Source: Reuters – June 9, 2022
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – Megan Swann is a trail-blazing female magician whose tricks hold a vital message.
When she was born in 1992, the traditionally male-dominated world of magic had only just started allowing women to join the Magic Circle magicians’ society.
Now at 30, Swann is not only the youngest and first female president of the society, but she’s using her position and magic to raise awareness about climate change and the environment.
Swann studied wildlife conservation at university, growing increasingly despondent at the huge issues facing the natural world, and the lack of action.
“One of the key things I realised from my degree was how important environmental education is. We have so many of the solutions to solve these problems, but we don’t use them.”
So Swann began creating tricks with an environmental message to perform at schools.
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“I use magic as a communications tool. It’s a way to capture attention and share a message in a fun way,” she said.