From Individual Action to Collective Power | Panel x ChangeNOW2024

Summary

Ce script de conférence présente des jeunes activistes pour le climat qui partagent leurs expériences et stratégies pour sensibiliser et impliquer la communauté dans la lutte contre la pollution et les changements climatiques. Nous rencontrons Ali des 'Enfants contre le plastique', Jess du 'Café Climat' et Matis de 'Chile', une application d'activisme climatique. Ils discutent de la manière dont l'engagement local et les actions ciblées peuvent conduire à des changements significatifs, et encouragent chacun à s'investir dans la cause.

Takeaways

• 🌟 Ali Waters Galan, la jeune oratrice de Kids Against Plastic, a commencé sa campagne 'Ali's 1 Million Lit' avec l'objectif de ramasser 1 million de débris en un an pour sensibiliser au problème de la production et de la pollution plastique.
• 🎓 Jess Pepper, fondatrice du Climate Café, a créé un espace intergénérationnel et créatif pour discuter du changement climatique, démontrant que les actions commencent par des conversations locales mais peuvent évoluer vers des changements systémiques.
• 🗳️ Matis Rivier, responsable des campagnes au sein de Chile, la première application d'activisme climatique, vise à augmenter le risque financier des investissements dans les industries fossiles en ciblant les 'facilitateurs' tels que les banques et les assureurs.
• 🔍 L'importance de la transparence et de la visibilité dans l'activisme est soulignée, en particulier pour les jeunes qui dirigent des campagnes complexes et montrent que l'engagement peut être effectif même sans expérience préalable.
• 📣 Les jeunes sont au premier plan du mouvement climatique, mais l'engagement intergénérationnel est essentiel pour soutenir et amplifier leur impact.
• 🎉 L'importance de garder l'activisme amusant et accessible est mise en avant, comme le montre Ali en organisant des séances de trampoline après une collecte de débris.
• 't🏆 Les succès des campagnes, tels que la réduction significative de l'utilisation d'eau et l'installation de dispositifs d'énergie renouvelable, démontrent que des conversations locales peuvent conduire à des actions concrètes et significatives.
• 🛣️ L'impact des projets pétroliers en France, malgré l'image du pays en tant que leader dans l'élimination des énergies fossiles, est un exemple de la complexité des enjeux climatiques et de la nécessité d'une approche internationale.
• 💪 L'activisme doit être perçu comme un moyen efficace de provoquer des changements, et les citoyens ont le pouvoir de faire entendre leur voix et de contrer l'influence des lobbys industriels.
• 🤝 L'inclusion et la valorisation de toutes les voix, y compris celles des jeunes et des communautés locales, sont cruciales pour créer un mouvement inclusif et puissant.
• 🌱 L'appel à l'action pour le public à soutenir l'activisme, à se joindre aux plateformes comme Chile, et à créer des espaces de discussion comme les Climate Cafés pour amplifier l'impact des conversations locales.

Q & A

Quel est le rôle d'Ali Waters Galan au sein de 'Kids Against Plastic'?

Ali Waters Galan est la responsable des collectes pour 'Kids Against Plastic', une organisation qui vise à sensibiliser et impliquer les jeunes sur la question de la pollution par les plastiques. Elle a rejoint l'organisation il y a environ 3 ans et a lancé sa propre campagne visant à ramasser 1 million de morceaux de déchets en un an.

Combien de débris a recueilli Ali Waters Galan jusqu'à présent dans le cadre de sa campagne?

Ali Waters Galan a mentionné qu'elle avait atteint un total de 270 000 morceaux de débris, avec un objectif de 1 million de morceaux à collecter.

Quel est le concept derrière le 'Climate Cafe' fondé par Jess Pepper?

Le 'Climate Cafe' est une initiative qui a commencé en Écosse rurale en 2015, visant à créer un espace où les communautés peuvent discuter du changement climatique de manière informelle et intergénérationnelle, en se concentrant sur l'éducation, l'information et l'engagement des individus dans la lutte contre la crise climatique.

Comment les 'Climate Cafes' ont-ils évolué au fil du temps?

Au fil des ans, les 'Climate Cafes' se sont transformés en espaces où les actions collectives sont incitées, allant de la réduction de l'utilisation d'eau à l'installation d'appareils d'énergie renouvelable, démontrant ainsi l'impact des discussions sur la mise en œuvre de solutions concrètes.

