Rights of Nature: Youth Summit

Website

http://www.globalexchange.org/

Overview of Idea

Should a river have the right to flow? Do trees have the right to grow? What does it mean to give nature rights and what would our world look like if we did? We work with communities to pass laws that assert their rights over corporations and recognize rights for nature. Start the youth movement.

The Specifics: What will the $5,000 fund?

The youth summit will be held in Nevada City at the Woolman School, a nonprofit dedicated to peace, justice and sustainability. We will start the summit with team-building exercises at the on-site ropes course. Through experiential learning, youth will participate in a combination of interactive exercises to explore the concepts of community and nature’s rights, law and democracy. Sessions will incorporate learning pieces of rights-based organizing, the ideas behind Rights of Nature and what the movement looks like currently. Youth will lead discussions on how they can use Rights of Nature as a tool for protecting their local environments. All expenses for meals, lodging and transportation will be covered during the 1-2 day summit.

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