Stone Soup Leadership Institute

Hope Springs from the Land Down Under

Jean Hinchliffe is a 15-year-old climate change activist leading the youth movement in Australia on many fronts. She first made an impact at age 13, when working with the Vote Yes campaign, which won the fight for marriage equality in Australia. She is also a vocal supporter of the #StopAdani movement, which aims to stop the construction of the largest coal mine in the country. In 2018, Jean organized the national School Strike 4 Climate, to bring awareness to our current climate emergency. On March 15, 2019, the movement had more than 300,000 students and adults participating across Australia.