International Youth Day
12th August 2020
Sign the petition:
I came across this image on LinkedIn, "The students running #TeachtheFuture shared this in response to the general lack of interest from ministers to their asks for better climate education." www.teachthefuture.uk
While the politicians don’t seem to care or listen. I believe the worlds many organisations, not for profits, businesses and companies who genuinely want to do the right thing for our planet, they will be the ones to give a helping hand and they will be the ones to create a platform for the youth climate activists to thrive!
We obviously can’t look to our governments for support, so let's look to the people who are actually offering their support.
Don’t ask the shark to save you from drowning... it’s much more likely the dolphins will bring you to safety.
International Youth day is about empowering youth! If the world governments aren't offering the resources to educate and engage youth on the global climate crisis then must make it happen ourselves!
"We demand reform to the education system."
"Our learning needs to reflect the severity of the climate crisis."
Why do we need climate education?
"The current and future generations of students are going to grow up in a world greatly affected by climate change. We deserve to be taught about this so that we can understand the impacts we will face.
We must be equipped with the skills to live sustainably so that we can limit the progression of climate breakdown as much as possible."
4% of students feel that they know a lot about climate change.
68% of students want to learn more about the environment.
75% of teachers feel they haven’t received adequate training to educate students about climate change.
2020 Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action
See the official event: https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day
How can you make a difference in Australia?
Sign the petition for an:
'Australian National Climate Change Curriculum!'
Here you will find some useful education resources by the NSW government:
https://climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/Education-resources
And some more useful climate education content here:
https://www.climatescience.org.au/content/1090-climate-education-resources
Here is some other relevant petitions to sign below:
Climate Education in Victorian schools- Time to teach kids to act.
Take Action Against Climate Change For The Future of Australia
High school students: take initiative for your future, starting with one school at a time
Make learning about Aboriginal culture in Victorian schools compulsory
Australia: Declare a climate emergency
Support the climate change act
This image was taken by myself of a mural I found of the famous Greta Thunberg at Eltham train station, Vic, Australia
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Joel Courtidis