by Lillian Ireland With wonder and openness, Michelle and Aaron, both ten, from Alberta, Canada, depict courage and victory ascending a mountain… Though there are no physical hills near them, they express other “mountains” which they believe are scalable and attainable… We are gifted with their hope and tender truths… Havannah, age six from BC,… Continue reading Wonder and open hearts
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Talking with young people about climate change
by Diana Ellis Our planet Earth is now home to over 7 billion people. UN statistics tell us that just over one-quarter of those people are children under the age of 14. In another 20 years the world population will be 8.5 billion of which one-third will be children. These children will be living in… Continue reading Talking with young people about climate change
The Silence of Intergenerational Communication
by Graham Rawlings We are Elders and, as such, we are categorized either as Baby Boomers (52 -70) or Pre-Baby Boomers (70 – ??). We are not Millenials or Generation Y (19 – 35) or post- Millenials or Generation X (35 – 52) unless we are flying under false colours. Pre-Baby Boomers are also referred… Continue reading The Silence of Intergenerational Communication
Climate Action is powered by people
Paper presented at the Richmond Earth Day Youth Summit 2016 by Kate Hodgson I wasn’t always a part of the climate movement. For a long time I ignored climate change because it terrified me and because I assumed someone else, older and far more capable, was taking care of it. And it took me a… Continue reading Climate Action is powered by people
Change happens now; the world is rooted in our backyard
Paper presented at the Richmond Earth Day Youth Summit 2016 by Ryan Liu Is nature not something beautiful, caring, extraordinary? Does it not surround us and care or us every second of the day like a mother, hence the term Mother Nature? But would you really treat your own mother this way? How can we… Continue reading Change happens now; the world is rooted in our backyard
I was lost
Keynote Speech – Richmond Earth Day Youth Summit 2016 by Jay Matsushiba I was lost. Life got tougher and all I seemed to hear was more and more bad news. This bombardment of pessimism… Coral reefs will be gone by 2050, climate change is destroying our communities, hundreds and thousands of species going extinct and, most… Continue reading I was lost
Elders, youth and the environment– we are in this together
by Diana Ellis The Suzuki Elders are a voluntary group of self-identified elders working with, and through, the David Suzuki Foundation. At the core of the Suzuki Elders purpose statement is this: “We mentor, encourage and support other elders and the younger generations in dialogue and action on the environment.” For the past three years… Continue reading Elders, youth and the environment– we are in this together