ECPC WEBINAR |’BIG THINK’ The power and potential of youth advocacy to build peace

Host Organization: 
Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC)
Date & Time: 
Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 10:00am to 11:00am
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Location: 
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Coming to you ‘LIVE’ from the Yale Broadcast Center on Zoom!

“Hear our stories!” Join us for a lively intergenerational conversation on the power of youth activism and how best to engage the leaders of tomorrow! 
  • Featuring rising-star youth advocates from Norway, Romania, Trinidad/Tobago, and USA. Led by ECPC members Dr. Kyle D. Pruett (Yale), Kyle King (Yale ‘24), and Aditi Shrikhande (UNICEF).

SUMMARY

Young people across the globe share a philosophy: ‘nothing about us without us’. It means no policy passed, no declaration read, and no resolution signed that impacts the life of young people without the input of young people. They want a seat at the table, and they’re willing to raise their voices to get it. The voices of that input are richly diverse in focus and intent, just as those of the other generations at that table. 
 
This seminar, led by Dr. Kyle Pruett and Kyle King, Yale ‘24, will feature three distinguished youth leaders from around the globe who will share their journeys as advocates - their passions, their successes, and the many challenges they’ve faced along the way toward building a more peaceful world. A lively cross-generational discussion and a brief Q&A with members from the listening audience, will follow.
 
This seminar seeks to lay a foundation for enhanced intergenerational cooperation, providing a space to come together to find and better ways to build a brighter tomorrow.
 
 

OPENING REMARKS

  • Kyle D. Pruett, M.D. Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, Founding member of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) 
  • Kyle King, Yale ‘24. Global Youth Advocate for UNICEF USA; Former Member, National Council UNICEF USA; Member, ECPC Research Working Group (USA) 
 

GUEST SPEAKERS

Hear their stories! This webinar will feature rising-star youth leaders from around the globe who will share their journeys as advocates - their passions, their successes, and the many challenges they’ve faced along the way toward building a more peaceful world.
 
  • Penelope Lea. UNICEF Ambassador, Climate Justice Activist, Author (Norway)
  • Dominique Ogreanu. Head of Youth Participation @ the Federation of NGOs for Children’s Rights (FONPC), Board Member S.A.F.E. (Romania)
  • Priyanka Lalla. UNICEF Youth Advocate for the Eastern Caribbean, Chair of the National Child Rights Steering Committee and Published author/ illustrator (Trinidad, Tobago)
 

INTERGENERATIONAL DISCUSSION, Q&A

  • Moderated by Aditi Shrikhande. Early Childhood Development Program Officer, Nutrition and Child Development Section, UNICEF NY HQ; Member, ECPC Expert Support Group (UAE)
 

CLOSING REMARKS

  • Kyle D. Pruett, M.D.

 

Tags: 
youth empowerment, peacebuilding, rights of the child, Climate justice, United Nations, Yale University

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