POP Festival 2020 Day 1
DECEMBER 1, 2020
YOUTH ACTIVISM AND CLIMATE ACTION
(7 SESSIONS, INCLUDING 1 WORKSHOP)
DAY 1/SESSION 1
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 8:00 AM EST/7:00 AM CST/6:30 PM IST
DURATION: 2 HOURS
SESSION: FESTIVAL OPENING
MODERATORS: DRA. NORMA PATRICIA MUÑOZ SEVILLA (SPANISH) AND VANESSA ANAHÍ HERNÁNDEZ VÁZQUEZ (ENGLISH)
The opening session will welcome global leaders, the youth of the world, and partners of the POP Festival for Youth-led Climate Action. As we live through an unprecedented time of pandemic, we need the 1.8 billion youth in the world to collectivize and unite to take action to Protect Our Planet and address the greatest existential threat of our time, climate change.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 8:00 AM EST/7:00 AM CST/6:30 PM IST | Dr. Ash Pachauri, Senior Mentor, POP Movement (5 minutes) Wishes for success from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon |
Address |
| Dr. R.K Pachauri message video from Festival 2019 (pre-recorded video) | Video | |
| Rodolfo Romero, Pai Tabytera People (pre-recorded video)
Indigenous Youth, POP Movement, Paraguay |
Video | |
| Meda Hope Malinga, Hitaji Africa, Uganda (3 minutes) | Address | |
| Dr. Oscar Blanco Alonso, Secretario Académico del Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, México | Address | |
| Maestro Diego Carneiro, Orquesta Joven del Ecuador/Youth Orchestra of Ecuador | Address | |
| Performance by Rafaela del Pozo, Orquesta Joven del Ecuador | Performance | |
| Dra. María del Carmen Martínez Valenzuela, Vice-Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, México | Address | |
| Andrés Delgado Lander, POP Movement, Venezuela (1.5 minutes) | Address | |
| Dr. Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez, Former Director, National Polytechnic Institute, Former Governor of Durango, México | Address | |
| Dr. Manuel Díaz, Founder and Director, Fundación Ambiental Vida Verde (FUNVIVE), Venezuela | Address | |
| Mariangela Lozada, POP Movement, Venezuela (1.5 minutes) | Address | |
| Dra. Margarita Teresa de Jesús García Gasca, Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México | Address | |
| Orquesta Joven del Ecuador/Youth Orchestra of Ecuador (pre-recorded video) | ||
| Dr. Mario Alberto Rodríguez Casas, General Director, National Polytechnic Institute | Address | |
| Lic. Mario Gómez Monroy, Minister of Education, Tamaulipas, México, | Address | |
| Sofía Lana, Verdeagua, Spain (3 minutes) | Address | |
| Prof. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva (pre-recorded video) | Address | |
| Mr. Nitin Desai, Chairman, Governing Council, The Energy and Resources Institute, India | Address | |
| H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres, Governor of Durango, México | Address | |
| H.E. Dra. Rosalía Arteaga, Former Constitutional President of Ecuador | Keynote Address | |
| Lost and Found Africa by Ghetto Kids (pre-recorded video) | Video | |
| Bianca Orqueda, People, Etnia Nivaclé,Comunidad de uj'elhavos, Departamento Filadelfia Chaco, Paraguay (pre-recorded video) | Video | |
| Anandajit Goswami, Associate Professor, HOD, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad (pre-recorded video) (music on sustainability) | Video | |
| Orquesta Joven del Ecuador/Youth Orchestra of Ecuador (pre-recorded video) | Video |
DAY 1/SESSION 2
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 10:00 AM EST/9:00 AM CST/8:30 PM IST
DURATION: 30 MINUTES
SESSION: POSTER PRESENTATIONS OF ECO-PROJECTS
MODERATORS: ANA ESTHER CARRILLO GÓMEZ
This session will showcase and exhibit projects led by youth from around the world. The exhibits will be in the form of posters, art, and video displays.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 10:00 AM EST/9:00 AM CST/8:30 PM IST | The role of environmental education in the ecological footprint of university students, Daniela Gomez de la Maza, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico (10 minutes) | Poster |
| One man, One tree, Dr. Alemayehu Kefalew, Ethiopia (10 minutes) | Poster |
DAY 1/SESSION 3
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 10:30 AM EST/9:30 AM CST/9:00 PM IST/6:30PM EAT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: "THE FOUNDERS’ JOURNEY TO CREATING THE PERFECT WORLD"
MODERATORS: DRISHYA PATHAK AND DR. ASH PACHAURI
