On Wednesday 20 June, 2012 17-year-old Brittany Trilford, a student from Wellington, New Zealand addressed 130 heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called it “one of the most important conferences in the history of the United Nations and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to gear the world on sustainable development path.”
Brittany delivered her address as an ordinary citizen, a voice of youth, demanding action on sustainability.
During the opening of her three minute address Brittany told leaders, “I stand here with fire in my heart. I’m confused and angry at the state of the world. We are here to solve the problems that we have caused as a collective, to ensure that we have a future.”
INDEX
- 89. Wisdom Beyond Logic.................................................................a discussion on logic & wisdom
- 88. YOUR LOST TREASURE..............................................................................real life eye opener
- 87. The Billionaire Bhakt - Alfred B Ford.......................................................faith of a billionaire
- 86. What a friend.... ................. ..........................................................a short poem on prayer
- 85. LOVE ........................ .................................................................................... a small story
- 84. GOOD AND EVIL .......................................................a discussion on phenomenal reflection
- 83. As I.... ......................................................................................................a poem on 'self'.
- 82. THE DAY OF JUMMA...................................................actual significance of the Day of Jumma
- 81. The Man who created Another World................................facts of love and undaunted spirit
- 80. BE AWARE....... .......................................................................................our pleasures & pitfalls.
- 79. WAR - WIN OR OWN ? ........................................Ho Chi Minh City born on the pyres of Saigon
- 78. PAUL SMITH : MIND OVER MATTER.............................a real-life story of will and determination
- 77. RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY..................................a real-life story of Ratan Tata
- 76. SOMETIMES...............................................................................................poem by - BEV H.
- 75. EARLY DEATH.......................................................world's top 10 places destined for early death
- 74. ANGELS AWARE....................................................................................... .poem by - BEV H.
- 73. THE ANGEL ON EARTH.............................................a Mini-Tale that may rekindle our memory
- 72. FOCUS IN SILENCE.......................................................multiplicity of desires leads to un surety
- 71. JUST BREATH.................................................................................................brief on breathing
- 70. EXPLORE THY ENERGIES...............................................................................science on 'self '
- 69. Mysterious Cave Churches and Monastries..............................................................picture posts
- 68. MOUNT KAILASH................................................faith and findings about Mount Kailash in Tibet.
- 67. THE PASTOR'S ASS... ! ..................................................................a short tale of turning-point
- 66.A LITTLE PRAYER........................................................................ a Poem on a little girl's prayer
- 65.THREE LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS...................interconnectedness at Super-Conscious state
- 64. PATH ON THE 'TAO'...................a story about how the 'truth' fills in when we are totally void within.
- 63. DREAM YOU CAN'T DREAM-2...................................................................'real-life' story of faith.
- 62. ESSENCE OF PRAYER....................................................all about innermost essence of prayer
- 61. To Remember...?........................................................................................Poem on self-identity
- 60. Tony Tweets With Eyes.....................................Technology helped Tony with 'Locked-in Syndrom'
- 59. Newton's Problem Solved.....................Indian boy of 16, solved 350yrs old Mathmetical problem...
- 58. Spare a Thought...............................................................Biggest emmiter of 'green-house-gases'
- 57. PRAYER IS THE CRY OF A SOUL........All about prayer; honouring & offering everything to Divine.
- 56. DREAM YOU CAN'T DREAM-1..................................................'real-life' story-call it a mirracle !
- 55. Only Battle To Win..................................................'Poem' - peace & freedom only battle to win.
- 54. Mirror of Myth........................................................the Infinite can not be captured in the Finite
- 53. That person is ME..........................................................we are a combination of spirit & matter
- 52. ELIXIR OF LIFE........................................Don't worry; you are not demented - just dehydrated !
- 51. You are Unique.................................................................No one can take your place - Poem
- 50. THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS........................We are the most dangerous species on earth
- 49. Wish Beautiful Day......................................................................O ! seedless soul...a Poem
- 48. Earth Day-Mothers Day...............................Introspection....Is't not the mother crying in silence
- 47. MEHER BABA..................................."He is my child, he will create great sensation on earth..."