Quel est le travail de Matis Rivier au sein de l'application 'Chile'?

Matis Rivier travaille comme chef de campagne climat pour l'application 'Chile', qui coordonne l'activisme climatique en se concentrant sur les actionnariats et les soutiens invisibles de l'industrie des combustibles fossiles, tels que les banques, les assurances et les gestionnaires d'actifs.

Quelle est la stratégie de l'application 'Chile' pour lutter contre l'industrie des combustibles fossiles?

L'application 'Chile' cherche à augmenter le risque financier de l'investissement dans les entreprises liées aux projets défavorisés par la science climatique. Elle permet aux utilisateurs de soutenir les actions des activistes et des chercheurs en envoyant des courriels, en commentant et en partageant des informations.

Comment Ali Waters Galan encourage-t-elle l'engagement des jeunes dans sa campagne contre les plastiques?

Ali encourage l'engagement des jeunes en faisant de ses présentations à l'école et dans ses classes un moment amusant et éducatif, où elle partage des informations inconnues et les implique activement dans la lutte contre la pollution plastique.

Quels sont les secrets de Jess Pepper pour activer les gens dans le cadre de l'activisme climatique?

Jess Pepper souligne que l'activisme fonctionne et que les actions collectives, même avec peu de moyens, peuvent entraîner des changements significatifs. Elle encourage également à rappeler aux gens que l'activisme est juste et doit être mené avec intégrité et dignité.

Quel exemple concret d'impact a partagé Matis Rivier concernant les campagnes menées par l'application 'Chile'?

Matis Rivier n'a pas donné de détail spécifique sur une campagne particulière, mais a souligné le succès de l'application à éduquer les gens sur le rôle des soutiens de l'industrie des combustibles fossiles et à mettre la pression sur ces acteurs invisibles pour changer leurs pratiques.

Comment les jeunes sont-ils impliqués dans le mouvement 'Kids Against Plastic'?

Les jeunes sont impliqués à différents niveaux, allant de la participation active dans les collectes de déchets à la sensibilisation de leur entourage. Ali Waters Galan a mentionné que sa classe scolaire est particulièrement impliquée et a même organisé des événements pour célébrer les actions de collecte de déchets.

Quels sont les défis auxquels fait face l'application 'Chile' dans sa lutte contre les investisseurs et les entreprises liés aux combustibles fossiles?

L'un des défis principaux est de surmonter la pression des lobbys de l'industrie des combustibles fossiles, qui disposent de budgets importants pour influencer les décisions politiques. 'Chile' vise à équilibrer cette dynamique en donnant la parole au peuple et en soutenant les actions ciblées des activistes.

Quelle est la vision de Jess Pepper sur l'avenir des 'Climate Cafes' et comment ils peuvent évoluer?

Jess Pepper voit les 'Climate Cafes' comme des espaces inclusives qui permettent à toutes les voix d'être entendues, y compris celles des jeunes et des communautés marginalisées. Elle espère que ces espaces pourront continuer à se développer et à soutenir les initiatives locales de lutte contre le changement climatique.

Comment Matis Rivier voit-elle l'importance de l'engagement des jeunes dans le mouvement climatique?

Matis Rivier estime que les jeunes sont au cœur du mouvement climatique et qu'ils ont la capacité de comprendre et de s'engager avec les complexités du système, même s'ils n'ont pas toujours une expérience ou des diplômes traditionnels. Elle souligne que leur engagement est crucial pour l'avenir de la lutte contre le changement climatique.

Outlines

00:00

🌟 Présentation des orateurs et de leurs engagements écologiques

Le paragraphe introduit les intervenants et leurs réalisations. Ali Waters Galan, la jeune porte-parole de 'Kids Against Plastic', est présentée avec ses accomplissements, y compris son grade de nageur et son amour pour Harry Potter. Jess Pepper, fondatrice du 'Climate Cafe', est décrite pour son approche optimiste et sa longue venue de la Haute-Écosse. Matis Rivier, responsable des campagnes au sein de 'Chile', l'application de mobilisation climatique, est reconnue pour son travail musical et sa participation aux bars parisiens. Chacun est invité à donner une brève introduction à leur travail d'engagement et de mobilisation des communautés.

