NEW YORK—The Climate Quilt, an international initiative to activate and inspire children to band together to protect the future of the environment, was launched on Wednesday, when the first panels of the historic Climate Quilt were unveiled at PS3 in the West Village.
The Climate Quilt will continue to attract patches from children around the world. The campaign kick-off coincides with Global Climate Week and the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Summit on Climate Change.
“With children fearing the future of the planet more than ever before, we know this is the right time and place to begin a campaign so kids can express themselves and take action,” says Sharon Lowe, founder of the Climate Quilt Campaign. “Fear is an obstacle to change. A united front is the answer. And who better to unite than those with the greatest to lose from climate change—the planet’s children. The quilt, we hope, will unite them in a tangible way.”
Children in every country and city throughout the world can get involved through their schools or individually to have their pledge patch included by going to www.climatequilt.org.
The goal is to have the finished quilt on display in Copenhagen during the UN conference on climate change, Dec. 3–14. Leading up to Copenhagen, the quilt will be celebrated in countries on all six continents including the United Kingdom, China, and Australia on the same day.
“We are thrilled to be working with New York’s school children and inspirational projects like the Climate Quilt Campaign that activate the global youth community and raise awareness of environment issues,” said Peg Watson, founder of the Green Schools Alliance.
“This Climate Quilt creates an opportunity to give a voice to our children and is a symbol of their deep commitment to preserve our Earth’s great resources for all future generations.”
The campaign kick-off event in New York on Wednesday featured children from PS3 creating quilt patches made from recycled materials and adding them to the quilt. Also present were global environmental leaders from the Green Schools Alliance, the Climate Project, and Shino Tanikawa, a highly regarded environmental leader and parent, who spoke to the students about the perils we all face and the action they must take to change the destiny of their planet and their lives.
For more information please visit www.climatequilt.org.
The Climate Quilt will continue to attract patches from children around the world. The campaign kick-off coincides with Global Climate Week and the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Summit on Climate Change.
“With children fearing the future of the planet more than ever before, we know this is the right time and place to begin a campaign so kids can express themselves and take action,” says Sharon Lowe, founder of the Climate Quilt Campaign. “Fear is an obstacle to change. A united front is the answer. And who better to unite than those with the greatest to lose from climate change—the planet’s children. The quilt, we hope, will unite them in a tangible way.”
Children in every country and city throughout the world can get involved through their schools or individually to have their pledge patch included by going to www.climatequilt.org.
The goal is to have the finished quilt on display in Copenhagen during the UN conference on climate change, Dec. 3–14. Leading up to Copenhagen, the quilt will be celebrated in countries on all six continents including the United Kingdom, China, and Australia on the same day.
“We are thrilled to be working with New York’s school children and inspirational projects like the Climate Quilt Campaign that activate the global youth community and raise awareness of environment issues,” said Peg Watson, founder of the Green Schools Alliance.
“This Climate Quilt creates an opportunity to give a voice to our children and is a symbol of their deep commitment to preserve our Earth’s great resources for all future generations.”
The campaign kick-off event in New York on Wednesday featured children from PS3 creating quilt patches made from recycled materials and adding them to the quilt. Also present were global environmental leaders from the Green Schools Alliance, the Climate Project, and Shino Tanikawa, a highly regarded environmental leader and parent, who spoke to the students about the perils we all face and the action they must take to change the destiny of their planet and their lives.
For more information please visit www.climatequilt.org.
Friends Read Free