Isra Hirsi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Isra Hirsi
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| Born | February 22, 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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| Education | Barnard College |
| Known for | Environmental activism |
| Movement | Youth Climate Strike |
| Parent(s) | Ilhan Omar Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi |
| Relatives | Sahra Noor (aunt) |
| Awards | Brower Youth Award (2019) |
Isra Hirsi, born on February 22, 2003, is a young American who works to protect our planet. She helped start a big group called the U.S. Youth Climate Strike. She was also a leader for this group. In 2020, a magazine called Fortune put her on a special list of "40 Under 40" young leaders. Isra is the daughter of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar.
Growing Up and School
Isra Hirsi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 22, 2003. Her parents are U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi. They are Somali Americans.
Isra went to Minneapolis South High School. She finished high school in 2021. She started caring about the environment in her first year of high school. She joined her school's environmental club.
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After high school, Isra went to Barnard College, which is part of Columbia University. She started studying there in the fall of 2021. In April 2024, she took part in a protest on campus. Students set up tents to protest the university's investments and a conflict in Gaza. Because of this, Isra was suspended from Barnard College. She has said she will keep protesting until her goals are met.
Isra's Activism Work
Isra Hirsi has been an activist since she was young. When she was 12, she protested to support Jamar Clark at the Mall of America.
In 2019, Isra helped organize many student-led strikes across the United States. These strikes happened on March 15 and May 3.
She also helped start the U.S. Youth Climate Strike in January 2019. This group is the American part of a worldwide youth movement about climate change. Isra is a co-executive director for this group.
From 2018 to 2019, she was the leader of the Minnesota chapter of the High School Democrats of America.
In 2019, Isra won the Brower Youth Award. This award is given to young people who do great work for the environment. She also received the Voice of the Future Award that same year. In 2020, BET, a media company, put her on their "Future 40" list.
On April 18, 2024, Isra Hirsi was suspended from Barnard College. This happened because she joined a protest on the Columbia University campus. The protest called for Columbia to stop investing in Israel. She was also arrested by the police that day but was released later.
See also
In Spanish: Isra Hirsi para niños