05:01

🌱 Les stratégies de mobilisation des jeunes défenseurs de l'environnement

Dans ce paragraphe, les orateurs partagent leurs approches pour impliquer les gens dans la lutte contre la pollution et le changement climatique. Ali décrit son initiative 'Ali's 1 Million Lit Pick' visant à ramasser un million de débris et à sensibiliser aux problèmes de production et de pollution plastique. Jess Pepper parle de 'Climate Cafe', un espace créé pour encourager les discussions sur le changement climatique et l'action collective. Matis Rivier explique le rôle de 'Chile' en coordonnant les actions contre les industries fossiles et en mettant en lumière les 'enablers' de ces industries, comme les banques et les assureurs.

10:04

🔑 Les secrets de la mobilisation efficace des jeunes militants

Ici, les jeunes militants révèlent leurs astuces pour inspirer d'autres jeunes à s'engager. Ali partage son expérience de rendre les présentations ludiques et éducatives dans ses écoles. Jess souligne l'importance de rappeler aux gens que l'activisme est efficace et peut entraîner des changements significatifs. Matis insiste sur la nécessité de cibler les actions de manière précise et de sensibiliser aux rôles joués par les différentes parties prenantes dans l'industrie des combustibles fossiles.

15:06

🌐 Succès concrets des actions de mobilisation et de sensibilisation

Les orateurs partagent des histoires concrètes de succès issus de leurs actions. Ali mentionne l'engagement de sa classe scolaire et l'impact global de 'Kids Against Plastic'. Jess cite des exemples de communautés ayant réduit leur consommation d'eau et d'énergie en installant des dispositifs renouvelables. Matis discute des réussites de 'Chile' en éduquant sur les 'enablers' de l'industrie des combustibles fossiles et en obtenant des partenariats pour le désinvestissement.

20:07

💪 Le pouvoir des jeunes à changer les dynamiques de pouvoir

Ce paragraphe met en avant le rôle des jeunes dans le changement des dynamiques de pouvoir. Jess parle de la manière dont les cafés climatiques créent un espace pour que les jeunes et les communautés locales prennent le contrôle de l'action. Matis aborde la question de la présence des jeunes et de leur capacité à comprendre et à cibler les systèmes complexes, en citant des exemples de jeunes filles menant des campagnes contre des entreprises et des projets problématiques.

25:08

🤝 Collaboration intergénérationnelle et réussite des mouvements écologiques

Jess Pepper partage son expérience sur l'importance de l'inclusion et de la collaboration intergénérationnelle dans les cafés climatiques, soulignant l'impact des jeunes sur le mouvement. Ali mentionne l'implication de sa grand-mère dans les actions de 'Kids Against Plastic'. Matis confirme également la participation active des jeunes, en particulier des femmes, dans les campagnes menées par 'Chile'.

🏁 Messages de clôture et actions à entreprendre

Dans le paragraphe final, les orateurs donnent des messages de clôture et appellent à l'action. Ils encouragent le public à soutenir l'activisme, à se joindre à des campagnes comme 'Chile', et à créer des espaces de discussion comme les cafés climatiques. Ali demande à chacun de sensibiliser leurs amis et leur famille, tandis que Jess invite à soutenir les jeunes et les femmes qui sont au cœur des mouvements écologiques.

Keywords

💡Activisme

L'activisme est le processus par lequel des individus ou des groupes prennent part à des actions pour promouvoir, soutenir, ou supprimer des causes spécifiques. Dans le script, l'activisme est au cœur du message, avec des exemples de jeunes activistes impliqués dans des campagnes contre les plastiques et pour le climat.

💡Change Now

Change Now fait référence à une organisation ou un événement qui encourage les changements pour un monde plus durable. Dans le script, 'Change Now' est mentionné en tant que plateforme où les jeunes activistes ont la chance de parler et d'influencer les autres.

💡Plastic

Le terme 'plastique' est utilisé pour parler des déchets et de la pollution causée par les produits en plastique. Dans le script, il est associé à l'organisation 'Kids Against Plastic' qui lutte contre l'utilisation excessive de plastique.

💡Campagne

Une 'campagne' est une série d'actions coordonnées visant à atteindre un objectif particulier. Le script mentionne plusieurs campagnes, comme 'Ali's 1 million lit pick', qui vise à ramasser un million de morceaux de déchets.

💡Réduction des émissions

La 'réduction des émissions' fait référence à la réduction de la quantité de gaz à effet de serre émis dans l'atmosphère. Dans le script, cela est lié au travail des activistes pour lutter contre le changement climatique.

