ENCUENTRA Y ACT\u00daA EN TU PASI\u00d3N<\/p>\n\t
26 de noviembre de 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/li> L\u00e9elo en 8 min<\/p><\/li> Click aqu\u00ed para escuchar<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t La historia de hoy nos lleva a Washington DC en los EE. UU. Rohan, fundador y director ejecutivo de El chequeo de la comunidad<\/a>, comparte con nosotros la experiencia de vida personal que encendi\u00f3 su pasi\u00f3n por el medio ambiente y el viaje que tom\u00f3 para comenzar a crear el cambio que quer\u00eda ver. Un ejemplo inspirador sobre c\u00f3mo convertir un inconveniente en una ventaja.<\/p>\n\t Mi nombre es Rohan Arora y tengo 19 a\u00f1os. Nac\u00ed en Fairfax, Virginia, y actualmente vivo en el \u00c1rea Metropolitana de Washington DC. Soy un activista clim\u00e1tico y emprendedor social enfocado en aliviar las disparidades de salud ambiental y fomentar la alfabetizaci\u00f3n clim\u00e1tica. Soy el fundador y director ejecutivo de The Community Check-Up, una organizaci\u00f3n nacional liderada por j\u00f3venes que se enfoca en reestructurar los problemas ambientales con el lente de la salud p\u00fablica. Tambi\u00e9n soy un adolescente titular de una patente y un apasionado escritor y orador. Varias organizaciones me han invitado a hablar y he escrito para The Hill varias veces.<\/p>\n\t Mi historia es un poco \u00fanica y narrativa. Nunca fui una defensora del clima antes de ver personalmente la realidad de lo que los problemas clim\u00e1ticos les hacen a los seres queridos. De hecho, mi padre tiene asma grave y, a lo largo de los a\u00f1os, vi c\u00f3mo el smog de su vida laboral en la ciudad hac\u00eda que su asma empeorara significativamente.<\/p>\t\n\t Honestly, I thought no one would take my passion seriously. Youth are often times sidelined in the mainstream narrative, so I was really concerned that no one would take my efforts seriously. I also was fearful that no one would resonate with the mission of the organization, but I’m so fortunate that we had so much support from people across the country.<\/p>\t\n\t Growing up, I saw how my father often coughed himself to sleep due to his lungs trying to recuperate from the day exposure to pollution. Air pollution was causing the quality of his life to go down dramatically. I realized the climate discussion was missing one major piece: discussion about how climate issues often manifest into health issues. Americans are suffering around us, yet many of them still don’t know about how climate issues are impacting their everyday health. After watching my dad for years, I realized I had to be the changemaker.<\/p>\t\n\t I started by educating my loved ones about environmental health and the connection between climate issues and health disparities. Then, my sister, a few of my friends, and I began to educate our community members, and we eventually began to have events across the entire Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. I was shocked at how many people attended our events; our mission was truly resonating with so many individuals. This really showcased how environmental health is something rarely discussed in the climate narrative; yet, if we emphasize discussion on environmental and planetary health, we’ll have a winning argument to convince people about the connection between environmentalism and health equity. We recently went national over the pandemic because so many people were emailing me from across the nation asking about how they can get involved. Over the past several months, we’ve been able to host virtual educational sessions, outreach events, and engage over 10,000 youth in the US. We’ve been so fortunate to collaborate with major organizations such as the American Lung Association and Earth Day Network! The reality is most of the climate discussion surrounding the mainstream narrative treats climate issues as abstract when in reality they impact the health of Americans on a day-to-day basis. We’ve received so much support, and I am so grateful to everyone who has helped us!<\/p>\t\n\t I can’t even imagine what my life would look like right now if I didn’t act. The reality is Americans are hurting because of environmental instability and injustice. Many people just don’t know about the real life connection between environmentalism and health justice. If I didn’t act, I think more people wouldn’t be aware of how important environmental action is to the preservation of our health as Americans.<\/p>\t\n\t I’m so grateful for the support I have received in continuing the work of my organization; honestly, my life has taken a positive but busy turn. I have calls almost every day for potential collaborations and partnerships, which is really exciting! I also have been invited to speak to many students across the world about my work and to give advice; sometimes, it doesn’t even feel real that I’m the one whose giving them pointers, considering that I still consider myself a budding activist. I also am balancing being a full-time student, which is difficult at times, but I make it work.<\/p>\t\n\t Find and act on your passion. I can’t emphasize that enough. You have a unique story, and it’s so important that you act on it. I know that it is scary, but a mantra I follow is that you miss all the shots you don’t take. You have the power to really make change, so the first step is to just start. Everything will line itself up when the passion is there. I also encourage people to start local. It’s my firm belief that most change actually occurs first on the local level, and that’s how I got my start. Start my being a social activist in your own community and then find ways to amplify your message.