Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992
BackRaised 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 1:11 pm
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Tags: one world earth environment eco children better future nature capitalism pollution poverty war global warming knom seng
Video Comments:
Enjen81 (November 16, 2008 at 6:13 pm)
OMG - wow. good for her. Excellent speech. PEople need to hear this, even if we think we are aware of these issues, to see it from a child's perspective. Very effective presentation: so honest!!!!
beholdAwakethefuckup (November 16, 2008 at 1:57 pm)
go read behold a pale horse and learn about astral plane and quantum thinking unless your to dunb to understand it, or to brainwashed from garbage like that girl
beholdAwakethefuckup (November 16, 2008 at 1:56 pm)
right on- citykilla
chromadreams (November 12, 2008 at 11:13 am)
I CAN'T SAY A WORD, I'M STILL CRYING
beholdAwakethefuckup (November 16, 2008 at 1:53 pm)
dude its liberal dribble its generic garbage, its not deep smart or amazing in any way. any one given that opputunity could do the same but probebly wouldnt look foolish as she did, beside shes probably a front to discract you brianwashed liberal junkies
Gwaibees (November 18, 2008 at 2:20 pm)
Talking about looking foolish: Maybe you should spell check what you write before you post it.
beholdAwakethefuckup (November 18, 2008 at 4:18 pm)
who cares about that, its youtube not a college essay. and im not that anal to go to a word programm to send comments to people i dont know on youtube, a fucking website were people talk outa their ass and dismis everyone elses argument regardles
whatdoyouwanttosee (November 12, 2008 at 2:40 am)
It's amazing to see this 12 year old show intelligence beyond what most college kids seem to have and are proud of.
beholdAwakethefuckup (November 16, 2008 at 1:54 pm)
um shes not smarter than collede kids, college kids are brain washed morons. If you need a degree to prove your smart your bull. DOctors and lawyers aside. drinking and fucking is no way to get a six figure job
procommenter (November 10, 2008 at 4:42 am)
Those who've participated and furthered the U.N.'s eugenics program should be put on trial for crimes against humanity. Aborticide is a tenet of eugenics as practiced by Hitler's henchmen. The world can easily sustain thrice the current population. The Sub-Saharan countries are the World Health Organization's laboratory for all things fiendish. The proof of U.N. perfidy is everywhere from within & without.