Giving Compass' Take:

• David S. Meyer, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, says children activist resemble their predecessors when it comes to their passion, angst, and ability to create dramatic protests. 

• What can this article tell us about the future of youth activism? How can we ensure kids are able to speak their minds in a healthy manner? 

• Here's an article on how America's youth is keeping up momentum on activism. 

A gaggle of young activists recently paid Dianne Feinstein a visit at the senator’s San Francisco office, imploring her to support the Green New Deal framework for confronting climate change. She responded by explaining the complicated legislative process, emphasizing her decades of experience and promising to pursue a considerably more modest approach to confronting climate change with a better shot at passage in the Senate.

The lawmaker tried to come across as sympathetic, yet sounded condescending in a short video clip that quickly went viral, eliciting a stream of criticism. A longer version told a more nuanced story, including why she believes her own “responsible resolution” has a better chance of passage.

It’s easy to understand why Feinstein’s confrontation went viral. Saying “no” to earnest children who see their futures in jeopardy makes politicians look callous.

Read the full article about activist kids by David S. Meyer at The Conversation.