Citizens’ Climate Lobby gathered at the Capitol Building before the June 2024 Lobby Day. Team New Mexico is front and center! Photo credit: Citizens’ Climate Lobby
BY SARA ANN MASON, PhD
State Coordinator
Citizens’ Climate Lobby New Mexico
Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s annual summer conference brings together hundreds of climate advocates from around the world to build community, knowledge, and skills. Then, they hold hundreds of meetings with members of Congress to ask them to take long-lasting, bipartisan action on climate change. For the second year in a row, Los Alamos High School alumni want to represent New Mexico on Capitol Hill in this annual event! LAHS alumni and former Eco Club leaders Victoria Kwei and Arianne Terrones are raising money to cover their travel expenses.
It’s no secret that Los Alamos High School alumni are making a difference! With your help, their impact can extend all the way to our nation’s capital this summer. Donate to their GoFundMe
(https://gofund.me/f3c60dac) and enter a raffle to win a free t-shirt!
Arianne (left) and Victoria (right) hard at work beautifying public space in Los Alamos! Courtesy photo
Arianna Terrones/Courtesy photo
Arianne Terrones is an undergraduate student at Arizona State University. A graduate of Los
Alamos High School, she served as co-president of the school Eco Club and led an
electrification initiative, helping the school win third place in the Great School Electrification
Challenge. She presented on these initiatives at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Summer
Conference in Washington DC in June 2024 for hundreds of other student climate advocates.
She currently serves as co-lead for CCL’s Mountain West Youth Team and is the current CCL
National Youth Action Team Intern. She is passionate about building a better future and
preserving our planet for future generations.
Victoria Kwei/Courtesy photo
Victoria Kwei is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico. A graduate of Los
Alamos High School, she served as co-president of the school Eco Club, she helped spread
awareness of climate issues through thrift drives, mural painting, community presentations, and more. She is now amplifying her impact as a citizen lobbyist with Citizens’ Climate Lobby to
make her voice heard and make a difference to the environment.
About Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a grassroots nonpartisan climate advocacy organization that
empowers everyday citizens to build the political will for a livable world. Sign up for our chapter
or contact Sara Mason, volunteer New Mexico State Coordinator, for more information.