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Leading the Youth Climate Movement in the Arab World
… and open to all. This blog is the third in The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … far-reaching. Young people have started paying attention to news across the Arab world, but there is a lot to be done in … in the Arab world are coming forward. Thanks to social media and other avenues, one thing is clear: Arab youths are …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:57
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Gender equality, climate justice and education go hand in hand
… en español This blog is the fifth in The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … kilometres from my home? Why is the issue secondary in the media? … News …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:56
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No climate action without climate education
… This blog is the eleventh in The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … crisis through its heavy presence from our peers on social media, or in the news. But why was this information not being given to us by …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:53
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“When the ocean suffers, we all suffer”: Tackling the crises of plastics and climate change
… climate crisis. This blog is the ninth in The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … to a future. Young people are able to organize via social media with strength in numbers. We have grown up watching … News …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:54
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What does it take to reach our full potential as climate activists?
… climate change. This blog is the sixth in The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … of my fellow activists and advocates rely on their social media platforms to raise awareness of certain issues, often … News …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:56
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The Elders stand in solidarity with young people calling for critical climate action
The Elders stand in solidarity with young people calling for … For media inquiries, please contact Luke Upchurch, Director of … News …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Protecting fundamental freedoms, online and offline
… opinions online, the more we resist being silenced." In a blog for Skoll World Forum on Human Rights Day 2012, Mary … fundamental rights. The internet, mobile phones and social media give ordinary citizens the power to inform ourselves, … then, the transformation in Egypt has been stunning. The Elders were in Cairo in late 2010, just before the start of …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The success or failure of Rio+20 will be a defining moment for today’s youth
… world leaders gather in Brazil for the Rio+20 summit, both Elders and ‘Youngers’ stress that the outcomes of Rio+20 … of more than 300 non-profit organisations. Media inquiries media@theElders.org … collective action."In an opinion piece published in newspapers around the world, Gro Brundtland and Fernando H …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Rio+20 is not the response we need to safeguard people and the planet
… document is a failure of leadership." Mary Robinson The Elders welcome provisions for global Sustainable Development … and in Portuguese on ‘Younger’ Pedro Telles’ blog . Elders+Youngers is an initiative … of more than 300 non-profit organisations. Media inquiries media@theElders.org …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Climate change denial is a malign evil
… to the Paris Agreement of 2015, and today as Chair of The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded … state and city administrations, faith and youth groups and media who affirm that they are “still in” and are taking … Supreme Court will save its mission In this guest blog Kirk Herbertson, Advocacy Strategist at EarthRights …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31