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About Natalya: The Organizer
Started organizing at 11 years old when she planned her first gun control walkout at her elementary school. Since, she has led countless actions and co-founded the Seattle Student Union.
2024
Won $10 million for school mental health counselors
2023
Wrote article for Teen Vogue
Won $20 million for school mental health counselors
2022
Won N95 masks for all Seattle Public Schools students and staff
Won $4.5 million for school mental health counselors
Led multiple actions for covid safety, gun control, abortion rights
Organized gun violence protest with 2000+ attendees after tragic shooting at local high school
Organized students to save her school’s national champion mock trial program
Produced radio story about the largest academic worker strike in US history
2021
As class president her freshmen and sophomore years fought for COVID safety and hosted information session for students about COVID vaccines with Seattle’s most revered doctor.
Led her soccer team to petition for and win gender equity.
Organized climate justice walkout alongside college and community organizers and spoke/led chants at Seattle piers
2020
Teamed up with students at a local high school to organize BLM protests across Seattle
Won demand to remove cops from all Seattle schools
Appointed to Mayor’s Youth Climate Council
Elected Class President at high school
2017-2019
Led many climate justice walkouts.
2016
Started a petition to the Seattle School District to bring school bus service in-house by teaming up with a student at another middle school to collect over 1000 signatures from 11, 12 and 13 year olds.
