Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The fourth Youth Webinar organized in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth (English/French/Spanish) is on its way! Focusing on youth-led initiatives and the futures of education, this webinar will take place on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 9:00-10:30 EDT/15:00-16:30 CET.
Currently our world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 to 24, the largest generation of young people in its history. With such numbers, it is clear that sustainable development and peace cannot be achieved unless young people are involved in global discussions and decision-making processes, contributing to the creation of conditions that can allow them to reach and unleash their full potential.
Education systems that recognized young people as agents of change, full-fledged partners and leaders – not only beneficiaries – is key in building a more sustainable, equal, just, and resilient world for all. We believe that this discussion promoting youth-led initiatives and the futures of education to be timely and we invite you to join the discussion!
- Moderator: Karen Mundy, Professor, Ontario Institute for the Study of Education, and member of the International Commission on the Futures of Education
- Keynote speech: Siena Castellon, neurodiversity advocate, founder of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, and a Young Leader for the SDGs
- Panelists:
- Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi – Gender Equality Activist, founder of Stand to End Rape Initiative and founding member of the feminist coalition, Nigeria
- Martin Karadzhov – Activist, movement-builder, Board member and chair of the Global Youth Steering Committee at ILGA World, Bulgaria
- Jichen Liu – Founder and CEO of Clear Plate, Director of Youth Vegetarian Development Fund, China
- Tim Lo Surdo – Founder and National Director of Democracy in Colour, Australia
- Satta F. Sheriff – Human Rights Activist, Founder, Action for Justice and Human Rights, Liberia
“Seats” being limited, please don’t forget to register: Please click here
Do you know a friend or a colleague who would be interested in this event? Don’t hesitate to share this email with them as well as to invite your networks through Social Media! Here attached is the official Social Media Card; feel free to use the following text for the post : On June 23, join inspiring young leaders from across the globe to discuss how youth-led initiatives drive concrete, sustainable and positive change in people’s lives! Seats are limited so register now: https://bit.ly/3cEMEp9
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The Youth Webinars Series on the futures of education, designed ‘for youth and by youth’, aims at exploring young peoples’ perspectives on how education needs to be reimagined looking towards 2050 and beyond. Learn more about this: https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/news/youth-and-youth-join-youth-webinar-series-futures-education