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Change your world to change the world, says teen activist
Western News
By Mari-Len De Guzman
September 8, 2021
When Hannah Alper wanted to start a blog at nine years old, her parents were clear: it could not be about how much she loved herself or Justin Bieber.
Nine years later, the 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., is one of Canada's youngest, and most outspoken, environmental and social activists. She is among 6,350 first-year students entering Western this fall.
Alper's passion for the environment initially started with a love of animals. "I have two dogs at home, I can't walk by a dog and not ask if I can pet it. My parents and I started educating ourselves on issues like animal habitat loss and deforestation. And as a kid, I became really devastated. But I turned that devastation into motivation to do something about it. So I made my blog about the little things we can do in our everyday lives to be eco-friendly," Alper said (continue reading).
