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Wow. She said it better than I could. 

  YouTube – The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

Severn Suzuki addresses a United Nations meeting on the issue of the environment, 1992.

She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment. and silenced the whole world for 5 min.. it’s kinda of pixely but you’ll get the point.. it rocks hope you enjoy it i sure did.. pass it around to all your friends so it can reach the world and make a difference in the world.. [...]

She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment. and silenced the whole world for 5 min.. it’s kinda of pixely but you’ll get the point.. it rocks hope you enjoy it i sure did.. pass it around to all your friends so it can reach the world and make a difference in the world.. [...]

OK, this is a very old video, but it has been getting a lot of attention on YouTube lately. It is (then) 13-year old Severn Suzuki from Vancouver, BC addressing a 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. Some on YouTube have discounted her speech because she happens to be the daughter of environmental activist David Suzuki, but I believe the speech stands by itself as a powerful indictment of the culture of greed and domination so prevalent in our world.more about "From the mouths of babes...", posted with vodpod