Thread by @Bushra_Ebadi

I'm so proud of the meaningful contributions and change @CCUNESCO Youth Advisory Group members have made to the Commission, it's networks, their communities, and the world.

https://twitter.com/CCUNESCO/status/1425896066738753537

@saramcgillivray and Haven Rees helped support the development of a working group on culture and #SDGs with @TurveyKat.

#culture4peace #IYD2021 #SDGs

@booksandladders is a champion of the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities and has supported cities and organizations in using @CCUNESCO resources and toolkits to meaningful engage youth and integrate the #SDGs in their work.

Colin Robinson was selected as a delegate to the @UNESCO_MAB Youth Forum and has helped build relationships between the @GYBNCanada and @BiosphereCanada. #Youth4nature #biodiversity

@stem_files co-authored a paper on Open Science (📖 here: bit.ly/3fYGkKB) and is advancing #STEAM literacy through creative multimedia projects.

#scienceforall #OpenScience #STEM

@arthi_ramac contributed to projects on #OpenScience and #scicomm, championed #WomenInSTEM, and integrated her expertise on oceans and the #arctic as a member of @CCUNESCO's working group on the Decade for Oceans.

Jeremiah Ellis and @EmilieLeneveu advocated on youth mental health and wellbeing.

Jeremiah is also a member of @CCUNESCO's Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities advisory committee and has been championing holding leaders accountable for their role in both contributing to and addressing xenophobia and racism.

@EmilieLeneveu advocates for gender equity in science and education, as well a youth in governance and leadership. And is currently running for office to represent her community.

@ryanjamurphy helped YAG members design and build project/work plans to advance @CCUNESCO and @UNESCO priorities and authored a paper on blockchain beyond finance.

@KHerchak co-led the YAG as Deputy Chair and was selected as a delegate to the 2019 @UNESCO Youth Forum. Katelynne has contributed to diverse priorities, including land-based education, gender justice, youth engagement, decolonization, and reconciliation.

Jocelyn Kent organized events celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages #IYIL2019 and supports language revitalization efforts.

@AshaReports launched the "Memories of Mogadishu" documentary and is writing an IDEA Lab paper on oral heritage and storytelling. @MemoriesofMog

#culture4peace #documentaryheritage

*its networks.

@AshaReports, Elsa Mondésir Villefort, and Apefa Adjivon represented the YAG as members of the Decade for People of African Descent working group, advocating for the meaningful inclusion of Black youth in @CCUNESCO and its networks activities.