✨ Can you believe that's been ONE WEEK already since the Climate Justice Gathering Opening Ceremony took place? We, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and World's Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ), marked this historic moment in the fight for climate Justice by welcoming so many of our stubborn optimists to the Opening Ceremony for the ICJ AO in the international city of peace and justice: The Hague! ⚖ 🌺 So many inspiring and heartfelt stories were shared in this ceremony by our incredible performers, including our keynote speakers Special Envoy for Climate Change for Vanuatu Ralph Regenvanu, and Vishal Prasad, Global Citizen 2024 recipient and Director of PISFCC. 🎊 We were also honoured to have Pia Hollenstein from KlimaSeniorinnen Switzerland, Raki Ap from the United Liberation Movement of West Papua, and Kjelld Masoud Kroon, Dutch Caribbean activist, share their stories. Performances from spoken word artist Zaïre Krieger and music celebrating Indigenous culture from John Taukave M.A, Khazin & Camilla, and Vinolia Koerni made the whole crowd feel energised for the two weeks of climate justice hearings to come. ⭐ The Ceremony was concluded by the Honourable Teburoro Tito, Kiribati Ambassador to the UN, who reflected on the afternoon and closed it off with a celebratory musical performance. Optimism was shared during the reception, where the excitement for the coming weeks was palpable. 🥂 🚀 Stay tuned for more during the second week of the historic climate justice oral hearings, and check https://lnkd.in/eij9jNQq for more info on the campaign for climate justice and not to miss a single event! Photos on slides 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10: © Emiel Hornman / Greenpeace Photos on slides 2, 6: © Lennard van der Valk / Interactive Media Foundation gGmbH #AOLetsGO #ICJAO #ICJAO4Climate #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #ClimateChange #OurFutureOurRights #ClimateJustice
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