Last week I spoke to students graduating from @CUNY & today to graduates of the @Tsinghua_Uni School of Economics & Management.
My request: that wherever their careers take them, to work as ambassadors for our shared humanity.
My request: that wherever their careers take them, to work as ambassadors for our shared humanity.
Our world has been thrown into turmoil by a microscopic pathogen. #COVID19 has robbed us of people we love, & exposed political divisions and social & economic inequalities. It will shape the planet for decades to come & will shape the lives & careers of these young graduates.
My hope is that the suffering the world is now enduring will not be in vain. #COVID19 has given us a glimpse of the world as it could be. The question is, will we just go back to the way things were?
Today's graduates from @Tsinghua_Uni will be part of the global recovery.
Today's graduates from @Tsinghua_Uni will be part of the global recovery.
We cannot afford to:
-pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the same rate & still breathe clean air
-eat & drink whatever we want & not expect to develop diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer
-ever-deepening inequalities & expect continued prosperity
We must choose.
-pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the same rate & still breathe clean air
-eat & drink whatever we want & not expect to develop diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer
-ever-deepening inequalities & expect continued prosperity
We must choose.
#COVID19 is the challenge & opportunity of our time, reminding us that the only way forward is together. We look to new graduates to create a healthier, safer, fairer, more resilient world, built on the foundation of equity & solidarity, for our children & grandchildren.
