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Winning the fight against climate change: The pivotal role of young people
… from Ghana, reflects on the power of grassroots and youth activism in forcing climate action and the need to … to co-create their futures. This blog launches The Elders’ Intergenerational Climate Blog Series 2021 and … are essential to fight climate change. For example, social media platforms and ICT-based interventions were largely …
gavin - 01/23/2023 - 14:58
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What does it take to reach our full potential as climate activists?
… of my fellow activists and advocates rely on their social media platforms to raise awareness of certain issues, often … Since the age of 6, he has participated in beach cleanups, youth leadership workshops, film festivals and … News …
Elsa - 01/23/2023 - 14:56
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Elders+Youngers: building a sustainable and more equitable world for all
… meetings, Elders and Youngers used video, blogs and social media channels to debate the critical issues at stake in … Cardoso and Pedro, for example, appeared together on Globo News, and Gro Harlem Brundtland was interviewed with Esther … ability to tap into “the revolutionary power of youth” in a world that is “changing crazily fast”. …
jonathan - 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
… failure of Rio+20 will be a defining moment for today’s youth 18 June 2012 … 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 … of more than 300 non-profit organisations. Media inquiries media@theElders.org … failure of Rio+20 will be a defining moment for today’s youth "There are 3.5 billion people under the age …
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 … labour unions to state and city administrations, faith and youth groups and media who affirm that they are “still in” and are taking …
gavin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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'Wait for the matoke to ripen': encouraging communities to delay early marriage in Uganda
… painting community murals or working with the local media to air radio programmes about the issue. We don’t go … for Children was established in 2005 by a group of Ugandan youth who were later joined by other community members to … stop child marriage” In February 2012 four Elders travelled to Bihar, India, to meet a group of young …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31