💡Clim Cafe

Clim Cafe est une initiative qui vise à créer des espaces de discussion sur le changement climatique. Dans le script, Jess Pepper, la fondatrice, décrit comment Clim Cafe a commencé et comment il a aidé à mobiliser des communautés.

💡Jeunesse

La 'jeunesse' est un terme utilisé pour décrire les personnes d'une certaine tranche d'âge, souvent associée à l'énergie et à l'innovation. Dans le script, la jeunesse est soulignée comme un facteur clé dans le leadership et l'implication dans les mouvements pour le climat.

💡Réseau

Un 'réseau' est un ensemble de personnes ou d'organisations interconnectées. Dans le contexte du script, le réseau est utilisé pour décrire la manière dont les Clim Cafes et d'autres initiatives sont liés et soutiennent mutuellement leurs efforts.

💡Campagne de sensibilisation

Une 'campagne de sensibilisation' est une initiative visant à informer et à susciter l'intérêt du public pour un sujet spécifique. Dans le script, Ali Waters Galan parle de sa campagne pour sensibiliser au problème de la pollution plastique.

💡Changement climatique

Le 'changement climatique' fait référence aux changements dans les conditions climatiques à long terme de la planète. Le script met en évidence les efforts des activistes pour lutter contre le changement climatique et promouvoir des actions durables.

💡Engagement

L'engagement est le degré d'implication ou de participation dans une cause ou une activité. Dans le script, l'engagement est encouragé pour soutenir les initiatives environnementales et les campagnes de sensibilisation.

💡Réduction de la consommation d'eau

La 'réduction de la consommation d'eau' est un exemple de mesure d'efficacité énergétique et environnementale. Dans le script, il est mentionné comme un résultat concret d'une initiative locale issue d'un Clim Cafe.

💡Énergie renouvelable

L'énergie renouvelable est produite à partir de sources d'énergie qui ne s'épuisent pas, telles que le soleil, le vent ou l'eau. Dans le script, l'installation de dispositifs d'énergie renouvelable est citée comme un exemple de progrès réalisé grâce à l'engagement communautaire.

Highlights

Ali Waters Galan, Chief Pick-up Officer at Kids Against Plastic, introduces her campaign to pick up 1 million pieces of litter and educate about plastic pollution.

Ali's campaign has reached over 270,000 pieces of litter collected, boosting environmental awareness among youth.

Jess Pepper, founder of Climate Cafe, discusses the initiative's grassroots approach to discussing climate change in rural Scotland.

Climate Cafes have expanded to multiple communities, fostering intergenerational dialogue and action on climate issues.

Matis Rivier from Chile, the world's first climate activism app, explains their strategy to pressure the enablers of the fossil fuel industry.

Chile's platform allows users to take daily actions, supporting activists and researchers in their fight against climate change.

Ali shares her experience of engaging with her school class, emphasizing the importance of making environmental education fun.

Jess highlights the success of Climate Cafes in mobilizing communities to take tangible action on climate issues.

Matis discusses the importance of strategic activism, targeting the financial risk of investing in companies contributing to climate change.

The panel emphasizes the power of community-led initiatives and the impact of local actions on a global scale.

Ali recounts her experience speaking truth to power, including a confrontation with the CEO of Primark about sustainable practices.

Jess shares inspiring stories from Climate Cafes, such as reducing water use and improving energy efficiency in local communities.

Matis describes a successful campaign against oil drilling in Arason, France, highlighting the role of international regulations.

The panel discusses the importance of intergenerational collaboration in climate activism, with young people taking the lead.

Matis emphasizes the role of young activists in Chile, leading campaigns and making a significant impact on environmental issues.

The panel concludes with a call to action, encouraging the audience to support activism, raise awareness, and get involved in local initiatives.

