Amara Possian is a campaigner, organizer, and educator with over 15 years of experience building people-powered movements and resilient organizations. She leads the Canada team at 350.org and chairs the board of the Organizing Exchange (OrgX), where she is helping to evolve the organizing playbook to grow grassroots power and win lasting climate justice.

A dedicated coach and facilitator, Amara has trained thousands of activists around the world through the MobLab Collective, the Center for Story-based Strategy, and Progress Toronto. She has led major campaigns, including Vote Together, which helped unseat the Harper Conservatives, and Our Time, which galvanized public support for a Green New Deal.

Formerly a professor of Government Relations at Seneca College, Amara bridges theory and practice to cultivate both grassroots and political leadership. She is currently studying Collections Management at the University of Victoria to deepen her practice of Armenian cultural stewardship and preserve her family’s archives.

About 350.org

350.org is a global grassroots movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and to build a just, equitable world powered by clean, accessible, and affordable renewable energy. We campaign locally and globally to stop fossil fuel projects, challenge the systems driving the climate crisis, and accelerate a community-led transition to renewable energy. We resist fossil fuels and their enablers, and push for climate solutions that put people and justice first. Our name refers to 350 parts per million—the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, we’re well above that threshold, making our mission more urgent than ever. Through a powerful international network of campaigns and local groups, we’ve helped stop major fossil fuel projects, moved trillions out of dirty energy, and trained thousands to take action. Together, we’re building a future grounded in justice and driven by people, not polluters.