Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit

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Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit

Next month, the United Nations will hold a mega-conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — the Earth Summit, aka Rio+20 . In addition to being an international Who’s Who of over 130 heads of state and leaders in sustainable development, it will also be a chance for young people to assert the urgency of the challenges we face and seize the opportunities presented to our generation to address them. Yeah, I know you’re probably still sour about the last global enviro conference that made headlines — the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations . I understand that bitterness. I was there , a senior in college then, all wide-eyed and hopped up on hope. But in preparing to attend the Earth Summit with other youth leaders, I come with renewed enthusiasm that this conference will be different. For one, we are all a little more sober heading into Rio+20. Few anticipate that it will produce...

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@KarenChristenze » 09 May '12, 6pm
Good article @Grist by our own @JohnstonEllie My musings on Rio+20 and how youth can get involved in @Grist [link]
@ecotist » 07 May '12, 7am
RT @mpchristoffels: love this @grist article by @JohnstonEllie on the importance of youth involvement at #Rio20: [link]
@mpchristoffels » 07 May '12, 4am
love this @grist article by @JohnstonEllie on the importance of youth involvement at #Rio20: [link]
@EnviroMarasco » 05 May '12, 9pm
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RT @matthewshirts: #rioplus20 #riosocial “@grist: Speak up! Young voices need to be heard at the Earth Summit: [link]”
@green24com » 04 May '12, 12pm
The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. We should start listening to their opinions on the state of the planet: [link]
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@patyhuerta » 03 May '12, 9pm
RT @ClimateDesk: Hey young people! Are you going to #Rio+20? Well, you should be. via @grist [link]
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@TUNZAmag » 03 May '12, 11am
This is an opportunity, one youth leader says, for those energized by the street and internet democracy that has... [link]
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RT @grist: Earth Summit is a chance for young people to bring voices to the table with world leaders [link] #youth #leadership
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“@grist: Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit [link]” so true - harness the enthusiasm of youth!
@JohnstonEllie » 02 May '12, 9pm
My musings on Rio+20 and how youth can get involved in @Grist [link]
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"Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit" - [link] - shared from @TaptuGreen
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