Transcripts

[Music]

okay awesome so I'm going to do a quick

quick intro round for each of them uh

and kicking off on my left we have the

wonderful Ali Waters Galan Chief pickup

officer at kids against plastic also

karate brown belt uh and lover of all

things Harry Potter and the youngest

ever speaker at change now at 9 years

old next in the middle we have Jess

pepper founder and director of the

climate Cafe um who has an interesting

fact about her she loves to keep herself

cheerful amongst all this action by

holding discos in her kitchen uh and has

had a long journey by train sleeper

train from the snowy Scottish Highlands

to get here welcome

Jess and on my far left we have matis

Rivier a climate campaign manager at

Chile the world's first climate activism

app uh and her favorite thing also a

musical fact is singing in cozy Paris

bars with her best friend on the cello

sounds lovely welcome

matis okay

I'd love to start with kind of a a very

quick short sharp intro to your work

mobilizing people inter action kind of

one and a half 2 minutes each uh and

we'll go in order for this one Ali Jess

matis go for it floor is

yours what are you doing at kids against

plastic well I'm a bit nervous

so uh kids against plastic is a British

charity

uh formed by Amy and elig when they were

10 and 12 years old with goals to

empower and educate kids and young

people and I joined about 3 years ago I

think I I'm not very sure anymore and

when you were six no seven seven seven

okay okay seven and well uh they

encouraged me to do my campaign the

Ali's 1 million lit pick with a goal to

pick up 1 million pieces of litter in

one year and to educate people about

plastic production and pollution

brilliant and where where are you at in

that 1 million little bit Journey

there's something really good about it

well me and my mom and my dad we came to

Paris from Seville by car it was very

long tired journey and well we did lit

pixel on the way and it felt really good

good because it was on it was really

like not doing good my campaign until we

came and when we came it was boosted up

by 12,000 pieces light okay amazing

thank you and you're now more than uh

270,000 right yeah amazing and came by

electric car from

Seville okay Jess up next hello I'm here

with clim Cafe which is an initiative

that started in rural Scotland in

2015 where we realized that our

community was not talking about climate

change and we really needed to get

talking I'm a climate reality leader so

I was aware that once people feel

confident and um informed about all the

science and the impacts and the

solutions that they really want to chat

about what happens next and what they

can do to get involved in tackling the

climate crisis and so this space was

created initially in a rural Village and

it brought lots of people together it

was very intergenerational very creative

and other communities like the idea so

started to put create climate Cafe

spaces in their own communities and

these meet on a regular basis they're

just a pop-up space a cup of tea and a

biscuit maybe cake if you're lucky and

people chat and what we know now is that

after 9 years of experience when people

come together and they chat and they

really care and they connect then the

magic happens and we get sparks of

action and the action that comes out of

climate cafes we have discovered to be

remarkable um so it starts with

individuals and it starts with

communities and a chat but then it

develops into connecting with other

communities and across regions and local

government listening in and systems

change and creating political space and

space for businesses and others to move

further and be involved in the

conversation and the solutions as well

awesome thank you love how that W okay

getting early rounds of Applause here uh

love how such big action starts with a

cup of tea and a biscuit and

relationships foring love that matis hi

I'm matis um and I work for chile it's a

platform that coordinates climate um

activism we are informed by grassroot

activism and experts scientists and

researchers and basically what we do is

we coordinate actions on the enablers

mainly of the fossil fuel industry um

the enablers are all of those people

that are benefiting from an industry but

that are invisible so it means the banks

the insurances the asset managers the

suppliers the furnishers the consulting

firms the lawyers and we do that

research to make sure that we apply the

pressure on exactly the relevant layers

um of the system that will make our

activism kind of surgical the aim in all

of this is to increase the financial

risk of investing in those companies in

which projects that are defied by

climate science so we have a platform on

which people can take action every day

um they can support the actions of

activists and researchers by sending

mails um commenting sharing and kind of

Eco the work of the grassroot

mobilization awesome thank you matis

love that uh precise strategic uh

approach to activism that you have uh

and I'd love to get into uh the weeds a

little of your work here uh I'd love to

know what's your magic tricks what's

your secret Source uh for inspiring

other people other kids uh into getting

involved in this uh maybe Ali would you

like to kick off

well it's really easy to be honest you

just you just have to well I don't

really know it's it's just something I

do is just

natural I am well I normally do talks in

my classes in like classes of my school

and I I do I make them fun and so they

they get involved because they've been

talk to about everything that they

didn't know before and I kind of just

make things fun wow okay I think that's

an awesome tip for all of us actually

that this doesn't have to be all dark

and gloomy and it has to be fun

uh and I remember you saying in our

