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Seed is proud to announce Angel Owen as National Director at Seed Mob!

Angel is a proud Butchulla and Woppaburra woman, and one of the five deadly founders who started Seed. 

At Seed we educate, inspire, bring together and build the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to organise their communities and take collective action on campaigns for climate justice. We know that by building the power of those most affected, and confronting systemic injustices, we can build strong, sustainable and resilient communities where everyone can thrive. 

Angel exemplifies our core strategy of empowering First Nations people to lead our movement and create meaningful impact. Seed firmly believes in the ability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to drive solutions that protect their land, culture, and the climate. These communities possess the answers needed, and they are already driving transformative change.

A message from The Chair of our board, Ivan Ingram.

I have some big news to share with you! 

I am beyond excited to announce new leadership at Seed. 

As this transition happens, we’d like to thank our outgoing leadership. Corinna Theodossio stepped into the role knowing that the skills and knowledge of community organising, campaigning and strategic vision were already embedded and driven by the team. 

On behalf of the team at Seed, we would like to thank Corinna’s contribution to the foundational build during our journey to becoming an independent organisation. 

Many of you will already know Angel Owen, one of the founders of Seed, but it is my great pleasure on behalf of the board to formally introduce Angel to you as our new National Director. At Seed, we are proud to contribute to creating spaces and opportunities to support young mob grow and develop into future leaders.  

Angel's journey over the past decade with Seed has been from a volunteer to an organiser, campaigner, and leader.

Throughout this decade Angel has mentored, empowered, and helped build the capacity of thousands of volunteers. She has worked in communities across the country to organise and mobilise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to stand up and take action to protect Country. 

Angel’s strategic vision has been woven throughout the organisational strategy, from leading climate justice campaigns, including stopping the big 4 banks from funding the Adani coal mine, to Origin Energy’s divestment in the Beetaloo basin.

I am confident that there is no one better suited to take on this role and lead Seed into a new era.

Ivan Ingram
Chairperson, Board of Directors
Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

A message from Seed's National Director, Angel Owen:

I’m Angel, a proud Butchulla and Woppaburra woman, and I've been involved with Seed since its inception in 2014.If you had told a 15 year old me that in 10 years I’d be writing this email as Seed’s next National Director, I wouldn't have believed you. But that's the power of Seed - we empower young mob to stand up and fight for country, and I am living proof of this.

Growing up, I always understood the connection between the climate impacts I was seeing on country and how it intersects with justice - as First Nations people, we don’t just see the climate crisis, we feel it.  But it wasn't until I joined Seed, where I began to understand and see the real world change young mob can create  when they come together. When young Blak deadly mob join together to fight for climate justice - we’re unstoppable. 

That's the core of why I believe in the work that Seed does, and it’s why I’m so grateful to be stepping into the position of National Director. I cannot wait to grow our movement of young First Nations people in size and power, and be able to open doors for young mob, just as they were opened for me.

My journey in the climate movement started in 2014, and it was then where myself and 4 other deadly, staunch young mob, launched Seed. 

We knew that if we wanted a platform we couldn't wait for it to be given to us, we had to build our own, to share with and to serve our communities across the country. 

It's incredibly powerful to look back now at what started out as a few individuals, who shared a passion for First Nations leadership in addressing the climate crisis - which has now grown into a powerful force to be reckoned with. 

Seed embodies the belief that when those who are most affected by the issue and injustice of the climate crisis are empowered to lead. We can inspire community driven solutions that create the safe and just future we all want and need.

Through my years at Seed, I've come to understand that we're not in this fight alone. I know what an honour and privilege it is to lead this powerful organisation, and I can't wait to see what we achieve together in the coming years. 

From little things, big things grow, 

Angel Owen

National Director

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

Statement Release: Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network statement on the International Conflict