spotlight — Journal — Jasmine M. Harrison

Modern Boheme vol. 11 | Spotlight Series on Youth Activists | Asia

It’s almost summer and as the warm breeze wafts into my apartment, it draws my memory to the drive on I-64 to my grandmother’s house when I was younger. The “back way” as my mom would call it as we drove through Wakefield and other smaller towns that dotted the road. Growing up in the suburbs, there weren’t a lot of occasions for me to see expanses of farmland. With the sun shining and the windows down, gazing upon open fields, rows and rows of corn, and the occasional deer in the distance felt like an unwinding. Over the years, the drive more or less remained the same, but the rows and rows of corn grew shorter and shorter. What started as edges of dried-out stalks gradually became rows and soon, “for sale” signs appeared. In a relatively short amount of time I saw the landscape change, farmland sold, and I wondered about the people impacted.

lifestyle, environmentJasmine HarrisonJuly 14, 2022june 2022, activism, climate activists, spotlight, youth activistsComment

Modern Boheme vol. 9 | World Water Day

Did you know that groundwater is the source of almost a third of the water supply of households and businesses from county and city water departments? [3] For rural populations that don’t get their water from a county, city department, or private company, groundwater supplies 90% of the drinking water. [3] March 22nd is World Water Day.

environmentJasmine HarrisonMarch 22, 2022march 2022, spotlight, antarctica, climate activists, environmental activistsComment

Modern Boheme vol. 9 | Spotlight Series on Activists | Antarctica

In this spotlight series, my goal is to amplify youth activists from each continent. This month’s continent is Antarctica, which is the only continent that doesn’t have a permanent human settlement. So, this spotlight is going to be on activists working to amplify how climate change is impacting Antarctica and what’s needed to preserve this precious habitat.