A group of youth activists is hoping to make a change and is pushing for state leaders to address the Great Salt Lake crisis now — sooner rather than later.
“Camping, hiking, kayaking — things like that have been a big part of what I’ve done for fun living here, and I want future generations to continue being able to enjoy activities like that,” said Niels Matsen, a youth organizer at the rally Saturday morning.
There were speeches addressing the crowd, poems read, signs held and messages shared — all to help people understand the dire situation of the lake. People walked over an area of the lake bed that has dried up and staged what they called a “die-in,” which consisted of lying down to demonstrate what would happen if the lake isn't saved soon. Volunteers held up tombstones to highlight some of the challenges that losing the Great Salt Lake would lead to.“A demonstration is a great way to build to build collective power, but I think that the next step moving forward is how do we turn that power into collective action,” said Walia.
“Stop diverting water for alfalfa fields, stop diverting water for mining industry, stop diverting water for big development," said Maria Archibald with U-YES."Allow the water that naturally flows to make it to the Great Salt Lake."
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