The POP Movement will hold a conversation with the founders of The Perfect World Foundation - Ragnhild Jacobsson and Lars Jacobsson - about their journey and exemplary leadership in the field of clean energy and ocean and wildlife conservation.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 10:30 AM EST/9:30 AM CST/4:30 PM Sweden time | Conversation with Ragnhild Jacobsson and Lars Jacobsson, Founders, The Perfect World Foundation, Sweden | Conversation |
| Video by The Perfect World Foundation/Climate Aid (pre-recorded video) | Video |
DAY 1/SESSION 4
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 11:30 AM EST/10:30 AM CST/10:00 PM IST
DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
SESSION: INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS
MODERATORS: JOVANA DROBNJAK
In this session, youth will showcase their ecological, community initiatives through interactive presentations.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 11:30 AM EST/ 10:30 AM CST/10:00 PM IST | Caroline Sandberg,Lauren Sandberg and Summer Benjamin, Plastics: Summit to Sea, Earth Warriors Environmental Club, Tahoe Expedition Academy, United States (45 mins) | Interactive session |
| Kevin, Becoming an Eco-warrior, Resilience 2020, Mexico (45 minutes) | Interactive session | |
| Samuel Chijioke Okorie, Youth For Today Initiative, Nigeria (pre-recorded video) | Video |
DAY 1/SESSION 5
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 12:30 PM EST/11:30 AM CST/11:00 PM IST/8:30 PM EAT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: IMPORTANCE OF YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION: VOICES OF CLIMATE ADVOCATES
MODERATORS: AOIFE MERCEDES RODRIGUEZ-URUCHURTU AND CAMILA GONZÁLEZ COLISTRO
This session will bring together young, global leaders to discuss and explore the most meaningful approaches to strengthening advocacy for climate action.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 12:30 PM EST/11:30 PM CST | Xiye Bastida, Climate Activist and Lead Organizer, Fridays for Future, New York City, USA | Special Address |
| Aoife Mercedes Rodriguez-Uruchurtu, Teach the Future, U.K (7 minutes) | Address | |
| Camila González Colistro, Trainee Youth Mentor, POP Movement, Mexico (7 minutes) | Address | |
| Ragini Malhotra, Shri Ram School , India (7 minutes) | Address | |
| Meda Hope Malinga, Founder, Hitaji Africa (7 minutes) | Address | |
| Several youth activists from around the world* (7 minutes) | Invited |
DAY 1/SESSION 6
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 1:30 PM EST/12:30 PM CST/ 12:00 AM IST
DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
SESSION: PRESENTATIONS OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS
MODERATOR: DESTINE OSTEEN WANDERA AND IVAN RANSOM
In this session, youth from across continents will showcase their ecological, community initiatives through their presentations.
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 1:30 PM EST/12:30 PM CST/ 12:00 AM IST | Mphathesithe Mkhize, Working group on climate change, Durban University of Technology and University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (10 minutes) | Presentation |
| Monica Neupane, SDGs in action, Center for Environment Education Nepal (CEEN), Nepal (15 minutes) | Presentation | |
| Cherop Soy, Eco-Warrior Kenya: Mashujaa Wadogo, UNMGCY - SDG7 Youth Constituency, Kenya (15 minutes) | Presentation | |
| Giulia Marzetti, European Footprints, Coalition Wild, Belgium (30 minutes) | Interactive Presentation |
DAY 1/SESSION 7
DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2020
TIME: 8:30 PM EST/7:30 PM CST/7:00 AM IST/12:30 PM MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (DECEMBER 2, 2020)
DURATION: 2 HOURS
SESSION/WORKSHOP 1: GET OFF THE BENCH WORKSHOP
MODERATORS: KERRYN VAUGHAN
The POP Movement’s invaluable partner Kerryn Vaughan will conduct a workshop with youth on planning, executing, and scaling climate action projects. The participants will be guided through a process that helps them identify and understand their personal driving force, and also what might be stopping them from taking action.
| Time | Speaker | Format |
| 8:30 PM EST/7:30 PM CST/12:30 PM MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (DECEMBER 2, 2020) | Kerryn Vaughan, Get Off The Bench, Australia | Workshop |
