17-Year-Old to Address World Leaders now, 20 June as Rio+20 Summit Opens - IMG_4042
Youth Speech Contest Winner Will Challenge Heads of State on Sustainability.
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The UN has confirmed that the winner of the “Date With History” youth video speech contest, organized by the global TckTckTckcampaign, will speak to over 100 heads of state and deputy heads of state at 09h55 local time in Rio on June 20, 2012, as the High-Level Summit opens.
17-year-old Brittany Trilford, a student from Wellington, New Zealand is hoping the simple moral truths of youth can inspire leaders to set aside narrow self-interest and to agree bold and urgent action that will benefit humanity for generations to come.
Her speech on Wednesday morning will follow the statement by an astronaut who will address the plenary from the International Space Station, right before Heads of States launch the final round of negotiations. Brittany is available for interviews, contact details for follow up can be found below.
Side-Event Invitation:
Brittany will also ‘speak truth to power’ at a side event hosted by TckTckTck on 19 June in Rio Centro, room T4, from 19h30-21h00. She will be joined on the panel by UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, Greenovation Hub Founder Lo Sze Ping, NRDC President Frances Beinecke and Severn Suzuki, who addressed leaders at the 1992 Earth Summit as a 12-year-old and is still remembered as “the girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes”.
During this event, Brittany will divulge aspects of her address to world leaders and will ask negotiators and decision makers in the audience to respond to her vision for a more sustainable future. Media are invited to attend, and interviews at the sidelines can be arranged.
Date With History at Rio+20
In addition to the address to the Summit on 20 June and the “Speaking Truth to Power” side event on the evening of 19 June, TckTckTck has also arranged for Brittany Trilford to address business leaders attending the UN Global Compact’s Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, local government leaders from cities around the world attending the Rio+20 Global Town Hall, parliamentarians from across the globe civil society and youth leaders gathering in Rio. Her schedule also includes meetings with EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, and Helen Clark, former New Zealand prime minister and Administrator of the UN Development Programme. TckTckTck has also coordinated a live webchat with a Mexican ‘Youth 20” delegate attending the G20 next week, where the two will share views on subjects including youth leadership, climate change and poverty eradication. It is hoped film from the webchat will be presented to the G20 Summit in Los Cabos on 18th June.
About the Date With History Contest
“Date With History” is organized by the global TckTckTck campaign, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Climate Nexus and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Contest participants aged 13-30 were asked to upload 2-3 minute speeches about the future they want at datewithhistory.com. Once the submission period closed on 6 May 2012, the most popular speeches from each region, as determined by the number of votes online, were shortlisted as finalists. Brittany Trilford’s speech was selected from the finalist gallery by a diverse jury which included more than a dozen respected youth leaders from around the world, Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke, UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and activist Hayden Panettiere, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Don Cheadle, former Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, Brazilian actor and activist Sergio Marone, Carbon War Room President Jose Maria Figures, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, and Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General UN Industrial Development Organisation and Co-Chair Secretary-General’s High Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. As the Grand Prize Winner, Brittany Trilford and her guardian will travel to Rio de Janeiro and join the TckTckTck team who have facilitated her schedule.
About the Contest Winner
Brittany Trilford is a 17-year-old pupil currently in year 13 at school in Wellington, New Zealand. She is the daughter of Claire McGrory of Auckland and Tony Trilford of Wairarapa, New Zealand. She is part of New Zealand’s capital Youth Council and has participated in programmes including UN Youth Declaration hosted by the UN Youth Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Model United Nations, and will be attending the Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC in July 2012, for which she has raised funds in order to attend. Brittany also participates in numerous school-based sporting and cultural activities and is a mentor to younger debating society members and a coach to younger volleyball teams at school. Brittany hopes to study a Bachelor of Science and Arts on completing her schooling.
About TckTckTck
TckTckTck is the public campaign of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) - a diverse alliance of 350 non-profit organizations from all over the world. Our shared mission is to mobilize civil society and galvanize public support to ensure a safe climate for people and nature, to promote the low-carbon transition of our economies, and to accelerate the adaptation efforts in communities already affected by climate change.