preparation meeting that at the end of

one of your pickups you went and had a

big trampolining session right yeah with

kids against plastic okay cool that is

definitely fun uh what would you either

of you like to add to that and build on

it what's your secret source to activate

people yeah I think um on our side for

activism it's kind of reminding people

that activism works with very few

capacity um we've managed to make

divestment of some of the biggest banks

we have passed some crucial regulations

on nature restoration law um and we have

pushed for policy change for some of the

biggest Agro businesses and so yeah

reminding that activism works and if you

have a euro to put somewhere let me tell

you about the return on investment of

activism so so that's the thing but also

it works sometimes not always and we're

not doing it because it works we're

doing it because it's fair and um there

is this book

named and it means doing it because with

Integrity because you don't want to fail

you want to fail with integrity and

dignity and you don't want to succeed um

otherwise and so I'd say telling people

it works but also telling people it's

fair nice okay love this so we've got

keeping it fun telling people it works

would you add anything else to to that

yeah pick up on both of those uh strands

that um the climate cafes are

community-led and where they see

inspiring action and where they see

change happening that can create an

engaging space and it allows people to

see that change is possible and what is

possible when we all come together how

much can be done and how much can be

achieved and that builds momentum it

feels good you can add some cake into

there that always helps but going to

people where it fits for them where it

works for them the local leadership the

local conversation and then it's

relevant for everybody who's involved

matters too okay so meeting people where

where they're at um cool I love those

tips um and also maybe to bring it all

to life uh a little more um and I won't

ask all of you this but maybe Ali if you

can start what's one kind of quick

tangible uh I know you know that word

now uh success story uh from from your

own work well Nick I could give you a

if you look at my map on the web on the

kids against plastic web there are lpics

all around the world in India in

Australia and South America but the one

that really important to me is my class

G uh getting involved in

everything okay and they all lined up to

say goodbye to you they they all made a

a little passageway for me to walk

through it was really nice it was really

nice to walk through to send you on your

way to Paris nice awesome thank you uh

Jess you want to also give a real

tangible example story of impact from

climate cafes sure for me personally the

most inspiring stories have come from

the children and young people who've led

the conversation and informed the adults

and led on action um but a super

practical example is in one Village and

they reduced their water use and

improved their water efficiency by 1

million liters by working together over

a year and in another Community sneaking

in another example they reduced fuel

poverty significantly helping 3,000

households and installing 140 renewable

energy devices just starting from a chat

that created an organization and new

jobs in the area as well so really part

of a just transition as well yeah okay

brilliant thank you for sharing you're

all being so uh concise and economical

with time that I've also got time for

you matis to give us the what's one of

your big activisms success stories from

the from the Chile app can you talk us

through it a little bit um I think what

we do well is kind of damage the social

license of those companies um without

digging into a specific campaign and I'm

happy if you guys can join us and look a

bit more into the different campaigns

that we are having

but I think it's a success for us to

educate people on the role and the multi

fa faceted way on which enablers of the

fossil fuel industry are benefiting from

this industry and I think we are

educating um a lot on the amount of um

of actors that are dependent and and

that are benefiting from it and so I

mean as I mentioned earlier um kind of

putting pressure on invisible actors

that have that are not used to

reputational pressure I think is is a

win and we've managed some big

Partnerships to divest from X or Y

company because we've put the pressure

about a project that was really

problematic um and so those are

different wins but it's also a manner of

doing activism that is really targeted

that I think is a is a success in its

methodology thank you for sharing also

on the drilling in arason uh in the

south of France yes there are some oil

drilling that are being constructed in

Aron um it's new oil drilling and it's

it's pretty power paradoxal because um

France is as a leader in terms of um the

the phasing out of fossil fuel

especially in its own territory even

though it's only a small portion of the

oil consumption of the French people um

these oil drilling are highly symbolic

and they're submitted to a treaty which

is named the charter energy treaty that

has been signed by Canada and France and

it's a protection of investment treaty

and basically it allows company to to

pressure um pressure countries not to

drill if they do those investment that

go against the financial interest of um

the company and basically Vero energy

it's a Canadian company they are

implanted in France they're doing those

oil drilling and they are in between

other factors pressuring the French

government to maintain also those those

drillings and it's also important to

have an an international regulations

perception when we look at those look at

those subjects okay awesome and I think

you're bringing up a really important

