How did German Youtuber Lisa-Marie Laurent get the chance to interview German chancellor Angela Merkel? An inspiring journey of starting with 250 followers and growing to one of Germany's biggest Youtube channels which deal with important political issues. Lisa Sophie Laurent is an author and youtuber with more than 300,000 followers. On her Youtube channel, she conducts self experiments and talks about topics such as veganism, fair fashion and body positivity. Lisa helps her followers to find their way around life a bit better.

In her newest book, she writes about the inflated expectations in the daily life of our young generation and how to prevent burning out.

Besides her public appearances , she studied psychology and politics. Before the parliamentary election in Germany in 2017, she interviewed SPD chancellor candidate Martin Schulz and German chancellor Angela Merkel in television. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

A growing movement is demanding the federal government better regulate pollution from plastic-making plants. People are waking up to the dangers of plastics production and taking action. Read more: https://biodiv.us/33Yx7Jz

This keynote talk was given at the 2019 Bioneers Conference. With Isha Clarke. To build a successful global climate movement, we must prioritize the voices of those most impacted by environmental injustice. We must recognize that our current climate crisis is rooted in racism, white supremacy, and greed. We must also resist efforts to tokenize the term “intersectionality” rather than actually implementing it in our movements and daily lives. What would a movement and a society functioning on a genuine understanding of intersectionality look like? To learn more about Isha Clarke, visit Youth vs. Apocalypse.

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This keynote talk was delivered at the 2019 Bioneers Conference.
Introduction by Lisa Hoyos, Director of Climate Parents at the Sierra Club.

For years, “environmentalists” have been typecast as white, tree-hugging vegetarians who care more for whales than southside Chicago or rural Mississippi. But the fact is that not only are poor and vulnerable populations, especially communities of color, environmentally aware, they are the most at risk from the impacts of climate change. Heather McTeer Toney addresses how we must embrace climate action as the social justice issue of our time, and tear down old stereotypes so that we can build sustainable and resilient alliances to fight effectively together and affirm our common humanity. Heather is currently National Field Director of Moms Clean Air Force. Previously she served as the first African American, first female, and youngest-ever mayor of Greenville, Mississippi, and as a prominent leader in the Obama-era EPA.

To learn more about Heather McTeer Toney, visit https://www.momscleanairforce.org/

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2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Charlie Jiang talks about "doing good for the world," the world beyond his bubble, beyond his hometown, Chicago. 

Paul Watson gives the talk of his life at the 7th Annual meeting of The Nantucket Project. 

Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation and marine conservation activism.

Malcolm Fleschner of TYT Network interviews Michael A. Wood Jr., a former Marine and Baltimore Police Officer who became a whistleblower over police violence and Veterans for Standing Rock PR coordinator Ashleigh Jennifer Parker. Michael co-founded the Veterans for Standing Rock effort to bring veterans to North Dakota to support the water protectors there. 

Excerpts from interviews produced as part of the InterFaith Call to Inclusion, November 16, 2016 in Portland, Oregon at the First Congregational United Church of Christ.  Complete interviews on EarthSayers.tv at interfaithvoicespdx.com. The featured speakers include Rabbi Michael Cahana, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel; Maxine Fookson, Jewish Voice for Peace; and Rev. Tara Wilkins, Pastor of Bridgeport UCC.  Produced by Ruth Ann Barrett with Barry Heidt of Earthsayers.tv.

Published on Nov 26, 2016

Published on Nov 26, 2016

Rabbi Stone is the current President of the Oregon Board of Rabbis as well as the chair of the Portland Community Mikveh. She also serves as adjunct faculty with the Judaic Studies department at Portland State University.