The Natural History Museum's week-long event will look at eco-anxiety, climate and health, and how to use story to fight for the environment...
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The Natural History Museum will tackle climate-related issues in a free week-long programme of events tailored to young people.
Running from Monday, September 12 to Friday, September 16, ahead of the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, Generation Hope: Act for the Planet will be held at the museum, as well as online for people aged 15 years-old to 25.
It will include talks and panels featuring a string of activists at the forefront of climate justice, who look at the important issues facing young people today and go through the science of climate change.
Highlights include a panel exploring how the media could or should engage people with the climate crisis, and a workshop looking at the big health impacts of climate change across different communities and how to become resilient to these.
There's also a practical workshop that takes participants through the relationship between mental health, mindset and climate change.
Another interactive workshop gives participants a creative and practical toolkit on how to best engage with climate science, overcome disinformation and how to showcase solutions and share stories of hope.
Guest climate justice activist include Mitzi Jonelle Tan, convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines and the Fridays For Future of the Philippines, Elizabeth Wathuti, an environmentalist and climate justice activist from Nairobi who founded Green Generation Initiative, and Disha Ravi who founded the Indian branch of Fridays For future.
Larissa Pinto Moraes, executive director of Brazilian youth organisation that inspires climate agency in young people Engajamundo, and fellow Latina and climate justices activist and disability awareness advocate Daphne Frias will also feature in the programme.
Generation Hope: At For The Planet runs September 12-16, online and at the Natural History Museum.
Visit the website for a full programme of events and to book free tickets.
Address: Cromwell Road, South Kensington, SW7 5BD
Website: nhm.ac.uk
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