point there on power dynamics uh and

that mobilization also needs speaking

truth to power uh I know on your tagline

you have that the the power of the

people is stronger than the people in

power uh and Ali I'd love to bring you

in here because I know at one of your

other recent uh talks at the world

retail Congress you did a bit of

speaking truth to power right

yes uh

well I kind of roasted Primark and

mango

and and after after the talk like the

CEO of Primark came up to me and he said

next time you're in England just give us

a call because we can arrange a meeting

so a couple months later I went to

England we went to Primark told them

what had happened and apparently they

were too busy to talk to us ah okay

that's not cool um and what did you how

did you roast uh them well I kind of

said they should have more

sustainable uh secondhand things in

their shops and the CEO of Prim Mark

after also came up to me and said oh we

have five shops in the whole

world with secondhand booths so yeah

awesome okay I I love that uh how is

that important in either of your work

too uh changing those power dynamics J

maybe you want

to yeah the opportunity to come together

when we're having conversations in our

own communities and then they're

connecting up and they're connecting up

and more and more and more chat is

happening that's building political

space as well as so people can move

further so climate Cafe networks and

other networks can support initiatives

like Chile and like alleys and get

behind them and that grow movement and

grows change and that's powerful stuff

that allows the political space to grow

and their decision makers to go further

but also others to go further and be

bolder too yeah yeah thank you for

sharing and do you find that people

stepping into their power uh that's

uh um I mean yeah for sure and I think

the EU Parliament is really a a a good

place to demonstrate the the power in

Balance we're working a lot against um

the lobbying the the industry lobbyists

and they're very omnipresent and many

climate scientists are worried about the

omnipresence of the industry lobbying in

the EU um Parliament and we um citizens

have to mobilize and have to make our

voices heard for those that are not

heard and I mean it's a number that is

always shocking to me but there are

50k 50,000 people 50,000 lobbyists every

year in Brussel and as you can imagine

it's a lot of budget and who has that

budget is not citizens report it's not

ngo's report it's the industry but

lobbying is healthy in a democracy if

it's balanced rightly by citizens

pressure by citizens mobilization by

kind of this Horizon of the common

interest and so to me really the EU

Parliament is a good demonstration of

power and balance but also how with few

capacity if we mobilize rightly on the

right people we do make ch

because those depues they're not visible

and so if we demand them accountability

for what they've been elected for

they'll give it to us so it's also a

question of how to mobilize and I think

and and then and then I'll be done but I

think Chile is really a good Democratic

tool in the sense that it gives back the

power to the people in their hands even

for those that don't have the time and

if you don't have the time to get

involved in such

enormous um subjects such as the fossil

fuel lobing in the EU Parliament which

is not very accessible you can support

us and you can support the people that

are on the ground looking and doing the

research to kind of make sure the common

interest keeps being the prime the

priority yeah awesome thank

you and I think that can help to get us

out of that helplessness and uh and

interaction um what I'm hearing a lot

throughout uh a lot of this work is

young people uh at the Forefront uh of

it all um but also with a lot of

successful

intergenerational collaboration um Jess

maybe you can give us a a little taste

of how that has worked at at climate

Cafe and also with your own presence

here uh at at change

now so something that I'm reflecting on

hearing um from Ali and matis is that

climate cafes are inclusive spaces so

they create space for all voices to be

heard and you know sometimes at cop 26

for example that was including the

voices of indigenous peoples those who

are on the front line of climate um

impact from uh women and young people

children children and young people have

shaped the movement of the climate cafes

as I mentioned um in many different ways

of course and the learning that their

Elders have done has been really um

important so we've seen when children

and young people have gone on climate

strike for example a whole Community

learn and understand why they're doing

that and get behind them and support

that but it might also be programs to

improve the recycling infrastructure

across a community the leadership has

been awesome one of our directors has

been involved since she was 11 and she's

now 20 and she informs and keeps us in

touch with what you know we should be

thinking about all of the time across um

across the

network

um yeah here we are in in uh Paris and

it's really nice to have a small team

with us two of my co-founders who uh

joined me at the very first climate Cafe

and have washed up a lot of mugs and

dragged a lot of tables around since are

joining us at the booth which you can

come and see and chat about a climate

Cafe and if you might be tempted to

create that kind of space in your

community then that's something that we

can support you with now um we have a

hub that connects and supports new

climate cafes and those who are existing

around the world as well awesome thank

you for sharing and Ali kids against

plastic is also getting grown-ups into

action as well right you're yeah well

there's a well on the tickets on the

lanyards well my my nanny she's got one