- 46. PRACTICES OF THE PROPHET.......The Quran does not command Muslims to prevent others ...
- 45. Golden Glitch.......................................................................'.Poem ' on life's illusory journey
- 44. EPITOM OF ETERNAL WORLD........................there is more blood-bath in the name of religion....
- 43. THE BLAZING BILLIONAIRE.......................................'.Swami Vivekanand' - the spiritual billionair
- 42. WE EXPECT WEATHER, GET CLIMATE......are we doing enough to help save this Small-World ?
- 41. My Illusion...................................................................a 'Poem' on the illusory journey called Life
- 40. Prayer As a Wild Goose Chase.........rituals are neither essential nor necessary - says Meher Baba
- 39. If I Could.....................................................................................a 'Poem' on Call from 'Within'
- 38. NO ONE CAN CREATE RELIGION..............................why can't we follow our own 'inner-religion'
- 37. ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATION........................................Sanctity of human life must be respected
- 36. For Me. .............................. ..................................'Poem' - selfish senses plague the humanity
- 35. LESSON OF LOVE..................................................eternal love transcends all negative aspects
- 34. NEIL ARMSTRONG........................................................................five lessons from his life
- 33. SALUTATION OF THE DAWN...............................................look well to this day..a Poem
- 32. The Earth on the Brink ..............................we are responsible to push the earth over the brink
- 31. The Karmic Law of Return(Video)......."We need to follow the golden-rule." - Beverly Hollabaugh
- 30. The Future I Want.(Video)...........................by 17yr old Brittany Trilford on Earth-Day @ UN
- 29. MIND OF THE WORLD...........................................................breathe free my fears - a Poem
- 28. It Matters............................................................................It all come to an end someday
- 27. Enemy Within..............................................penultimate destruction of this unique process !
- 26. Clean your plate,....... .......................................But do not waste your foods Save the World
- 25. SAVIOUR OF THE SEED..............................................................................Women's Day
- 24. FAITHFUL SAVIOR.....................................................that I am not my own, but belong....
- 23. Humanity Honoured..............................................distinguished citizen of the 'Small-World'
- 22. Help Survive.....................................................................................the future of humanity
- 21. To Bring a Better World...................................................................His Holiness Dalai Lama
- 20. SILENCED THE WORLD.........................at 12 she silenced the United Nation's Earth Summit
- 19. Merry Christmas.....................................................................................Christmas Wishes
- 18. Guide to a Better Life........................................sharing some simple but important massages
- 17. PLEASE REMEMBER..............................................................9/11 - Twin Tower - America
- 16. Its A Small World.................................................................................................A 'Poem'
- 15. The Teacher...............................................................a hall of fame for humanity - Brooker T
- 14. Annas' Awaken............................................................Civil Disobedience Movement of India
- 13. Falling Leaves.........................................................................Civil disobedience movement
- 12. UNTITLED.......................................................................................................................
- 11. India Runs After Bharatvarsa...................................................civil disobedience movement
- 10. The Birth of India's Freedom................was the Independence a docile dead-night delivery..!!
- 9. Ownership........................................................................pungent punch from a columnist
- 8. Ramadan.....................period of meditation, contemplation, introspection and self-improvement.
- 7. Remember You.......................a meeting point in this sojourn of life, may be a 'turning-point'
- 6. Life is Beautiful...........................when life gives lemon, take some sugar, make a lemonade
- 5. TRUE TO TUNES OF TESTIMONIELS............................reactions on a report from Canada
- 4. Why India Cant Feed Its People.......................................................a report from Canada
- 3. Fragrance of Fraternity......................................Because I had foreshaken unity with Thee
- 2. Entity.............................................................how many of us were called into this world ?
- 1. SMALL-WORLD...............................................................................I am glad to be here
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