Be the Change! » young people

Fight for climate justice!

ejanver — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:12:04 +0000

Its a great experience to be part of the world acting to acquire a change that is suitable and meant to change the world and make it a safer place to be. This year everyone, individuals, organisations, community groups and the world at large is focusing on ways to combat climate change. Events are being carried out all over the world in order to come up with possible and adequate measures of fighting climate change. Today, bloggers all over the globe have been posting articles on climate change as they commemorated the Blog Action Day ‘09 which is focusing on climate change. Am greatly inspired by my Global Change mentor, since she is really supporting the activities that we are doing and also participating in activities dealing with climate change. Wherever you are, take a moment and ask yourself on how you as an individual are going to be responsible and contribute to making climate changes a history. Action is the best asset that we have as human beings therefore, lets fight together since “two hands are better than one”

Young people, the best tool to fight climate injustice!

ejanver — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:43:10 +0000

its a great move that young people are taking all over the world and i personally would like to thank all organisations who are engaging young people in their operations.. I would like to say that young people have the capacity to influence for change in our societies.. we are the best tools that can be used considering that the new generation is quite big in terms of mnumbers that should also be the case in action.. Just to share a bit, young people can engage in campaigns focusing on mitigation and adaptation measures in their respective countries, lobby governments to put the climate debt issues on the table for discussions in preparation for the COP15, lobby and educate communities to get involved in the battle against climate change.. we really have lots of actions to take as young people and I believe in the power of young people personally coz have seen tangible results and the potential in young people… Lets be climate agents and fight against climate injustice! Check out some of the works and ideas that young people are sharing at: globalchangenow.net

Youth’s contributions towards COP15

ejanver — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:07:11 +0000

Its a great thing to realise that young people are joining hands with all nations to influence change within the communities we live in. Currently participants from the Global Change course (2009) are coming up with action plans for their campaign with regard to the COP15 summit to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009. Young people have been labelled as *people who are into violence, people who do not have visions, people without direction* but let me prove everyone who has that mentality WRONG today… Young people have a major role to play… young people are major tools of change, young people have the voice and young people can take this world to a better level… Youth are mobilizing themselves at different platforms regards ways of combating climate change, and I would like to applaud UNEP for engaging young people in their operations.. I believe the leaders herewith today will listen to the voices of young people which were released towards the upcoming COP15.. I trust that UNEP sees the potential that is hidden in young people hence the need for youth engagement.