put one finger up (Spokes only) = I want to speak<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nand finally my personal favorite…TWINKLE!<\/strong>
\nIf you\u00a0like what is being said\u00a0you \u201ctwinkle\u201d with your hands. Think Jazz\/Spirit fingers.\u00a0You can (sort of) see what the twinkling looks like in the photo above. \u00a0<\/p>\nI will keep updating about the YOUNGO groups and youth in general at COP17 so stay posted! We have some very fun and kitschy actions planned for tomorrow, which is “Young and Future Generations Day” at COP. It is great to see that UNFCCC has decided to recognize us on this day because here in Durban the message from the youth\u00a0is loud and\u00a0clear. The youth care<\/strong> and they are not going to back down on what matters to them:\u00a0a future climate\u00a0which they, and their children\u00a0will be\u00a0living with as a result of what is decided (and\u00a0left un-decided) at COP17.<\/p>\nI will end with\u00a0a\u00a0proverb\u00a0which was\u00a0quoted in a presentation I watched yeasterday about climate vulnerability…did I mention it was given by a middle-school-aged South African girl who attends the Oprah Winfrey School?<\/p>\n
“We do not inherit our environment from our ancesters, we are borrowing it from our children”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Dani Thompson ’12
\nAnother day another 8 Rand (=$1)…or is it 7 rand to the dollar today?
\nLife at COP17 here in Durban is beginning to fall into somewhat of a routine; a very wonky one at that. One thing which has quickly become my favorite part of each day is the 8:30 AM morning meeting with YOUNGO. The best way to describe \u00a0YOUNGO is that it is a group of groups.\u00a0Youth Non-governmental organizations (hence the NGO of YOUNGO) from all over the world come together to form one cohesive body which has developed a strong presence at the UNFCCC conference of parties. US groups\u00a0participating\u00a0in YOUNGO include: SustainUS, the Sierra Student Coalition, Green Peace Green Reporters, Inconvenient Youth, 350.org, and many more! As I said, many of the youth here at the conference attend the daily YOUNGO meeting, which has its own unique agenda…
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<\/a>Life at COP17 here in Durban is beginning to fall into somewhat of a routine; a very wonky one at that. One thing which has quickly become my favorite part of each day is the 8:30 AM morning meeting with YOUNGO. The best way to describe \u00a0YOUNGO is that it is a group of groups.\u00a0Youth Non-governmental organizations (hence the NGO of YOUNGO) from all over the world come together to form one cohesive body which has developed a strong presence at the UNFCCC conference of parties. US groups\u00a0participating\u00a0in YOUNGO include: SustainUS, the Sierra Student Coalition, Green Peace Green Reporters, Inconvenient Youth, 350.org, and many more! As I said, many of the youth here at the conference attend the daily YOUNGO meeting, which has its own unique agenda…<\/p>\n