- Sustainability Champions
- Big Challenges
- Environmental
- Social
Farming and Food Production- The Sustainability Mindset
- What is Sustainability?
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Conflict-free Minerals
- One Water
- Design and Architecture
- Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
- Equal Rights for Women and Girls
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Empathy and Consciousness
- Health and Wellness
- Culture and Consciousness
- Leadership Development
- Economic
- Events
- Places
- Series
- EarthSayers Podcast
- Long Now Foundation
- Called From Darkness
- AI for Good
- Global Warming Teaching Circle
- Reconciling Ways of Knowing
- Native Perspectives on Sustainability
- Sustainable Today
- Peak Moment
- The Natural Way: Indigenous Voices: Speaker Series
- Sustainability Pioneers
- 24 Hours of Reality by The Climate Reality Project
- Ray Anderson Memorial Interviews
- The Ways: Great Lakes Native Culture & Language
About This Collection
Let's hear from our children, and their advocates, on the social, environmental, cultural, and economic concerns around sustainability and the call to always act responsibly and with the next seven generations in mind. The collection will also feature, from time to time, adults who are speaking on behalf of children.
To add to this collection email children@earthsayers.com. Thank you.
Curated by mokiethecat
 October 15, 2021In 2019, artist, poet, and organizer Artemisio Romero y Carver co-founded Youth United for Climate Crisis Action (YUCCA). This youth-led nonprofit holds elected officials accountable for the health of the planet, future generations, and BIPOC communities. YUCCA leads protests, lobbies for federal and state legislation, endorses candidates, and educates voters. Romero y Carver, 18, serves on YUCCA's steering committee and as a spokesperson. As YUCCA’s policy director during New Mexico’s 2021 legislative session, she helped pass three priority bills. These bills combat climate change through market regulation and energy diversification. Romero y Carver was Santa Fe’s 2020 Youth Poet Laureate, using her art to empower the disempowered. Learn more at: Brower Youth Awards |
Alexia Leclercq, 2021 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Alexandria Gordon, 2021 Brower Youth Awards Winner
2020 Brower Youth Awards: Q&A with the Winners
Chander Payne, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Diego Arreola Fernández, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Alexandra Collins, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Haana Edenshaw, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Danielle Boyer, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Chander Payne Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards, Artemisio Romero y Carver Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards, Alexandria Gordon Acceptance Speech
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Lauren Ejiaga Acceptance Speech
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Raghav Kalyanaraman Acceptance Speech
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Amara Ifeji Acceptance Speech
Raghav Kalyanaraman, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
Lauren U.C. Ejiaga, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
Ilana Cohen, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
Hamid Torabzadeh, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
Annika Weber, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
Amara Ifeji, 2022 Brower Youth Award Winner
2022 Brower Youth Awards
2021 Brower Youth Awards: Q&A with the Winners
2021 Brower Youth Awards, David Baldwin Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards, Alexia Leclercq Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards, Sonja Michaluk Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards, Peter Pham Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Isabella Wallmow Acceptance Speech
2017 BYA Dineen O'Rourke speech
2017 BYA Mercedes Thompson and Claire Wayner speech
Erica Davis' Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Heidi Kritz's Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Will Amos' Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Susette Onate's Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Xerxes Libsch's Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Will Amos, Brower Youth Awards 2016
Karina Gonzalez, Brower Youth Awards 2016
Heidi Kritz, Brower Youth Awards 2016
Erica Davis, Brower Youth Awards 2016
Maanit Goel, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