17-Year-Old to Address World Leaders now, 20 June as Rio+20 Summit Opens - IMG_4042
Youth Speech Contest Winner Will Challenge Heads of State on Sustainability.
Acesse webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/rio20-plenary-meetings-see-sc... para ouvir
The UN has confirmed that the winner of the “Date With History” youth video speech contest, organized by the global TckTckTckcampaign, will speak to over 100 heads of state and deputy heads of state at 09h55 local time in Rio on June 20, 2012, as the High-Level Summit opens.
17-year-old Brittany Trilford, a student from Wellington, New Zealand is hoping the simple moral truths of youth can inspire leaders to set aside narrow self-interest and to agree bold and urgent action that will benefit humanity for generations to come.
Her speech on Wednesday morning will follow the statement by an astronaut who will address the plenary from the International Space Station, right before Heads of States launch the final round of negotiations. Brittany is available for interviews, contact details for follow up can be found below.
Side-Event Invitation:
Brittany will also ‘speak truth to power’ at a side event hosted by TckTckTck on 19 June in Rio Centro, room T4, from 19h30-21h00. She will be joined on the panel by UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, Greenovation Hub Founder Lo Sze Ping, NRDC President Frances Beinecke and Severn Suzuki, who addressed leaders at the 1992 Earth Summit as a 12-year-old and is still remembered as “the girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes”.
During this event, Brittany will divulge aspects of her address to world leaders and will ask negotiators and decision makers in the audience to respond to her vision for a more sustainable future. Media are invited to attend, and interviews at the sidelines can be arranged.
Date With History at Rio+20
In addition to the address to the Summit on 20 June and the “Speaking Truth to Power” side event on the evening of 19 June, TckTckTck has also arranged for Brittany Trilford to address business leaders attending the UN Global Compact’s Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, local government leaders from cities around the world attending the Rio+20 Global Town Hall, parliamentarians from across the globe civil society and youth leaders gathering in Rio. Her schedule also includes meetings with EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, and Helen Clark, former New Zealand prime minister and Administrator of the UN Development Programme. TckTckTck has also coordinated a live webchat with a Mexican ‘Youth 20” delegate attending the G20 next week, where the two will share views on subjects including youth leadership, climate change and poverty eradication. It is hoped film from the webchat will be presented to the G20 Summit in Los Cabos on 18th June.
About the Date With History Contest
“Date With History” is organized by the global TckTckTck campaign, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Climate Nexus and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Contest participants aged 13-30 were asked to upload 2-3 minute speeches about the future they want at datewithhistory.com. Once the submission period closed on 6 May 2012, the most popular speeches from each region, as determined by the number of votes online, were shortlisted as finalists. Brittany Trilford’s speech was selected from the finalist gallery by a diverse jury which included more than a dozen respected youth leaders from around the world, Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke, UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and activist Hayden Panettiere, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Don Cheadle, former Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, Brazilian actor and activist Sergio Marone, Carbon War Room President Jose Maria Figures, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, and Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General UN Industrial Development Organisation and Co-Chair Secretary-General’s High Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. As the Grand Prize Winner, Brittany Trilford and her guardian will travel to Rio de Janeiro and join the TckTckTck team who have facilitated her schedule.
About the Contest Winner
Brittany Trilford is a 17-year-old pupil currently in year 13 at school in Wellington, New Zealand. She is the daughter of Claire McGrory of Auckland and Tony Trilford of Wairarapa, New Zealand. She is part of New Zealand’s capital Youth Council and has participated in programmes including UN Youth Declaration hosted by the UN Youth Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Model United Nations, and will be attending the Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC in July 2012, for which she has raised funds in order to attend. Brittany also participates in numerous school-based sporting and cultural activities and is a mentor to younger debating society members and a coach to younger volleyball teams at school. Brittany hopes to study a Bachelor of Science and Arts on completing her schooling.
About TckTckTck
TckTckTck is the public campaign of the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA) - a diverse alliance of 350 non-profit organizations from all over the world. Our shared mission is to mobilize civil society and galvanize public support to ensure a safe climate for people and nature, to promote the low-carbon transition of our economies, and to accelerate the adaptation efforts in communities already affected by climate change.