From Individual Action to Collective Power | Panel x ChangeNOW2024
Summary
TLDRCe 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
🌟 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.
🌱 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.
🔑 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.
🌐 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.
💪 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.
🤝 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.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Activisme
💡Change Now
💡Plastic
💡Campagne
💡Réduction des émissions
💡Clim Cafe
💡Jeunesse
💡Réseau
💡Campagne de sensibilisation
💡Changement climatique
💡Engagement
💡Réduction de la consommation d'eau
💡Énergie renouvelable
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
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