2018 BYA Tina Oh Speech
Karina Gonzalez's Acceptance Speech at the 2016 Brower Youth Awards
Mercedes Thompson & Claire Wayner
2017 BYA Anthony Torres speech
2017 BYA Anne Lee speech
2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Charlie Jiang talks about "doing good for the world," the worl
2017 BYA Dejah Powell speech
2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Dineen O'Rourke on her work in her community around community
2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Mercedes Thompson and Claire Wayner for their work in Baltimor
Anne Lee, Brower Youth Awards 2017
Anthony Torres, Brower Youth Awards 2017
Charlie Jiang, Brower Youth Awards 2017
Dejah Powell, Brower Youth Awards 2017
Dineen O'Rourke, Brower Youth Awards 2017
I am Adji Diouf, a Junior Honors Political Science major minoring in Journalism at Howard Univers
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Bryden Mitchell
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Indigo Williams Brown
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Casey Kamga
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Aaliyah Jackson
Farmers Market - Earth Day 2025
2025 ECWTP Graduation
Environmental Justice in Sunnyside: Toxic Tour Highlights Maternal Health Risks
Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) 30th Anniversary Graduation
HBCU Climate Change Conference Recap 2025
Dr. Robert Bullard reflects on the 10-year anniversary of the HBCU Climate Change Conference
ECWTP 2024 Graduation Slideshow
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Camryn Cummings
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Caszhmere Chaison
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Evan Henderson
My name is Joshua Holts, I am from Houston, TX. I attend Grambling State University where I am an
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - William Hamilton, III
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Sierra Sails
Hello, My name is Shkiyah Little. I am a Junior at Spelman College where I major in Biology and m
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Nehemiah Richardson
Michelle Facio-Rivera is a political science student with a concentration in pre-law at Winston-S
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Malachi Heywood
My name is Kynsington Chyreef Hobbs, a fourth-year Political Science and Communications double ma
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Kirstun Porter
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Johnjuana Fisher
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Jayla Edgar
2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Sincere Harrison
Land Loss, Just Compensation: Robert Bullard
"Justice for Shiloh" - Press Statement and Community Briefing at The National Press Club
Dr. Robert Bullard - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Rainy Day Flooding: Elba, AL's Shiloh Community
"From normal to horrific." Shiloh Flooding
TSU's Madison and Kayla at the HBCU Climate Change Poster Session Competition
Dr. Bullard Shocked: US-84 Highway's Impact on Pastor's Home & Community - Elba, Alabama
Hurricane Harvey Remembrance in Houston Community
Green Light to Pollute in Texas (TEASER)
Green Light to Pollute In Texas....Again
Green Light to Pollute In Texas Again: Corpus Christi, Tx
Green Light to Pollute In Texas Again: Beaumont, Tx
Green Light to Pollute In Texas Again: Houston, Tx
Green Light to Pollute In Texas Again: Freeport, Tx
Carlos Claussell - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Dr. Denae King - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Dr. Robert Bullard #2 - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Shiloh Community Prayer Teaser- 1 (1:1 Video)
Shiloh Community Prayer Teaser- 3 (Vertical Video)
Shiloh Community Prayer v3
Shiloh Community Prayer v2
Shiloh Community Prayer v1
Secretary Buttigieg Addresses Flooding Issues in Shiloh, Alabama at a Conference he attended in C
I Want to Be Made Whole: Veteran Willie Horstead Jr. Speaks Out
Christopher Gomez - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Yinka Bode-George - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Jerome Shabazz - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Hadia Sheerazi - All In On Community Benefits 2024
Shiloh Community Prayer Teaser- 2 (1:1 Video)
Alexia Leclercq Climate Justice Must Be Social Justice for All | Bioneers
Austin Picinich, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
Amelia Southern-Uribe, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
