Press Release – Coal Action Network
Two youth environmental organisations are the first recipients of the inaugural Jeanette Fitzsimons Climate Action Grants, announced this week to mark the first anniversary of her death on March 5, 2020.
Following the death of the iconic activist, politician and tireless advocate for the environment, Jeanette’s friends and colleagues established the grants to honour her memory and her legacy.
“The awards are intended to commemorate one of the country’s most popular and effective environmentalists, and to support a young person or a youth organisation wanting to implement things that Jeanette stood for, such as leading an innovative community project, mobilising community action to raise awareness and helping communities to become more resilient by promoting an economy of