I’m not allowed to talk about climate change around family; as my mom warned me, “climate change is not something that people think about in Mississippi.” But I’m worried for my family’s future.

I wish you this security knowing we changed because we love you.

You are young and have a rich future ahead of you. I am retired and aiming for a high quality of cultural life and comfort with whatever time remains to me. I do not want to see a world whose elders sacrifice your future for their short-term needs and personal gain. So it’s up to you and me to speak out.

Your path will only be as clear tomorrow as we have made it for you today.

Dobbiamo aiutare nel conservare il bello che c’è nel nostro pianeta.

Muita Coragem e força para você enfrentar todos os desafios que virão, pois são com eles que crescemos.

I hope that the fervor that is building continues to build and spread and that the world has made progress to minimize the effects of our past actions.

Lucie, I love you more than you could ever know and I hope that my promises help contribute to a better world for you and inspire you to take action as well as you grow into the amazing adult I know you will be.

My hopes have always been to live in a brighter and better generation, where women are respected around the world, human rights are respected and last but not least where animals and mother nature is cared for by us individuals.