Chitose Declaration and Young People Action Plan

We, the thirty-nine J8 delegates from Barbados, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America believe that it is imperative for G8 leaders to listen to the voices of young people. We urge you to act upon previous J8 declarations as well as our own, so that young people are not ignored. We also need follow up with the G8 governments so that young people can get involved and make sure that our ideas transfer into action NOW and in the future.

Que Dirais-Tu Aux Dirigeants Du Monde?

Vous voulez faire parvenir un message aux dirigeants du G8? Vous aimeriez faire une vidéo sur les thèmes du J8, comme les changements climatiques ou le VIH, et montrer de quelle manière ils vous touchent?

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- Resources for learning and working with youth on global citizenship

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Jul 6th, 2008
Chitose Declaration and Young People Action Plan
We, the thirty-nine J8 delegates from Barbados, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America believe that it is imperative for G8 leaders to listen to the voices of young people. We urge you to act upon previous J8 declarations as well as our own, so that young people are not ignored. We also need follow up with the G8 governments so that young people can get involved and make sure that our ideas transfer into action NOW and in the future.
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Jul 6th, 2008
Fireworks by Nora Zech, Germany
It is Saturday and our fifth day of working at our Chitose declaration. Today we discussed the topic of Global Health. Everybody was tired but nevertheless most of us were in a good mood. We worked quite hard and the discussions went along as efficiently as the previous day, even if there were a couple of technical difficulties. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of friendship. Day to day it gets much harder to remember that we ever have done something else than working together. It gets much harder to realize that we will have to say ‘Goodbye’ in a few days.read more >>
May 16th, 2008
J8 2007 cérémonie d'ouverture
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Jul 20th, 2008
What advice would you give?

the thing which is most important is determination...If u r determined to do sumthing then no matter what the obstacles they can always be overcome. read more »
Jul 9th, 2008
What advice would you give?

Don't belittle what one person can do, and don't wait for some one else to start something. Getting involved can be difficult when there is little to get involved in, but don't be afraid to start your... read more »
Jun 30th, 2008
Junior 8 2008 -changing your country-

I would establish a small government office whose job was to compile information about opportunities for young people in terms of work, volunteering, social insurance, education, et cetera, and make... read more »