time is everything we seem to never have enough of it
enough of it
enough of it and are always running out of it we are
and are always running out of it we are
and are always running out of it we are running against time we cannot wait
running against time we cannot wait
running against time we cannot wait until we are grown up or old enough to
until we are grown up or old enough to
until we are grown up or old enough to vote to make a difference we do not have
vote to make a difference we do not have
vote to make a difference we do not have that luxury it is about time we start
that luxury it is about time we start
that luxury it is about time we start listening acting changing everything is
listening acting changing everything is
listening acting changing everything is happening right now in our lifetimes our
happening right now in our lifetimes our
happening right now in our lifetimes our childhoods are disrupted by subtle
childhoods are disrupted by subtle
childhoods are disrupted by subtle earthquake tremors rising sea levels
earthquake tremors rising sea levels
earthquake tremors rising sea levels hurricanes tidal waves melting ice
hurricanes tidal waves melting ice
hurricanes tidal waves melting ice we are constantly hearing stories about
we are constantly hearing stories about
we are constantly hearing stories about whales washing up on shore z’ their
whales washing up on shore z’ their
whales washing up on shore z’ their entire bellies filled with plastic or
entire bellies filled with plastic or
entire bellies filled with plastic or what about the pictures of that one
what about the pictures of that one
what about the pictures of that one polar bear on a tiny block of ice or
polar bear on a tiny block of ice or
polar bear on a tiny block of ice or that albatross bird cut up with
that albatross bird cut up with
that albatross bird cut up with microplastics inside now having said
microplastics inside now having said
microplastics inside now having said that it is not all gloom and doom we are
that it is not all gloom and doom we are
that it is not all gloom and doom we are also living in a time where the
also living in a time where the
also living in a time where the innovation is here technology is here
innovation is here technology is here
innovation is here technology is here solutions are just around the corner
solutions are just around the corner
solutions are just around the corner ready to be seen and heard so ladies and
ready to be seen and heard so ladies and
ready to be seen and heard so ladies and gentlemen adults sorry for being so
gentlemen adults sorry for being so
gentlemen adults sorry for being so direct but for us youth it is all about
direct but for us youth it is all about
direct but for us youth it is all about time nobody wants to lose Mother Earth
time nobody wants to lose Mother Earth
time nobody wants to lose Mother Earth as we know sea smell and love her today
as we know sea smell and love her today
as we know sea smell and love her today and already we are starting to hear the
and already we are starting to hear the
and already we are starting to hear the good stories to think about what’s
good stories to think about what’s
good stories to think about what’s happening right now with the indigenous
happening right now with the indigenous
happening right now with the indigenous people with all their unique differences
people with all their unique differences
people with all their unique differences standing together to protect our waters
standing together to protect our waters
standing together to protect our waters and fight against the Dakota pipeline
and fight against the Dakota pipeline
and fight against the Dakota pipeline young changemakers creating technologies
young changemakers creating technologies
young changemakers creating technologies to clean the world’s oceans from marine
to clean the world’s oceans from marine
to clean the world’s oceans from marine debris another youth group suing the
debris another youth group suing the
debris another youth group suing the government for not taking care of our
government for not taking care of our
government for not taking care of our environment for future generations and
environment for future generations and
environment for future generations and our own bye-bye plastic bags it has not
our own bye-bye plastic bags it has not
our own bye-bye plastic bags it has not only become a message by kids to say no
only become a message by kids to say no
only become a message by kids to say no to single-use plastic bags but has also
to single-use plastic bags but has also
to single-use plastic bags but has also become a movement of youth
become a movement of youth
become a movement of youth Powerman us kids may only be 25% of the
Powerman us kids may only be 25% of the
Powerman us kids may only be 25% of the world’s population but we are 100% of
world’s population but we are 100% of
world’s population but we are 100% of the future
the future
the future our names are miletti and sevel we are
our names are miletti and sevel we are
our names are miletti and sevel we are sisters born and raised on Bali and we
sisters born and raised on Bali and we
sisters born and raised on Bali and we stand here today in front of you partly
stand here today in front of you partly
stand here today in front of you partly dressed in our traditional clothing
dressed in our traditional clothing
dressed in our traditional clothing called kebaya in combinations with jeans
called kebaya in combinations with jeans
called kebaya in combinations with jeans and we have chosen to wear the kebaya
and we have chosen to wear the kebaya
and we have chosen to wear the kebaya today as we want to pay our respect and
