1. The Girl who Silenced the World for 6 Minutes
Cullis-Suzuki speaking at Rio in 1992. Retrieved from http://www.myhero.ws/images/guest/g14436/hero14636/g14436_u11769_good_severn_speech.jpg
At the tender age of 12, Severn Cullis-Suzuki made a impactful speech at the United Nations . Her speech cut through all the rationalism through destruction of Earth and this young voice spoke truth to delegates who had gathered at the Earth Summit. All in all, it was a very touching speech. Read more here.
2. United Nations Environment Programme’s Global 500 Roll of Honor Award
Statue for the Global 500 Honour Roll. Retrieved from http://acelebrationofwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Global_500_Roll_of_Honour-china.jpg
1n 1993, Severn Cullis-Suzuki was honoured in the United Nations Environment Programmes’s Global 500 Roll of Honour. Her efforts for the environment was recognised. Then, in 1993, she was the youngest person in the world to have been honoured in this Roll of honour!
3. United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development-Fighting for her sons’s future
Cullis-Suzuki speaking at Rio+20. Retrieved from https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7073/7404573408_d9b1d7033c_z.jpg
In 1992, Severn Cullis-Suzuki spoke to fight for her future. 20 years later, she returned to fight for her sons’s future. Speaking from the perspective of a mother, she promotes intergenerational love, to carry out sustainable practices in order to let our children see the world as how we see it now. She also urges citizens to do something for themselves instead of waiting for leaders to make a change.Read more here.