Canada, where she studied Economics and Public Policy.[7][12][13] She was recognized as a UTAA Scholar for her academic excellence and community involvement.[14]
For her climate justice advocacy, Rougeot has been recognized as one of the:
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