<\/p>\t\n\t Soy Malala, de Malala Yousafzai y Christina Lamb<\/strong>. Me inspir\u00e9 en este libro porque destaca a alguien con un trasfondo cultural similar al m\u00edo superando la adversidad y convirtiendo sus experiencias de vida en algo impactante para las ni\u00f1as de todo el mundo. Entrarlo Australia<\/a>, Canad\u00e1<\/a>, Reino Unido<\/a>, \u00a0Estados Unidos<\/a>, Francia<\/a>, Alemania<\/a>, Italia<\/a>, Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/li> Ser mortal, de Atul Gawande<\/strong>. Este libro me inspira porque el Dr. Gawande cuenta su narrativa personal sobre c\u00f3mo se debe enfatizar el bienestar en la medicina en lugar de solo la supervivencia. Realmente disfrut\u00e9 de la estructura narrativa del libro y, como alguien que ha visto a un ser querido en cuidados terminales, pude entender mejor el libro. Choked: La era de la contaminaci\u00f3n del aire y la lucha por un futuro m\u00e1s limpio, por Beth Gardiner<\/strong>. Tambi\u00e9n me gust\u00f3 este libro porque destaca por qu\u00e9 exactamente entr\u00e9 en el espacio de la salud clim\u00e1tica en su conjunto. Yo soy greta<\/strong>. Because of my interest in the climate space, I was so inspired to hear about Greta Thunberg’s story of activism and climate action.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t Nueva Amsterdam<\/strong>. I also am really inspired by this TV show. It’s about one doctor’s journey to tear down the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. By disrupting the status quo, he’s able to serve his community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t El buen doctor<\/strong>. I really like The Good Doctor because it challenges our ableist society’s perceptions of what people with autism can accomplish.<\/p>\n\t Veremos, por Pete Seeger<\/strong>. Esto era algo que mi mam\u00e1 sol\u00eda cantarme y me inspir\u00f3 a dar un paso al frente ante la adversidad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t Mal d\u00eda, de Daniel Powter<\/strong>. Este es un cl\u00e1sico que ayuda a mejorar mi estado de \u00e1nimo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t Persiguiendo coches, por Snow Patrol<\/strong>. \u00a1Esto es algo que disfruto escuchando porque me gusta la canci\u00f3n y la letra es realmente conmovedora!<\/p>\n\t La mejor manera de encontrarse a s\u00ed mismo es perderse en el servicio de los dem\u00e1s, por Mahatma Gandhi<\/em><\/strong>. I think this quote is so accurate because in my service, I’ve been able to find my passions and learn more about myself.<\/p>\t\n\t Esta es una de mis fotos favoritas. La tom\u00e9 cuando visitaba Los \u00c1ngeles, y eleg\u00ed esta foto porque creo que realmente muestra lo pac\u00edfico que puede ser nuestro mundo. Recuerdo que cuando estaba tomando esta foto, hab\u00eda mucha brisa y se sent\u00eda tan sereno. Tambi\u00e9n disfrut\u00e9 c\u00f3mo la c\u00fapula contrasta con el cielo muy azul, mostrando nuestras interacciones humanas con nuestro mundo natural.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La historia de hoy nos lleva a Washington DC en los EE. UU. Rohan, el fundador y director ejecutivo de The Community Check-up, comparte con nosotros la experiencia de vida personal que encendi\u00f3 su pasi\u00f3n por el medio ambiente y el viaje que tom\u00f3 para comenzar a crear el cambio. quer\u00eda ver. Un ejemplo inspirador sobre c\u00f3mo convertir un inconveniente en una ventaja.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[471,469],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/h4>
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\u00a1CONOZCA A ROHAN!<\/h2><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfQu\u00e9 buscabas en la vida?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfQu\u00e9 te imped\u00eda lograrlo?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfCu\u00e1l fue el detonante del cambio?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfC\u00f3mo fue tu viaje? \u00bfQu\u00e9 pusiste en acci\u00f3n?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfC\u00f3mo crees que ser\u00eda tu vida ahora si hubieras continuado en la misma direcci\u00f3n?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfC\u00f3mo es tu vida hoy?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfQu\u00e9 le dir\u00edas a alguien que lea tu historia?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus 3 libros m\u00e1s inspiradores?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t
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\u00a0Compr\u00e1lo en Australia<\/a>, Canad\u00e1<\/a>, Reino Unido<\/a>, \u00a0Estados Unidos<\/a>, Francia<\/a>, Alemania<\/a>, Italia<\/a>, Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/h4>
\u00a0Compr\u00e1lo en Australia<\/a>, Canad\u00e1<\/a>, Reino Unido<\/a>, \u00a0Estados Unidos<\/a>, Francia<\/a>, Alemania<\/a>, Italia<\/a>, Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus 3 pel\u00edculas, series o documentales m\u00e1s inspiradores?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus 3 canciones favoritas?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu cita m\u00e1s inspiradora?\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\u00a1Cu\u00e9ntanos sobre tu foto favorita!\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t