Earlier this year, Erin Schrode, a 25-year-old Californian, ran to be America’s youngest female Congresswoman. The New York University graduate and founder of the environmental nonprofit, Turning Green, waged an underdog fight against fellow Democratic incumbent, Jared Huffman. The opponents were in agreement about the issues facing the state’s liberal North Coast (which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the forested Oregon border), but Schrode argued it was time for young people to take the reins in Washington. Although she came in a distant third in the June primary, Schrode brought a youthful energy to staid Congressional politics and believes she switched up the dynamics of the race.
NationSwell spoke to her recently while she was on a visit to New York City about the lessons she’s learned about political organizing in the era of hashtag activism.
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#ComeClean to Prioritize Health
As a participant in Seventh Generation’s Come Clean campaign, NationSwell is asking that cleaning and hygiene product companies do the same thing that Seventh Generation has done for the last 27 years: disclose all of a product’s ingredients so consumers can make educated choices about what they bring into their homes.
To do this, we teamed up with activists and environmental advocates, including 24-year-old Erin Schrode. Today, she’s running for Congress in California’s District 2. But her dedication to the public’s wellbeing started more than a decade ago, when, at the age of 13, she co-founded Turning Green, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental advocacy.
Watch the video above to learn why proper ingredient disclosure is vital to one’s health and wellbeing.
#ComeClean About What’s Really Inside Your Face Lotion
As a participant in Seventh Generation’s Come Clean campaign, NationSwell is asking that cleaning and hygiene product companies do the same thing that Seventh Generation has done for the last 27 years: disclose all of a product’s ingredients so consumers can make educated choices about what they bring into their homes.
To do this, we teamed up with activists and environmental advocates, including 24-year-old Erin Schrode. Today, she’s running for Congress in California’s District 2. But her dedication to the public’s wellbeing started more than a decade ago, when, at the age of 13, she co-founded Turning Green, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental advocacy.
Watch the video above to learn what’s at stake when you don’t know what’s actually inside those gels and sprays.