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2025 HBCU Environmental Justice Climate Corps - Aaliyah Jackson
An Orchestra rises from Landfill - Landfill Harmonic - Official Trailer
Youth on the Frontline fighting the Fossil Fuel Industry
How can we mitigate climate crisis by leveraging AI | Ishanvi Shetty | TEDxLotus Petal School
Following his speech to #COP26 on Nov. 8, 2021, President Barack Obama sat down with youth climate a
In this behind-the-scenes look at Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin's visit to Columbia, as part
Covering Climate Now: Alexandria Villaseñor, Youth Climate Activist
Indigenous Education: Safeguarding Our Knowledge for Future Generations
Climate + Justice: Young Activists Speak Out
Wildlife Conservationist, Mya-Rose Craig, Bird Girl
We Have a Dream with Mya-Rose Craig
Students in CCL are influencing lawmakers, uniting their community on climate change, and taking
Wolf Joe Trailer 2
TIPI TALES - Collection 2 - Story 2 - The Promise
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman delivers a poem at Biden's inauguration. Inaugural poet Amanda Gorma
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman Performs Gathering Place at the UN Social Good Summit
Your journey
Wolf Joe is an exciting and brand-new animated series that follows the daily adventures of Joe, a
We All Must Be Climate Leaders | Jaime Latorre
Demystifying «sustainability» | Danat Tekie |
Young People Tackle the Tough Decisions on Carbon Dioxide Removal
Why you should be a climate activist | Luisa Neubauer
The disarming case to act right now on climate change with Greta Thunberg
Youth Leading the Way for Climate Justice
The Sacredness of Nibi (Water)
Arctic Youth Witness to Climate Change
Generation C: Consumers by Sarah Milner
Brown Girl | Spoken Word Poetry | Veronica Mentor |
Accepting Responsibility: Why We Need More Male Feminists | Henry Taylor |
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2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Charlie Jiang talks about "doing good for the world," the worl
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2017 BYA Dejah Powell speech
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2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Dineen O'Rourke on her work in her community around community
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2017 Brower Youth Awards Speech by Mercedes Thompson and Claire Wayner for their work in Baltimor
Matt Damon on Water, Dignity and Being Intimidated by a 13-year-old
Our Children's Trust with Victoria Barrett
A Time to Dream
The Children's Climate Crusade
Climate Change: The Next Generation
More Questions to Global Leaders from #WhyWhyNot:
Children of Kabul (trailer)
UK Youth Climate Coalition by Lizzy Clark
Hal Wallis, an "ordinary kid" travels 6,000 miles from his home town in the United Kingdom to vi
Martin Figueroa, 2012 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Recognizing the Power of Your Choices by Brittany Stallworth
Saving Scotchman Peaks by Jacob Glass
Food Justice by Maya Salsedo
When One Teaches, Many Learn by Riland King
THE FIRE INSIDE Youth Program at the Turtle Lodge (2011)
Looking out for the Seveth Generation. All leaders need to be responsible for the future. What do
Environmentally Responsible Investments by Kyle Thiermann
Making environmental education fun and engaging for young folks is Victor Davila's passion, leadi
Rhiannon Tomtishen & Madison Vorva created Project ORANG (Orangutans Really Appreciate and Need G
The Philadelphia Urban Creators by Alex Epstein
Tania Pulido runs a community garden that's more than just a place to grow food. The Berryland ga
Our Idea of the Environment by Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Speaking on Behalf of Children by Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Mother Nature Needs Help. What Would You Do?
May 26, 2026 Rain Event Shows How U.S. Hwy 84 Forced Stormwater Into Homes and Properties
ITU Future Innovators | AI for Development: Girls Shaping the Digital Future
Shaping an inclusive digital future: the ITU Youth Forums Journey
The Origin Story of The Bullard Center
Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic | Short Film Showcase
My Journey Across the Ocean--An Animated Short
2026 HBCU Climate Change Conference Recap
Day 4 Highlights: Innovation at the Crossroads of Justice
Bridging the Gap: Day 3 at the 11th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference
Reflecting on a powerful start to the 11th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference (v2.0)
Day 2: The Energy is UNMATCHED!
