Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992

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Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. They were successful in many projects before 1992, when they raised enough money to go to the UN's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect. The goal was reached when 12 yr old Severn closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovation.

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Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 29, 2007 at 8:11 pm
Author: speedyboh

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Tags: one world earth environment eco children better future nature capitalism pollution poverty war global warming knom seng

Video Comments:
BFTCaL (September 5, 2008 at 2:59 am)
kick the UN out.
grobo11 (September 2, 2008 at 2:31 am)
the guy at 6:29 looks nervous lol. fantastic speech. it's a shame that it's only made a little change.
khaldunia (August 31, 2008 at 5:34 am)
Great! She is the kind of persons we need in this world. Not the ones who supports "reasons of state" and therefore the destruction of the world!
preahmaha (August 26, 2008 at 4:21 pm)
thank you for expresses the noble truth,..God blesses this righteous young one,and all his children,..you will be great leader someday......
kylbowles (August 22, 2008 at 1:36 am)
revolution.
oboebean (August 21, 2008 at 9:16 pm)
That was such a powerful and mature speech for such a young girl. I'm shocked at how well she delivered that speech and how powerful and moving it was. I hope that it resonated with the people at that conference, and I hope that it can help us make a difference and change.
zzzlife (August 19, 2008 at 4:34 pm)
Hats off Sevdrn Suzuki! May you lead someday... May blessings from all species shower upon you.... You are the very salt of human beings....
lolstephsis (August 13, 2008 at 10:08 am)
my dad recommended me to listen to the speech and i actually love it. She is only few years younger than me and she sounds very firm and intellectual. Reading other comments, i have also noticed that she DOES sound a bit...i guess impossible/
by the way i saw a lot of comments by SPLEEAH, srry but can you use some easier words? It's hard to understand in a ESL person's view....hahah jkjk
badtw (August 20, 2008 at 8:08 pm)
i think some adults have helped her/the group to write the speech but she speaks very well.
to make the difference in national or even global scale it's the people with power who need to act, just like she says, hopefully she can be good influence to help it happen.. as you see this is from 92.. these same questions and words are still very actual today.
IntelligentCrow (August 11, 2008 at 6:03 am)
Incredibly moving speech