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Submission declined on 4 March 2026 by SocDoneLeft (talk). This draft reads like a resume or curriculum vitae. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a professional networking website or a place to promote yourself or your services. We also strongly discourage writing about yourself.
Declined by SocDoneLeft 6 months ago.Articles about people must meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Comment: Better draft. 1. Problems raised in last review have not been fixed. 2. Needs wikilinks. 3. Still too promotional, additional example: "Taiwanese and Buddhist cultural stories and personal experiences with pollution". Which stories? What experiences? Reads like a college app. 4. Needs more WP:SIGCOV in reliable sources if any available. Harvard article + KXAN article would be cutting it close. CopyleftEverything (talk) 14:19, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Please resubmit. 1. Please add wikilinks (Help:Links) where appropriate. 2. Please remove content solely based on WP:PRIMARY. 3. Please add birth year. 4. Article tone is too promotional, not WP:NPOV. Example: "spent over a decade organizing on environmental justice issues" or "campaigns have included efforts". Tell us what Leclercq's campaigns actually did (what work was done, what wins were had), not just the marketing speak. SocDoneLeft (talk) 20:03, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Kwessel1 (talk) 10:29, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Alexia Leclercq is an American, Taiwanese, and French climate justice activist and Forbes 30 under 30 awardee.[1]. She is the founder and executive director of Land Justice Community School.
Early Life
[edit]Alexia Leclercq was born in France and grew up in Austin, Texas. She developed an early interest in environmental issues and social justice through Taiwanese and Buddhist cultural stories and personal experiences with pollution.[2]
Leclercq attended New York University, graduating summa cum laude with a self-designed major in The Politics and Economics of Inequality[3]. She later pursued graduate studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where her scholarly work was focused on incorporating liberatory pedagogy and traditional knowledge to develop a critical climate education framework[4]
Activism
[edit]Leclercq has spent over a decade organizing on environmental justice issues. Her campaigns have included efforts to secure clean water protections,[5][6] influencing land-use and housing policy in Austin,[7] halting petrochemical and industrial projects across Texas,[8] and strengthening climate governance mechanisms like the loss and damage funds and equitable fossil fuel phase-outs at national[9] and international[10] levels.
In 2019, Leclercq co-founded and became executive director of Start: Empowerment,[11] a nonprofit focused on environmental justice and political education. Its curriculum has reached over 120,000 students in schools and community spaces across the United States and in 2021, she launched the first climate organizing fellowship by and for Gen Z youth of color[12]. In 2026 the organization evolved into Land Justice Community School.[13]
Alexia Leclercq is also the co-founder of the Colorado River Conservancy,[14] a network called survival bloc, and local housing justice collective Community Powered ATX.[15]
Awards and Honors
[edit]- Forbes 30 under 30[16]
- 2025 EJ Rising Star by WeAct for Environmental Justice[17]
- 2025 EcoAmerica Award[18]
- 2024 Green Carpet Sustainable Fashion Award Young Leader Honoree[19]
- 2023 Harvard AOCC Award for Educational Justice[20]
- 2023 Grist 50 Fixer[21]
- 2022 WWF Conservation Award Winner[22]
- 2021 Brower Youth Award[23]
Personal life
[edit]Leclercq uses "she/her" and "they/them" pronouns.[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Start:Empowerment". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Eco Ed Justice | Harvard Graduate School of Education". www.gse.harvard.edu. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (2020-08-04). "Environmental Justice Education Reimagined by Green Grant Recipients". MEET NYU. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ Harvard Graduate School of Education (2023-06-26). Climate Change Effects on Communities of Color - Alexia Leclercq, Ed.M.'23. Retrieved 2026-03-18 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Public officials, activists and innovators on access to clean water". The Washington Post. 2023-03-01. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ NowThis Impact (2024-01-24). Texas Community Fights for Access to Quality Water. Retrieved 2026-03-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Swiatecki, Chad (2024-05-28). "East Austin organizers push for equity/anti-displacement overlay to address affordability". Austin Monitor. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "White House leaders tour Texas communities with climate issues". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Chilukuri, Siri (2023-04-25). "New Biden executive order takes aim at environmental injustice". Grist. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Record more than 2,000 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28 talks: NGOs". France 24. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Start:Empowerment". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Jones, Abigail (December 4, 2025). "Austin-based environmental justice organizer among several Texans named on Forbes 30 Under 30". kxan.com.
- ↑ "Land Justice Community School". www.landjusticecommunityschool.org. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "WWF honors Alexia Leclercq". World Wildlife Fund. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Community Powered ATX". Community Powered ATX. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Start:Empowerment". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "2025 WE ACT For Environmental Justice Gala". WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "ACLA Announcements and Rep Guides". Blessed Tomorrow. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Among the Celebrity Glitz, an Awards Ceremony With Meaning". Atmos. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Harvard Graduate School of Education Celebrates 21st Annual Alumni of Color Conference | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Grist 50 2023: Meet 50 people moving us toward a greener, more just future". Fix. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "WWF honors Alexia Leclercq". World Wildlife Fund. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Alexia Leclercq". Brower Youth Awards. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ Writer, Staff (2020-08-04). "Environmental Justice Education Reimagined by Green Grant Recipients". MEET NYU. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
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