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Drawing on more than three years of research into Australian
young people's climate action and advocacy, Future Right Now: Young
people, climate action and a vibrant democracy deliberately flips the
script on the conventional academic text to create an engaging dialogue
about climate action across generations. This book was created through a
participatory design process with young people driving the narrative,
identifying key themes emerging from the research, shaping the content
and contributing to the visuals.
This book features nine
interviews conducted by young people, with researchers working across
social, political and intersectional contexts; a prologue by climate
activist, Varsha Yajman; and case studies by Duty of Care campaigner,
Hannah Vardy. Through their writing, each young author reflects on the
New Possibilities project research findings whilst sharing distinct
stories, experiences and understandings of what it means to care for
people, place, and the future in a time of climate crisis.
The
book concludes with a manifesto that encapsulates young people's demands
to all those in power. Make no mistake, this book is a good read, and
it has purpose: it is a call to leaders, to those in positions of power
to be accountable to young people: and ensure we all have a livable
future, right now.