Reflecting on a powerful start to the 11th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference
Emotional Responses to the Climate Crisis: BYA Youth Perspectives
Climate Policy: BYA Youth Perspectives
Youth Talk: The Influence of Environmental Activism on Gen Z voting
Climate Change, Our Youths, and Mental Health
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Lia Harel Acceptance Speech
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Mackenzie Feldman Acceptance Speech
Tammy Ramos, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
Shannon Lisa, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
Mackenzie Feldman, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
Lia Harel, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Shannon Lisa Acceptance Speech
Isra Hirsi, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
Isha Clarke, 2019 Brower Youth Awards
2018 BYA Ceremony Highlights
2018 BYA Rose Whipple Speech
2018 BYA Stephen O'Hanlon Speech
2018 BYA Mishka Banuri Speech
2018 BYA Valeree Catangay Speech
2018 BYA Jade Sweeney Speech
Valeree Catangay, Brower Youth Awards 2018
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Isha Clarke Acceptance Speech
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Tammy Ramos Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Danielle Boyer Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Alexandra Collins Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Diego Arreola Fernández Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards: Full Ceremony
2019 Brower Youth Awards Ceremony Highlights
Q'orianka Kilcher - Brower Youth Awards 2007
Q'orianka Kilcher's speech - Brower Youth Awards 2007
Alexander Lin - speech at Brower Youth Awards 2007
Kayla Carpenter and Erika Chase - Brower Youth Awards 2005
Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva, 2011 Brower Youth Award Winners
Victor Davila, 2011 Brower Youth Award Winner
Chloe Maxmin, 2013 Brower Youth Award Winner
Cassandra Lin, 2013 Brower Youth Award Winner
Amira Odeh, 2013 Brower Youth Award Winner
2019 Brower Youth Awards, Isra Hirsi Acceptance Speech
2020 Brower Youth Awards, Haana Edenshaw Acceptance Speech
Tina Oh, Brower Youth Awards 2018
Celeste Tinajero, 2015 Brower Youth Award Winner
Dyanna Jaye, Brower Youth Awards 2015
JP Viñals, Brower Youth Awards 2015
Kate Weiner, Brower Youth Awards 2015
Ryan Camero, Brower Youth Awards 2015
Ryan Camero, Acceptance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
Kate Weiner, Acceptance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
JP Viñals, Acceptance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
Jess Grady Benson's Acceptance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
Dyanna Jaye's Accepatance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
Celeste Tinajero's Acceptance Speech at the 2015 Brower Youth Awards
Jess Grady-Benson, Brower Youth Awards 2015
Xerxes Libsch, Brower Youth Awards 2016
2017 BYA Charlie Jiang speech
Jackson Koeppel Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
Sean Russell Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
Lynnea Shuck Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
Jade Sweeney, Brower Youth Awards 2018
Stephen O'Hanlon, Brower Youth Awards 2018
Rose Whipple, Brower Youth Awards 2018
Mishka Banuri, Brower Youth Awards 2018
Amira Odeh Acceptance Speech, 2013 Brower Youth Awards
Arielle Klagsbrun Acceptance Speech, 2013 Brower Youth Awards
Jackson Koeppel, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Sean Russell, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Tiffany Carey, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Tsechu Dolma, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Lynnea Shuck, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Doorae Shin, 2014 Brower Youth Award Winner
Doorae Shin Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
Tsechu Dolma Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
Tiffany Carey Acceptance Speech, 2014 Brower Youth Awards
2017 BYA Dejah Powell speech
Isabella Wallmow, 2020 Brower Youth Awards Winner
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Amelia Southern-Uribe, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
Eco-Anxiety Panel featuring Brower Youth Awards Alumni
2023 Brower Youth Awards Ceremony
Riya Chandra, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
Will Charouhis, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
Katherine Martínez Medina, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
Muskan Walia, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
Angelina Xu, 2023 Brower Youth Award Winner
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Riya Chandra Acceptance Speech
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Will Charouhis Acceptance Speech
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Maanit Goel Acceptance Speech
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Katherine Martínez Medina Acceptance Speech
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Muskan Walia Acceptance Speech
2023 Brower Youth Awards, Angelina Xu Acceptance Speech
Brower Youth Awards Teaser
Asa Miller, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
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Austin Picinich, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
Lily YangLiu, 2025 Brower Youth Award Winner
Sophie Tipper, 2025 Brower Youth Award Winner
Inaam Chatta, 2025 Brower Youth Award Winner
Kyle Trefny, 2025 Brower Youth Award Winner
Joey Wu, 2025 Brower Youth Award Winner
2024 Brower Youth Awards Ceremony
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Asa Miller Acceptance Speech
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Amelia Southern-Uribe Acceptance Speech
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Vishruth Dinesh Acceptance Speech
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Austin Picinich Acceptance Speech
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Yuki Qian Acceptance Speech
2024 Brower Youth Awards, Raina Maiga Acceptance Speech
Yuki Qian, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
Vishruth Dinesh, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
Raina Maiga, 2024 Brower Youth Award Winner
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Ilana Cohen Acceptance Speech
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Annika Weber Acceptance Speech
2022 Brower Youth Awards, Hamid Torabzadeh Acceptance Speech
2021 Brower Youth Awards: Full Ceremony
Peter Pham, 2021 Brower Youth Awards Winner
Sonja Michaluk, 2021 Brower Youth Awards Winner
David Baldwin, 2021 Brower Youth Awards Winner
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