today as we want to pay our respect and
today as we want to pay our respect and love for all indonesian women today here
love for all indonesian women today here
love for all indonesian women today here on stage the jeans underneath it
on stage the jeans underneath it
on stage the jeans underneath it represent the change four years ago when
represent the change four years ago when
represent the change four years ago when we were 10 and 12 we were inspired by a
we were 10 and 12 we were inspired by a
we were 10 and 12 we were inspired by a lesson in class of significant people
lesson in class of significant people
lesson in class of significant people people like Nelson Mandela Lady Diana
people like Nelson Mandela Lady Diana
people like Nelson Mandela Lady Diana Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King
Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King and later that day we started
and later that day we started
and later that day we started brainstorming how we as children could
brainstorming how we as children could
brainstorming how we as children could give our contribution to a better world
give our contribution to a better world
give our contribution to a better world we looked at all of the issues Bali was
we looked at all of the issues Bali was
we looked at all of the issues Bali was facing such as over development
facing such as over development
facing such as over development infrastructure water issues garbage now
infrastructure water issues garbage now
infrastructure water issues garbage now that was the one thing that stood out to
that was the one thing that stood out to
that was the one thing that stood out to us the most but we know that garbage is
us the most but we know that garbage is
us the most but we know that garbage is a huge problem so we decided to look
a huge problem so we decided to look
a huge problem so we decided to look into it was a realistic target for us
into it was a realistic target for us
into it was a realistic target for us kids making the people on the island of
kids making the people on the island of
kids making the people on the island of Bali say no to single-use plastic bags
Bali say no to single-use plastic bags
Bali say no to single-use plastic bags became our mission and through these
became our mission and through these
became our mission and through these four years of campaigning we have gone
four years of campaigning we have gone
four years of campaigning we have gone on a crazy journey with many lows and
on a crazy journey with many lows and
on a crazy journey with many lows and many highs and today bye-bye plastic
many highs and today bye-bye plastic
many highs and today bye-bye plastic bags has become a well-known youth
bags has become a well-known youth
bags has become a well-known youth movement in Bali Indonesia we have
movement in Bali Indonesia we have
movement in Bali Indonesia we have become the inspiration of the Bali
become the inspiration of the Bali
become the inspiration of the Bali airports to become a plastic bag free
airports to become a plastic bag free
airports to become a plastic bag free zone within the next 12 months and we
zone within the next 12 months and we
zone within the next 12 months and we are the force behind the commitment of
are the force behind the commitment of
are the force behind the commitment of the government to make Bali plastic bag
the government to make Bali plastic bag
the government to make Bali plastic bag free by 2018
and we have become a global wave of
and we have become a global wave of positive change often people ask us how
positive change often people ask us how
positive change often people ask us how do you do this or how did we get to
do you do this or how did we get to
do you do this or how did we get to where we are today and looking back now
where we are today and looking back now
where we are today and looking back now it has a lot to do with commitment hard
it has a lot to do with commitment hard
it has a lot to do with commitment hard work lots of challenges but also lots of
work lots of challenges but also lots of
work lots of challenges but also lots of fun successes and thinking outside the
fun successes and thinking outside the
fun successes and thinking outside the box and of course education is the key
box and of course education is the key
box and of course education is the key for everything we go to the best school
for everything we go to the best school
for everything we go to the best school on earth green school green school is
on earth green school green school is
on earth green school green school is not only different in the way that it is
not only different in the way that it is
not only different in the way that it is built out of bamboo but also in the way
built out of bamboo but also in the way
built out of bamboo but also in the way that it teaches we’re taught to become
that it teaches we’re taught to become
that it teaches we’re taught to become leaders of today but back to vai vai
leaders of today but back to vai vai
leaders of today but back to vai vai plastic bags and how we got to where we
plastic bags and how we got to where we
plastic bags and how we got to where we are in 2016 within our team we carry
are in 2016 within our team we carry
are in 2016 within our team we carry four main pillars of focus now we
four main pillars of focus now we
four main pillars of focus now we already mentioned that education is key
already mentioned that education is key
already mentioned that education is key as we believe that this is where the
as we believe that this is where the
as we believe that this is where the change will happen we have created an
