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For some the precocious child is just annoying. You'll want to skip this one. For the rest of us there is something stirring about hearing clear statements, delivered with sincere passion and excitement.
I can recall at age 12 being asked to ride on a League of Women Voters float along with other kids. This was an utterly passive experience compared with the bright young minds in the video clips here, but it instilled a deep sense of civic pride and responsibility I still feel lives within me and helps shape my choices.
I can recall at age 12 being asked to ride on a League of Women Voters float along with other kids. This was an utterly passive experience compared with the bright young minds in the video clips here, but it instilled a deep sense of civic pride and responsibility I still feel lives within me and helps shape my choices.
"Here are a couple of downer facts about mountaintop removal mining: 500 of the oldest mountains in America have been destroyed. There are 2,000 miles of streams poisoned." Source: I Love Mountains - No More Excuses, Appalachian Voices via Grist
The message constantly being attributed with Idle No More is one of solidarity and looking out for future generations of Indigenous Peoples and the environment. A message that can best be shared by members of future generations like 11-year-old Ta’Kaiya Blaney.The Young activist talks about the changes in our environment, the Keystone XL Pipeline and more before sharing her perception on what Idle No More means. “As we are standing on unceded territory, and we have that right. And that’s what Idle No More is all about. It’s about us standing up and speaking up. We’ve never really been asleep and now more than ever we’re awake and we’re standing up.” Source: Idle No More Has Voices of the Future Generation
This is a couple years old but still timely. Birke Baehr -"What's Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?" via Mim Michleove on Facebook
