said they identify as activists.
(Activism US + UK, VICE Voices 2018)
Nora Alamiri
21, Pennsylvania
While older generations have long debated over the relative effectiveness of online activism and on-the-ground organizing, our Gen Z respondents appeared to view them as two sides of the same coin.
A majority said that, in the next 10 years, they plan to use both offline and online activism to fight for issues they believe in. 80% said they will join organizations that fight for the issues they care about
79% said they will attend protests and rallies
70% said they will use social media to voice concerns and create change
IIn regards to climate change, they showed an extreme level of pessimism. Nearly half predicted that by 2030, their government will have put these mitigators in place: local emissions goals for cities and towns, mandated decreases in personal energy usage, large-scale plastic recycling and re-use efforts, increased water conversation, and stricter sustainability thresholds for companies. But even more respondents predicted that by then, climate change’s consequences will already be much worse—to a level of catastrophe far more severe than even cynical predictions by climate scientists.
By 2030…
79% predicted that natural disasters will occur with extreme frequency
73% predicted that some countries will have run out of water
66% predicted that coral reefs will be permanently destroyed
60% predicted that ice caps will be permanently melted
52% predicted one or more major cities will be underwater
48% predicted that climate change will start a new world war
said they want to get involved in politics.
(Future Census US + UK, Vice Voices 2018)
Lena Habtu
15, New York
6 in 10
6 in 10 said they believe the wealth gap will get worse over the next decade. Asked what they expect their government to do in the next 10 years to combat income inequality, the top answers were: increase taxes on the rich and raise the minimum wage. In addition, 20% said they expect their government to embrace economic socialism by 2030.
Only 8% of Millenial and 4% of Gen X respondents made the same prediction.
Nine in 10 showed a belief that by 2030, identity-based violence will still be an issue. In the next ten years, they expect that we will be addressing the issue through several, interlocking strategies.
73% said we’ll create more local organizations that fight for human rights
73% said politicians will focus more on human rights
57% said we will implement basic socialism to ensure access to basic services for all
said they embrace increased immigration.