Bloom Podcast - Sophie by Boroondara Youth Hub published on 2021-11-26T05:56:32Z Meet Sophie. Sophie Lives and studies in Boroondara, and took part in the Boroondara council-led youth parliament in 2020-2021. Sophie likes to listen to the Saturday paper and describes herself as Driven, passionate, and hopeful. Sophie’s passion for change was really ignited when she had the opportunity to debate putting a tax on single use plastic with the Victorian parliament, as part of Boroondara’s youth parliament program. As well as studying for the IB, and staying engaged with politics, taking part Youth parliament exposed Sophie to ideas that she now cares deeply about. Sophie says that her involvement with the program was what got her interested and motivated to work for climate action, and to encourage other people like herself to create changes for the environment. Her experience with youth Parliament showed her it is possible to enact change, and helped demonstrate a pathway forwards for her. Listen to Sophie’s story on the Bloom podcast. Click here to find out more about youth Parliament: https://vicyouth.ymca.org.au/learning-and-leadership/youth-parliament Genre Storytelling