Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992

Raised in Vancouver and Toronto, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life. When she was 9 she started the Environmental Children's Organization (ECO), a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. They were successful in many projects before 1992, when they raised enough money to go to the UN's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect. The goal was reached when 12 yr old Severn closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovation.

more information on http://www.davidsuzuki.org

BigUp to my friend Sebastian Sturm for letting me use his song... yes bredgin, TELL THEM THE TRUTH!!!

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[SongOfTrueLovers]

POETS, WRITERS & SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN WRITING & SPEAKING ABOUT THE POLLUTION BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PLANET IS GETTING MORE & MORE POLLUTED EVERY MOMENT!

[dovads]

and this is from 92..

[doiteros]

too bad this is based on the assumption that people are actually interesting in doing what's good, instead of acting out of personal gain

[pproduction123]

This was 20 years ago when it was a shock that the world was destroying itself. We had shows like Captain Planet educating kids on this new epidemic. Now it's just accepted that that's how it has to be. The dollar is more important than preservation or looking beyond our western riches to see the abject poverty people in other countries live in.

[MrJimbl1]

That made me laugh for good. I am soooryy for the animals, I fear the ozone circle. lolololol.

[fz66uk]

I'm grateful to know that there are children like her in our world, i believe they can change the world

[irishmandundalk2]

The should have used the actress who claimed the Iraqi soldiers were throwing babies out of incubators. She was more convincing. Then again, her father is up to his neck in this scam. It's the global warming scam which paid for this young ladies university. Her father is eugenicist and environmentalis Daviid Suzuki. She now makes a comfortable living preaching the lie of genocide for mother earth. She is a twisted eugenicist.

[HatakeHarry]

i admire her courage, but then a speech won't change anything. you can touch 621,503 hearts but can you make them start on recycling and such?

[HatakeHarry]

@wwwtips I doubt they will even know such a speech exists then.

[wwwtips]

Reading the comments we realize there are too many people still not taking seriously about the pollution of our environment.....and worst,some of their comments are so disappointing. There were less than 700,000 viewers for this video and just at the side you can see another video about lust named "A Glance- Desire" had 16 900,000 hit...yes 16 millions....Some day when the pollution kill our planet they will remember Savern Suzuki speech and will be too late!

[RandyChristianLee]

Why does this have only 620,459 views? This should be viral.

[Sugardaddy501]

@BboyAMK seconded