UWC students campaign in Copenhagen
UWC students and alumni passionate about making a difference are in Copenhagen to campaign for a fair, ambitious and binding climate deal to ensure a safe future for their generation
Five current students and over 50 graduates are involved in various activities – campaigning and participating in youth dialogues as well as assisting delegations who are under-represented at the Copenhagen UN Climate Change Summit (Cop15).
UWC Adriatic student Sophie Hawley Weld, who is attending on behalf of
350.org says, “This conference has the enormous potential to change the
world and it’s fantastic that UWC students are doing what’s in their
power to make sure that happens.”
Atlantic UWC students Charlie Young from the UK and Tina Bylinski from Canada have been assisting under-represented delegations as part of the youth group UNFair Play. They have been completing tasks that “negotiators should never have to do but are being forced to due to lack of numbers There are dozens of delegations in dire need and there are thousands of youth who have the intellect, drive, passion and idealism. We feel a responsibility to bring these groups together.” explains Charlie.
Atlantic College graduate Maya Sikand from Kenya is representing the Kenyan Youth Delegation and has taken part in various campaigns to highlight the effects climate change are having on the African continent and Simón Bolívar UWC graduate Neil Okuli is there as an official delegate for St Lucia.
Pearson UWC graduate Jean-Marc Mangin, Executive Director of the TckTckTck campaign, a global alliance calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement led a press conference entitled ‘Energy + Environment on behalf of UWC: Education for change’
LinksDecember 17 2009