I woke up on 14th November and knew about the massacre in Paris. I couldn’t believe it, I was totally shocked by what happened and felt sorry for all the people who had lost their lives so cruelly. Afterwards, one thing came to my mind: the celebration of the COP/COY had to take place, but a few days later I realized that the security was a main issue and understood the decision of the French authorities of not letting the youngest attend the 11th Conference of Youth.
However I had to do something. I just couldn’t sit back and ignore what’s going on with the environment. We have to make people conscious of the fact that caring for the Earth and solidarity must be top priorities for everybody. Therefore I decided to take an active part in most of the activities on Climate Change programmed by my school during the last week of November. For example, my school, together with other schools in Gran Canaria, took part in a parade through the main streets of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. So we all had the opportunity to raise our voices so that everybody could hear that it is important that we look after the environment by using renewable energies, recycling…
I was also interviewed by two local newspapers and had the opportunity to explain the reasons why I couldn’t attend the COY and to encourage people to care for the Earth.
IT’S ABOUT TIME WE CARE FOR OUR PLANET, THE EARTH.
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