The European Youth Conference project presented at the Committee of the Regions (CoR)

The European Coordination team was invited to participate to the meeting of the CoR's ENVE Commission, last November 30, 2011, to both present the "Let’s Take Care of the Planet" project to the CoR elected representatives and make bridges with their local and regional dynamics.

Baptiste and Silvia’s Speech at the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony

Last November 29, Baptiste and Silvia, two 17 years old students – one from France, one from Spain, both delegates at the International Conference of Brasilia in June 2010 – made a speech at the European Parliament during the opening session of the Covenant of Mayors Ceremony. The Covenant of Mayors is a European movement gathering thousands of European mayors that committed themselves to reduce their city’s CO2 emissions over 20% by 2020. The Covenant addressed Monde Pluriel to find two committed young persons to give a message to the mayors participating to this event. Their speech was very appreciated and they showed they were excellent speakers. The Covenant of Mayors and the Committee of the Regions thank them very much, since their words brought a spirit of optimist at a moment of economic crisis, being a priority, and putting aside part the environmental challenges. Once at home, Baptiste was welcomed by the mayor of his city.
You can watch the video by clicking on this link (go to the 5th minute – click on the language of your choice)
Read the Speech (in French only or Spanish going on the Spanish version)

Take the challenge: Join the International Student Carbon Footprint Challenge (ISCFC)!

The ISCFC, an international collaboration project (co-ordinated by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Stanford University, USA) where secondary school students all over the globe calculate their carbon footprints, compare them to their colleagues worldwide, and engage in an online dialog to discuss what they learned and to work together to envision solutions to our global environmental challenges. You and your class/classes are invited to be involved in the November 2011 ISCFC. Read more.

Preparatory mission in Brussels
The European coordination team from Monde Pluriel organization has just made a preparatory mission in Brussels in view of the Youth European Conference next May 2012. They have in particular met their interlocutors from the Committee of the Regions, to submit them the planned activities and guests’ list, and to visit the conference rooms that the Committee will kindly place at our disposal. The coordination team is very enthusiastic and grateful to the CoR for the quality of this co-operation. They have also met in Brussels several contacts and partners that could take part in the organization and planned activities. This mission was very promising and announces a very beautiful European Youth Conference.