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Appreciation for the effort at Rework the World
Jim Wine, advisor to the Tallberg Foundation & Rework the World event in Leksand, Sweden 2-5 June 2010, shares his thoughts with our representers Amy Ilic & Phoebe Phillips in a surprising turn of the camera!
THE GREAT GENERATION
“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great.
You can be that great generation.
Let your greatness blossom.”
Nelson Mandela
He’s right. The choices previous generations made have put us in a very serious situation with extreme poverty, climate change and food shortage. Yes, choices. These things are not a force of nature. It’s a [...]
Take it personally
If you were one of the lead organizers of this massive event, what would you say at the closing?
Well, here are the closing words from Joao Felipe Scarpelini, Project Manager for Peace Child International at the 5th World Youth Congress 2010 in Istanbul, 12 August.
Video by Jonas Eriksson
A Day for the Future
We invite you to attend “A Day for the Future” this Sunday 29 August on Skeppsholmen in Stockholm for a day full of great workshops, talks and cultural activities focused on Youth, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability. It’s free entrance – a great opportunity for everyone!
Representing Youth will be present, hosting sessions [...]
Crossing Bridges
This beautiful video was one of the products of the dynamic Young Journalists team at the World Youth Congress in Istanbul, made on our journey up the great Bosphorous, the divide between Europe and Asia.
Istanbul Action Past
The Istanbul Action Plan is one tangible outcome of the world youth congress 2010. It contains thoughts and suggestions concerning the “Millennium Development Goals” which where set up by the United Nations in the year 2000. In order to mobilize “material and institutional support” for “youth-led development” projects, it highlights several key focus areas of [...]
Our Year, Our Voice
Our Year, Our Voice
Posted by Jonas Eriksson in Great Generation on August 11, 2011
I have been waiting for a long time and now it’s time for the UN Year of Youth to begin. Under the tagline “Our Year, Our Voice” young people from around the world will speak up for more participation, [...]
Finally: A Real Display of Imece!
by Kartik Das
Trenchcoats and fancy leather shoes are the first things you see as you step into the Hayir Carsisi in the Pendik Municipality. What might otherwise be mistaken for a storage facility for fashion apparel is actually a “Donation Bazaar”, one of 60 such centres that exist in the many provinces [...]
The Congress Times
The category of Young Journalists at the 5th World Youth Congress in Istanbul is an active and courageous group of 100+ budding young reporters who are contributing a huge amount to the sustainability of this conference by creating a flow of content that will continue to serve the congress aims long after we have all [...]
The beauty of Chaos
The beauty of Chaos
Curro Martino contemplating chaos in front of Ataturk “Father of the Turks” visage ©ndhct
The beauty of chaos
Neologismism is the suggestion to not only use new words (neologisms) but to dive into what they express. After one week of Istanbulism I think that I am allowed to report ohm mani [...]
How to get a job at the UN
So many young people think getting involved with the UN is the way to change the world. In this clip by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, UN officials give an overview of what it takes to get a job at the UN, and how this engagement could take you a long way as a young changemaker.
How to [...]
Ferry Tale
Once up on a time there was a young woman sitting in white. -
In her hand she had a beautiful clear round crystal.
She was observing it in deep contemplation;
There was nothing, just her and the beautiful, transparent crystal.
The door was shut. Yes, there was a door.
As her eyes touched its wooden surface
far away memories of [...]
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