and it says kids against plastic on it

so yeah and there's this thing called

big kids against plastic there's my dad

all the dads and all the moms involved

in it so that's really good to see

awesome and we also have your your great

grandmother with us today who has also

been part of uh litter pic as well right

yeah she has shout out to her

maybe welcome that is real

intergenerational collaboration uh matis

how much are young people leading in in

Chile and how how core do you think they

are to to the various movements that

you're you're running on there they're

very young and it's a lot of

women

um yeah no I

mean

it's yeah it's very feminine activism is

very Fe it's it's it's really a lot of

women um we give ownership based on

people's willingness to get involved not

on the diplomas not on their experience

and you'd be very much surprised how

those people can really well understand

the complexities of the system if you

give them the tool to do so and I mean

it sounds it sounds unrealistic to lead

a campaign on a bank when you are 20 but

we have many people with us that are

actually doing it and they're leading

campaigns on I don't know Google because

its pension found is invested in vangard

that is investing in fossil expansion in

the Amazin and it's a girl that is 20

that is leading there and we have also

younger people especially in the US

because I don't know maybe they there is

um less barrier in terms of

psychologically how can I get involved

in the US it feels like us people are

leading younger campaigns um we have a

girl she's leading all by herself a

campaign strategically from A2Z on a CO

mine in Tennessee and she's just so

inspiring she's working with local

communities with local Mayors with

depues she's working at the state level

she's working at the federal level and

and that girl is is so young and I think

when you give the tool and you tell

people they can do

so it's really surprising how they take

their ownership and they come to

understand the complexities of what it

implies yeah so yeah it's very young

brilliant super happy to hear and yeah

it's young people moving the needle on

on this issue more than any other

demographic uh I think our timer has

gone red uh so we'll start to very

slowly uh wrap it up uh and I think I'm

I hope you agree this has been extremely

inspiring input but inspiration uh is

not enough uh we need to turn that

inspiration into uh action um so I'd

love to leave you all uh give you all

the chance for a closing message to the

audience uh what are the actions that

they you would love them to go away and

take with them uh and how can they

support your work also uh let's go this

time down the line this way so matis and

Ally you get the last

word um I think the first thing is if

you can and if you feel in line support

activist and maybe break the

psychological barrier of making activism

such a distance manner of acting it's

it's not that far away from us and those

people really are like us so support

activism is is I'd say a first step and

of course the Second Step if you're here

today it's probably that you care um and

so yeah join us on Chile come to see our

campaigns and see if maybe you want a

lead one also so yeah and they can

download it on yeah exactly you can

download it um so we have we are on the

Apple Store only at the moment but you

can download it c h i l i awesome thank

you Jess what action do you want people

to take and how can they support climate

Cafe I'd love everybody to think about

where the chat is happening in your

community in perhaps in a workplace or

on campus even a school or in your local

community or your community of interest

and if you can create a space to have

that chat and if you would like to have

it on a regular basis get in touch we

can support you to connect you to lots

of other communities who are doing

exactly that and I'd also suggest maybe

looking around there are a lot of women

in this movie movement children young

people as well and others who maybe

don't get seen and heard and supported

and valued and resourced as much as they

should so maybe look around and if

somebody's doing something close to you

and you can support them or you can get

behind them and work together or give

them space to share what they're doing

and applaud that celebrate that in your

own Community or your own workplace

you're do in school as Ali's Pierce did

which sounded fabulous um then let's do

that yeah this is a can do Place let's

get doing awesome thank you love the can

do

mentality Ally what's your message for

everyone well I kind of just want

everyone to raise awareness because it's

cuz it's kind of like me I my dad told

me my mom told me I told my friends my

friends told their family and then it

just spread so I just want people to

raise awareness to their friends and

family so it becomes like a Snowball

Effect yeah and uh and how can they

support your work at kids against

plastic or get involved well uh it's

pretty simple even even if you just pick

up one piece of

litter a year or a day or a month uh and

just post it on Instagram my dad will

see it and then he'll add it to the

million C to the million L big and that

would be very helpful oh okay you can

all be part of this 1 million litter P

by anyone can be part of it anyone by

following kids against plastic on

Instagram right awesome I'd love you to

all go and do that as

well

woo okay thank you so much I think we

met our objective uh of this panel of

getting into the details of how to Mo I

people I'd love to say a big thank you

to all the your secret magic tips uh

thank you for your incredible dedicated

work and activism and thank you all of

you for your time spent watching and for

your really uh we felt the warmth and

encouragement of your of your support

there thank you everyone thank

you

thanks