Today I taught a lesson about climate change and the importance of a united global response which led to a discussion on the importance Paris Agreement.Ā This made me reflect on when I went to high school and the optimism I had with the Kyoto agreement and the belief we were at the cusp of change.Ā Decades later it is your generation and the growing youth movement that gives me hope.
Dear future generations,
Past generations took all the trees, polluted all the water, fished all the fish, and huntedĀ all the animals so that thereās almost nothing nice left.
Dear Tomorrow,
I promise to include the trees and animals in all my decisions.
Dear Future,
I hope that things have cooled down. I hope that people and governments have come together to save our earth. I hope that everyone is able to breath clean air, drink clean water and see the beauty in nature that I do. I promise to do my best to take part in repairing the damage we’ve done so that my hopes may come true.
Dear Daughter,
I want you to be prepared for the world that the generations before you are creating for you. I love you Lucienne, and I will not give up. I will push you and teach you not to give up, either, even if others around you do.
Greetings 2050 earthling,
Starting in 2015 I committed my life to sustainability.
Dear A and C,
You are growing up in a time of immense change. In the last two years alone, we’ve learned so much about big and important issues including climate change and the systemic racism that runs through our institutions.
Dear AC,
I think a lot about where the right place to live is.
Dearest Gray,
When I asked you why the purple Violet called to you, you told me it was āmagicā. I hope that you can still find the magic of life. I hope, despite everything, it is still in abundance.
Dear Tomorrow,
I promise to change the culture of my school.
Dear Me,
Today, I promise to keep my spaces clean and my environment cleaner.
Dear Lincoln,
I wanted to let you know that in 2019 that there were real struggles with the health of our planet.
Anya,
All you can do is your best. You can encourage the same in others. You can admit your mistakes and those of your ancestors. You can learn from them, and help however you can. I’ll do the same. I promise.
