LISTEN! to her words...
Her name is Severn Suzuki, born and raised in Vancouver, she looks like just another ordinary kid on the streets running around at the playground. However, she more than that, so much more that even adults should be embarrassed of themselves.
Severn has been working on environmental and social justice issues since kindergarten. At age 9, she and some friends started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues.They traveled to 1992's UN Earth Summit, where 12 year-old Severn gave this powerful speech that deeply affected (and silenced) some of the most prominent world leaders. The speech had such an impact that she has become a frequent invitee to many U.N. conferences.
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What have you done to save your life and those after? I personally haven't been doing much and I felt really embarrassed of myself as I listen to the wonderful and courageous speech she gave (I bet the leaders at the conference couldn't even lift up their heads)
It's time for us to step up too, out of our laziness, greed and ignorance, and stop neglecting our environment. Make a difference. What it takes might not be to give a speech like her but to ask yourself whether your actions are beneficial to the environment. All it takes might be just using less plastic bags, recycle used cans, switch off your light when not needed or drive a lesser mile each day. This small actions might not seem like a big deal, but if the 6.7billion of us do that, the effects will be 6.7billion times lesser.
Here is how you can help...
Stop thinking about yourself and start worrying for the future!
Her name is Severn Suzuki, born and raised in Vancouver, she looks like just another ordinary kid on the streets running around at the playground. However, she more than that, so much more that even adults should be embarrassed of themselves.
Severn has been working on environmental and social justice issues since kindergarten. At age 9, she and some friends started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues.They traveled to 1992's UN Earth Summit, where 12 year-old Severn gave this powerful speech that deeply affected (and silenced) some of the most prominent world leaders. The speech had such an impact that she has become a frequent invitee to many U.N. conferences.
(source)
What have you done to save your life and those after? I personally haven't been doing much and I felt really embarrassed of myself as I listen to the wonderful and courageous speech she gave (I bet the leaders at the conference couldn't even lift up their heads)
It's time for us to step up too, out of our laziness, greed and ignorance, and stop neglecting our environment. Make a difference. What it takes might not be to give a speech like her but to ask yourself whether your actions are beneficial to the environment. All it takes might be just using less plastic bags, recycle used cans, switch off your light when not needed or drive a lesser mile each day. This small actions might not seem like a big deal, but if the 6.7billion of us do that, the effects will be 6.7billion times lesser.
Here is how you can help...
Stop thinking about yourself and start worrying for the future!
4 comments:
That is an awesome speech for a 12year old. However, the reality for when she made that speech until now, is still as grim.
Somehow it feels like 16 years down the line, nothing has changed much.
I do my part by not using plastic bags, and also by reducing energy consumption whenever i can.
Hopefully it will rub through my friends as well.
UN were silenced because they have to hear her speak. I also managed to silence you until the time you read my msg and ready to reply. What a cheap title you have there.
To Anonymous: I guess you failed to see the larger picture. Silence doesn't really mean keeping quiet. It actually means too embarrassed or a lost of words to describe the girls speech.
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