International Youth Day

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The theme for International Youth Day 2022 is 'Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages'. Says the UN: "In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world needs to leverage the full potential of all generations. We must collaborate to foster successful and equitable intergenerational relations and partnerships to ensure 'no one is left behind.'"

Teachers: Share the importance of International Youth Day with your students. Use the International Youth Day Multimedia Lesson Plan in the classroom. Includes discussion guide and learning outcomes.

Films

Interview with Youth Activist Sophie Healy-Thow

Kitty Richardson

Learn about the Act4Food Act4Change campaign founded by Irish Youth Activist Sophie Healy-Thow amongst other young people aspiring for change in the food industry.

Climate Change

Philip Kapadia

The film showcases the effects of climate change, and what we could face if we don't take action soon.

Brave New World

Zoltán Bendegúz Szabó | Toldy Ferenc High School

Brave New World is about climate change.

Planting to Protect

Gavin Nguyen, Mason Li, Angela Kim, and Angelica Chi

The Irvine Ranch Conservancy's Native Seed Farm plays an important role in protecting California's unique ecosystem.

MY HERO Suggested Video

"Athletic, Concerned College Students Deliver 626,000+ lbs of Produce to Food Banks in Need" (2020) by The Farm Link Project

Get involved at FarmLink.org

Off the Grid: A Climate Solution

Produced by:Slater Jewell-Kemker

Two girls go to Nepal to build a shelter that will collect fresh water and solar energy in hopes of solving community problems.

Slater Unstoppable

Producer: MY HERO

Director Slater Jewell-Kemker shares her journey with MY HERO.

Feed the Future

Natalie Wylie

This film illustrates the environmental effects of meat consumption.

MABON ‘The 8 year old activist’

Jack Davies

Our world has a serious ocean plastics problem. There are now a higher number of plastics in the ocean than the number of fish.

The Future is Electric

Aliana Shanks | STEAM Academy

The students at STEAM Academy discuss the benefits of electric cars. They send their teacher into time travel while giving information on their quest to change the future.

MY HERO Suggested Video

"Isra Hirsi" (2019) by Brower Youth Awards

Isra Hirsi is a 16 year old from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the US Youth Climate Strike which focuses on fighting the climate crisis through climate strikes and climate policy.

Words Have Power

Produced by:Lynne Cherry

10-year-old Jaysa rallies the community with her speeches about how the power plant causes asthma and “so much suffering.” When they succeed in shutting down the plant, Jaysa concludes that “words have power.”

Mohamed Sidibay: Teaching Peace

Produced by:The MY HERO Project

Mohamed Sidibay is a survivor of a horrific civil war in Sierra Leone, where he was forced to fight as a child soldier. Now he advocates for better access to education worldwide.

Stories

Greta Thunberg

By: MY HERO Staff

On the first day, Greta Thunberg, a climate activist with Asperger's, protested outside of Swedish Parliament alone. Now, she's leading 1.5 million students globally.

Malala Yousafzai

By: Anne Flythe

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for girls' education and the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Marcus Rashford MBE - Football Hero and Hunger Campaigner

By: Abigail Richardson

Marcus Rashford is an England Premiere League footballer who rose to fame playing for Manchester United and England and more recently for his work with FareShare[i] to help tackle childhood hunger in the UK.

Global Youth Climate Movement

By: Slater Jewell-Kemker

Slater Jewell-Kemker interviews inspiring young activists from the Global Youth Climate Movement and US Youth for Sustainable Development.

Dorcas Lukwesa’s Mobile, Sustainable Farms

By: Abigail Richardson

Art

Malala by Sophie Schaefer, Boys & Girls Club, LB

By: Sophia Schaefer

Malala, Advocate for Global Girls Education

Emma Gonzalez by Madeline Chu. Boys&Girls Club, LB

By: Madeline Chu

Emma Gonzalez- Spokesperson for March For Our Lives

Greta Thunberg Collage

By: Amaya Holland

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is internationally known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.

NATURAL HERO - GRETA THUNBERG

By: CHAN PO CHI, ANGELO

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action against climate change.

Children's Rights

By: Laura Nietzer

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to education,no one shall be held in slavery or servitude, and thateveryone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food, clothing, and housing. These rights also belong to children.