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In this compilation, young citizens describe the moments they were inspired to pursue their passions to improve their world. Their methods and causes are diverse, and their stories highlight their innovative ways of identifying and addressing problems in society. The achievements here are impressive, from Craig Kielburger’s founding of Free the Children to raise awareness of child labor to Lyndsay Poaps becoming the youngest elected official in Vancouver history. These stories counter the myth of youth as self-absorbed slackers, presenting a bracing new generation of activist leaders.
Price: $17.99
Pages: 240
Publisher: Greystone Books
Imprint: Greystone Books
Publication Date:
01 July 2009
ISBN: 9781926685335
Format: eBook
Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been an outspoken environmental and social activist since she was a child. At the age of nine, she founded ECO, the Environmental Children’s Organization. Three years later, she and other members of ECO attended the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, a UN conference addressing the fate of the world’s natural resources, where she delivered a powerful plenary speech that was later turned into her first book, Tell the World. Shortly after, at the age of thirteen, she was awarded the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global 500 award. She graduated with a BS in ecology and evolutionary biology from Yale and is pursuing a graduate degree in ethnobotany at the University of Victoria. Severn has served on the UN's Earth Charter Commission and on Kofi Annan's Special Advisory Panel for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. She also co-founded the Skyfish Project, an Internet-based think tank that encourages youth to speak out for their future and adopt a sustainable lifestyle. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Kris Frederickson is a proud Métis from Stonewall, Manitoba, who holds BSc and MSc degrees in biosystems engineering from the University of Manitoba where he researched water treatment techniques for Aboriginal communities. He has spoken frequently to Aboriginal youth about pursuing post-secondary education. He holds a Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award, a National Métis Youth Role Model award, and a prestigious National Aboriginal Achievement Award, which he earned in 2004. Kris currently works as a water management engineer and co-chairs 2335, an initiative of the United Way of Calgary. He lives in Calgary, Canada.
Ahmed Kayssi holds dual bachelor’s degrees in engineering chemistry and business German and is currently pursuing an MSc in physiology at Queen’s University. He hopes to become a doctor and participate in the country’s healthcare debate. However, as a native Iraqi who lived in Egypt and Saudi Arabia before calling Montreal home, one of his passions is to raise awareness of the place newcomers have within Canada. At his university, he founded the Arab Students Association and organized and moderated panel discussions on free speech and Canada–US relations. He lives in Kingston, Canada.
Cynthia Mackenzie is a passionate human rights activist who is currently pursuing her doctorate in political science in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked on human rights projects around the world, from sex-worker outreach in Calgary and refugee advocacy in Vancouver to community development in India and Costa Rica and urban environmental projects in Cuba. She has been actively involved in Canada’s public policy debate with Canada25 and for her work, Volunteer Calgary named her a Leader of Tomorrow and Maclean’s has called her one of Canada’s 100 Faces of the Future. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Kris Frederickson is a proud Métis from Stonewall, Manitoba, who holds BSc and MSc degrees in biosystems engineering from the University of Manitoba where he researched water treatment techniques for Aboriginal communities. He has spoken frequently to Aboriginal youth about pursuing post-secondary education. He holds a Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award, a National Métis Youth Role Model award, and a prestigious National Aboriginal Achievement Award, which he earned in 2004. Kris currently works as a water management engineer and co-chairs 2335, an initiative of the United Way of Calgary. He lives in Calgary, Canada.
Ahmed Kayssi holds dual bachelor’s degrees in engineering chemistry and business German and is currently pursuing an MSc in physiology at Queen’s University. He hopes to become a doctor and participate in the country’s healthcare debate. However, as a native Iraqi who lived in Egypt and Saudi Arabia before calling Montreal home, one of his passions is to raise awareness of the place newcomers have within Canada. At his university, he founded the Arab Students Association and organized and moderated panel discussions on free speech and Canada–US relations. He lives in Kingston, Canada.
Cynthia Mackenzie is a passionate human rights activist who is currently pursuing her doctorate in political science in Melbourne, Australia. She has worked on human rights projects around the world, from sex-worker outreach in Calgary and refugee advocacy in Vancouver to community development in India and Costa Rica and urban environmental projects in Cuba. She has been actively involved in Canada’s public policy debate with Canada25 and for her work, Volunteer Calgary named her a Leader of Tomorrow and Maclean’s has called her one of Canada’s 100 Faces of the Future. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
Contributors:
Ahmed Kayssi
Anil Patel
Annahid Dashtgard
Ben Peterson
Chris Richards
Craig Kielburger
Cynthia Mackenzie
D. Simon Jackson
d'bi.young.anitafrika
Devi Mucina
George Roter
Ginger Gosnell
Ilona Dougherty
Jessica Lax
Karen Kun
Kris Frederickson
Lyndsay Poaps
Miali-Elise Coley
Natalie Gerum
Nathan Cullen
Richard Hoshino
Robin Rix
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Shakil Choudhury
Tim Harvey
Yuill Hebert
Ahmed Kayssi
Anil Patel
Annahid Dashtgard
Ben Peterson
Chris Richards
Craig Kielburger
Cynthia Mackenzie
D. Simon Jackson
d'bi.young.anitafrika
Devi Mucina
George Roter
Ginger Gosnell
Ilona Dougherty
Jessica Lax
Karen Kun
Kris Frederickson
Lyndsay Poaps
Miali-Elise Coley
Natalie Gerum
Nathan Cullen
Richard Hoshino
Robin Rix
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Shakil Choudhury
Tim Harvey
Yuill Hebert