Thread by @_GlobalAssembly

We are honoured to present this thread 🧵 to you. Eight films on the lives of eight of the #Sortition chosen assembly members and their experiences of the #GlobalAssembly of 2021 #GA2021. The world’s first ever global citizens’ assembly on the climate and ecological emergency.

We are deeply grateful to the local film teams, community hosts and facilitators who worked so hard to present these amazing pieces of work. Please do share these films as we see this as an opportunity to understand the human experiences behind the #GlobalAssembly process

This is the first film that was finished, by a team in the Peoples’ Republic of China 🇨🇳Telling the story of young student Li Shimao from Wuhan. 我们希望您和我们一起过生日愉快!

This is the story of Mohamed Salem, #GlobalAssembly member living on the beautiful, remote island of #Socotra off the coast of #Yemen 🇾🇪 شكرا لك على مشاركة رغباتك!

This is the story of Madeleine Kiendrebeogo #GlobalAssembly member from Cote D’Ivoire 🇨🇮 Merci à vous et à votre famille d'avoir partagé vos expériences avec nous!

This is #GlobalAssembly member Dejan Bosnjakovic who lives in #Italy 🇮🇹 He joins the #ClimateCrisis to his refugee experience. Grazie per aver condiviso la tua saggezza e inviamo amore e rispetto a te, al tuo partner e al tuo bellissimo bambino! #GA2021

This is the story of #GlobalAssembly member Guillaume Casse from the DRC 🇨🇩 who was also one of the members who spoke at #COP26. Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance, à vous et à votre famille, bonne chance avec la pépinière et merci pour la musique!

This is the story of Chom Chaiyabut from Thailand 🇹🇭 who was another #GlobalAssembly member who spoke at #COP26 in Glasgow. ขอบคุณมากสำหรับการแบ่งปันภูมิปัญญาและขอให้โชคดีกับการทำงานของคุณในป่าที่สวยงามของ yoir!

This is the story of Izeldete Botelho from #Brazil 🇧🇷 her life as a seamstress, her family and community and the impact of being a member of the #GlobalAssembly Obrigado por compartilhar sua sabedoria conosco e desejamos a você e sua família tudo de bom!

This is the final film (for now) sharing the life and experiences of #GlobalAssembly member Dhirendra Kumar in #India 🇮🇳 We are so grateful to you sir, for providing such insight and wisdom to the process and we wish you and your family all the best.

Thank you to the wider #GlobalAssembly community. These films and all the ways you have contributed to this first global citizens’ assembly on the climate have made this event what it is. With all of us learning to work together with compassion and respect, we can do anything.

Apologies, we left out the link to the film about Mohamed Salem from Socotra, Yemen 🇾🇪, here it is

After 11 weeks and 68 hours of shared learning and deliberation, this 100 sortition chosen #globalassembly members arrived at this #PeoplesDeclaration for the Sustainable Future of Planet Earth globalassembly.org/declaration please share widely. #COP27