change will happen we have created an
change will happen we have created an educational booklet of 25 pages in the
educational booklet of 25 pages in the
educational booklet of 25 pages in the Indonesian language in which elementary
Indonesian language in which elementary
Indonesian language in which elementary students can learn about the plastics
students can learn about the plastics
students can learn about the plastics problem and solutions on the note of
problem and solutions on the note of
problem and solutions on the note of inspiration we have spoken to over
inspiration we have spoken to over
inspiration we have spoken to over 15,000 students in 10 different
15,000 students in 10 different
15,000 students in 10 different countries in five different languages
countries in five different languages
countries in five different languages and we hope we have inspired a few
raising awareness in the public and
raising awareness in the public and government this is what most of our team
government this is what most of our team
government this is what most of our team members like doing here we go to the
members like doing here we go to the
members like doing here we go to the markets the festivals we sell our shirts
markets the festivals we sell our shirts
markets the festivals we sell our shirts hand out stickers organize beach
hand out stickers organize beach
hand out stickers organize beach cleanups and a lot more we also attend
cleanups and a lot more we also attend
cleanups and a lot more we also attend meetings on a regular basis with
meetings on a regular basis with
meetings on a regular basis with stakeholders and government bodies to
stakeholders and government bodies to
stakeholders and government bodies to make sure that they do not forget their
make sure that they do not forget their
make sure that they do not forget their commitment and to remind them that 2018
commitment and to remind them that 2018
commitment and to remind them that 2018 is coming soon we also run a pilot
is coming soon we also run a pilot
is coming soon we also run a pilot village and every Saturday we go into
village and every Saturday we go into
village and every Saturday we go into our pilot village and distribute
our pilot village and distribute
our pilot village and distribute alternative bags to the local shops and
alternative bags to the local shops and
alternative bags to the local shops and weddings going global is next and this
weddings going global is next and this
weddings going global is next and this is a personal favorite because this
is a personal favorite because this
is a personal favorite because this shows and proves all the more that kids
shows and proves all the more that kids
shows and proves all the more that kids can do things we can lead the way young
can do things we can lead the way young
can do things we can lead the way young people from all corners of the world
people from all corners of the world
people from all corners of the world were the ones reaching out sending
were the ones reaching out sending
were the ones reaching out sending emails saying hey I want to bring bio
emails saying hey I want to bring bio
emails saying hey I want to bring bio plastic bags back to where I come from
plastic bags back to where I come from
plastic bags back to where I come from so today you can find bio plastic bags
so today you can find bio plastic bags
so today you can find bio plastic bags in nine different countries from
in nine different countries from
in nine different countries from Australia New York Myanmar Nepal China
Australia New York Myanmar Nepal China
Australia New York Myanmar Nepal China hua de la Jara Philippines Tenerife and
hua de la Jara Philippines Tenerife and
hua de la Jara Philippines Tenerife and even re bukata of Indonesia Jakarta all
even re bukata of Indonesia Jakarta all
even re bukata of Indonesia Jakarta all driven by youth and so you can imagine
driven by youth and so you can imagine
driven by youth and so you can imagine we have learned a lot things that a
we have learned a lot things that a
we have learned a lot things that a normal textbook can never match such as
normal textbook can never match such as
normal textbook can never match such as teamwork and leadership patience and the
teamwork and leadership patience and the
teamwork and leadership patience and the importance of breathing in and out
importance of breathing in and out
importance of breathing in and out planning communication logistics a lot
planning communication logistics a lot
planning communication logistics a lot more about politics in Bali and the
more about politics in Bali and the
more about politics in Bali and the Balinese culture so change is already
Balinese culture so change is already
Balinese culture so change is already here
here
here in fact the timing for change has never
in fact the timing for change has never
in fact the timing for change has never been better than right now we are more
been better than right now we are more
been better than right now we are more than ready to start listening acting
than ready to start listening acting
than ready to start listening acting changing because we are shaping history
changing because we are shaping history
changing because we are shaping history today all we have to decide now is what
today all we have to decide now is what
today all we have to decide now is what side of history we want to be a part of
side of history we want to be a part of
side of history we want to be a part of we know and you do too thank thank you
we know and you do too thank thank you
we know and you do too thank thank you [Applause]
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