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Esperanza para la humanidad (Versión en español)
Estamos escuchando a los jóvenes y creando espacios para ideas y reflexión, también hemos escuchado que el mensaje de permanecer resilientes en tiempos difíciles no siempre es fácil de poner en práctica. Y que no puede haber esperanza sin acción.
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The Only Hope that is Worth Having is Hope in the Present
After their respective talks to the IB Global Conference in Toronto, Mahruk Hassan and Dr Vanessa Andreotti got together to discuss the role that young people and education can play in helping us to respond to the current crisis of modernity and how this might give birth to another way of approaching our world, more in tune with the nature that we are part of.
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We must equip young people to face the climate crisis
Clover Hogan discusses her inspirational career as a climate activist and campaigner with Leishaa and Urva. As young people, what can we do when we are experiencing feelings of grief, frustration, anger and sadness in response to the climate crisis, especially with the interconnectedness and complexity of the challenges? Clover has built a movement around the idea of being a 'Force of Nature' - a productive, collaborative and inclusive way to put hope into action, in response to eco-anxiety.
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Meeting the needs of all people within the limits of the living world: Is it possible?
How might we meet the needs of all people without overshooting the limits of the living world (as we currently are)? Regenerative 'Doughnut' Economics is a new look at economics with a goal of planetary prosperity. Aqeela and Zahra talk to the economist Kate Raworth about why we need regenerative and redistributive design in economics, agriculture and all other sectors.
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"Treat young people not as beneficiaries, but as collaborators" | Deepak Ramola
In his keynote address to Festival of Hope India at Pathways School Gurgaon, New Delhi, Deepak Ramola shared stories of connection and cultural understanding built through listening to one another, writing and taking the perspectives of young people seriously. Then, in conversation with Anoushka Jolly, Grade 9 student at Pathways, they continue the discussion and share their experiences.
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Open Mic | May 29th, 2023 | Pathways School Gurgaon, New Delhi
Facilitated by Letters to Strangers, this open mic session was an opportunity for young people from all over India to use creative expression as a way to reflect on their personal stories and struggles with mental health and ideas of hope. Arushi Kataria opened precedings with her own story and why Letters to Strangers India was born. As an organisation, they have facilitated many similar events where poetry, music and movement open doors to connection around things that we care deeply about or that trouble us.
