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GHF 2009: Greetings from Geneva

Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | posted by Matt_BC
Activism, Climate change

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Hi (unfortunately I can greet you in any other funky language). My name is Charlie and I’m one of the five Global Changemakers in Geneva at the moment. Kofi Annan, on behalf of the Global Humanitarian Forum, has asked for four youth from the front line (I’m just here to help) to talk about the fight against climate change.

We kindly obliged. From South Africa, Myanmar, Canada and India the climate witnesses have come.

By front line we mean those experiencing the effects of climate change not in 2050 or 2100 but today. These people are very rarely given a voice unaltered by the media or misconceptions. Tomorrow we will get the chance to hear what is happening and also what they, as activists, are doing about it. Rolling up their sleeves and breathing deeply, Happy, Linn, Lavanya and Lauren prepare to blow the statistical cobwebs from the minds of the 400 incredibly influential people who await tomorrow’s stories. Their talks will be up on youtube and the text versions available here soon.

Enjoy... though I’m not sure that’s the right word.

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23 June 2009

missing you so much linn,charlie,lava and happy keep on rocking!! )))
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23 June 2009

Keep on doing great job guys. Miss u all !!!!!!!!!!!!
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25 June 2009

hey Happy, am missing u bro! waz nice meeting u in Cape Town. hope we can coordinate sth in the near future to change the World. Best wishes in the Forum.

Cheers
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26 June 2009

Best of luck guys! Blow their socks off.
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26 June 2009

Heartiest wishes from India!

love the work you do…make the best of the opportunity guys and make the world a better place to live !!
Aibolit
27 June 2009

You have a great vision. I do not agree with all you stated, but your thoughts are definitely interesting and worth reading.
Aibolit Blog
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28 June 2009

hey….forgot to mention>>>>>
A very Happy Birthday Linn…belated tough
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30 June 2009

Thanks :D
Alanda
30 June 2009

Wow, I am soooooo envious!
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8 July 2009

*though