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A wake up call
They always thought they could outsmart nature, well look how that’s gone. Everyone’s talking about how people are dying and the number of the infected. Oh how the tables have turned, our hell has become nature’s paradise. No pollution, nature isn’t being destroyed, empty streets so all in all, a peaceful world. A world where humans aren’t disrupting the balance of nature, one where animals aren’t being treated cruelly, one where nature dominates everything. The ideas of industrialisation and economic growth have blinded man in such a way that he starts destroying the very force that gave him...
Earth Day 2020 and COVID-19: Why the Climate conversation must continue
Contributions by: Joseph Wilkanowski, Kate Yeo, Theresa Rose Sebastian, Ilana Zeitzer, Aman Sharma, Ayisha Siddiqa and Sofía Hernández. Even though the world has come to a standstill, youth activists around the world continue to champion the cause of a better future, a better planet. Because we have to. Some may call us alarmists. Others may call us hysterical. Some may say we should be focusing all our resources on COVID-19 instead. But the reality is, just because we’re in lockdown, doesn’t mean the social and environmental issues around us have come to a halt too. In fact the world's...
Climate Change - Reducing the impact
Climate Change is here to stay. What our forefathers have done has led to enough consequences already, and we have to suffer the impact. If one is under the impression that by just taking some measures one could eliminate the impacts of Climate Change than the person is fooling himself/ herself. At this stage, we can only reduce the quantum of effects that climate change is about to bring by taking some steps immediately 1. Reducing carbon emissions as much as possible and shifting to more environmental friendly fuels. This should be an urgent step. 2. Implementation of the seventeen...
And you still think it is not our fault?
During the last couple of weeks, the only thing people have been talking about is connected to the COVID-19, more known as the coronavirus. It is a horrible virus that spread around the world like wildfire and has not stopped yet. It took many lives and thousands of people all over the globe are fighting it as you are reading this. But with all human actions slowing down and countries going into lockdowns, some changes in nature could easily be noticed. Life in China, and especially in Wuhan, has slowed down, if not completely stopped. Factories stopped working and roads were empty. The next...
Celebration of Earth Day
Hi, I am Alex. Let's deflect our thoughts a bit from a current coronavirus situation and think for a second about our Planet Earth. We celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd every year and on that occasion we remind ourselves how each of us can contribute to preserving our precious planet and keeping it safe and healthy for the generations to come. After all it is the only planet where people can live and therefore we should be aware how do we behave in turn. So, here are some practical examples that I stick to in my daily life, you might find them interesting and useful: I recycle and separate...
Bella Ciao : The plight of the farmers, fascism and coronavirus
If you’ve watched the acclaimed Netflix original ‘La Case de Papel’ (Money Heist), there is a high likelihood you remember the tune of Bella Ciao which represents the essence of the show as an anthem of resistance. It has featured on the show several times- the first time being an iconic scene in which The Professor and his brother, Berlin, break out into the song while at the dinner table during the night before their heist. Since then, it has taken over the minds of fans, its infectious melody playing on repeat. However, it shouldn’t simply be known as a catchy song from that famous TV show...
Earth – The colorful "ball" we live on
This colorful “Ball” we live on is called Earth. Earth is rich in water, mountains, ores, plains, plants, animals. The countries are rich in nations, cultures, differences, specialties. Let's do our best to make our “Ball” greener, more colorful, happier. Every year, on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. Earth is our home and we are all responsible for it – children, young people and the elderly. We have a duty to take care of it and preserve it. Global environmental actions are slowly changing consciousness and the world, but time is running out. We urgently need to be informed better, more...
Planet Earth Day actions
This infographic should help young people understand how they can contribute to saving our planet (created by Dominik with illustrations from My Simple Show app)
Three youth projects promoting climate action in Ukraine
Pledge to act
We all are at the verge of destruction if we fail to prevent the adverse effects of climate change. Humans have already done enough damage and now is the time to heal the planet. We must reduce carbon emissions as much as possible and at individual level we all must start planting trees to reduce the effects of global warming and further prevent the leftover earth’s natural flora and fauna. It is time to act, to heal. Let's pledge to not harm the environment when this quarantine is over. #manforclimate
April was stolen from us a long time ago, but our chains were made of titanium
Now!
It had started long before I was born Settlements approaching, Not soon after we began to mourn Deforestation encroaching. We are helpless nymphs with our roots too deep. Nowhere to run too, just left to dream Of death coming closer, the nightmare it creeps. The end is near for all, it seems. The air is polluted. The atmosphere is heating, and the land is steaming. A wave of wildfires, melting ice caps, rising sea levels are upon us, yet they are still deluded That change is not important, that climate change does not exist, that are all just dreaming We hear the screams and cries of our...
Let's Earth Day inspire us to fight for Climate Justice
Have you asked yourself what the youth climate movement is doing during the COVID-19 crisis? We are still fighting for climate justice! April 22, Earth Day, was our first global mobilization of the year. We had planned 3 days in a row of actions, starting on Wednesday, and ending on Friday with our famous strike; but now, with the global health crisis of COVID-19, every action planned had to be cancelled or modified. The whole world is on a mission to fight and survive this pandemic, but the fight for climate justice cannot be stopped. The arrival of COVID-19 meant a radical change not only...
The Masks We Wear (Both Physically And Figuratively)
This will be written in two sections and this is due to that there are two ways that we can visualize the idea of 'The Masks We Wear'. One of those has to due with the physical masks we are wearing during this pandemic and what they represent. The other is the figurative mask we wear when entering different crowds to blend in. The Physical Masks We Wear: Everyday as we go through this pandemic, the trend of wearing masks has been growing. Everyone seems to want to get in and on the "hype" by wearing a mask. But on a serious note, what do these masks represent? They represent a change in a sick...
Nothing Changed
Almost a year ago I wrote the words: ‘If people simply took the time to learn, care, and talk to those who are different to themselves, no one would ever have to feel alienated, no matter where you’re from, or who you are’. Now almost a year later I sit here thinking, nothing has changed. Sadly, I never held the expectation that things would change, because why should it? Why should anyone care about the words of a random person? But people should have cared, they should have cared long before I wrote those words and they should care now and into the future, because what I said has never been...
World Environment Day 2020: Young voices for climate justice
A step towards an equal world for all
"When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful " - Malala. Dear young people, My name is Elyes, I am 14 and I have lived in Switzerland since I was a child. Fighting for my rights and equality has always been an important part of my life, and now I've learned, it is a battle that I‘ll never stop focusing on. We are living in a world where no one can live without being judged or being subjected to stereotypes. We stick a label on you that can be very hard to take off. One of the reasons I am contributing my voice as a young person today, is to show that nobody and truly nobody...