PLENARY VI: THE DIGITAL AGE AND THE MODERN SOCIAL CONTRACT

Moderator: Uduak Amimo, Consultant, Uduak Amimo Consulting

Speakers: Jamira Burley, Head of Youth Engagement and Skills, Global Business Coalition for Education

Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman, Observer Research Foundation

Enrique Mendizabal, Founder and director, On Think Tanks

Lex Paulson, Attorney, Professor, Sciences PO Paris

The panel discusses, in detail, policies that can move the needle at different levels on the SDGs, specifically, focussing on upholding dignity and human rights, taking meaningful action that is not just optically-pleasing, and taking action as an individual. While also tackling policies at three levels: government, business and individuals, the session empowers viewers, giving them concrete actions to take in their own lives or advocate for in their own cities, regions, and countries.

Host: SDG Action Zone with Alaa Murabit, Founder of Voice of Libyan Women, Founder of Omnis Institute, and CEO of Impact

2030 Speakers:

Jana Amin, 17 year old Egyptian-American Activist, USA/Egypt

Jamira Burley, Activist and Social Impact Strategist, USA

Aigagalefili Fepulea’i - Tapua’i, Urban Orator

Activist, New Zealand/Samoa

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids hosted Director of Youth Advocacy Gustavo Torrez for a conversation with 2021 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards host Jamira Burley about their experiences as young advocates. Gustavo also thanks the partners who made this year’s event possible, and who continue to support the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ important work.

n the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter protests and George Floyd protests have made police violence and racial injustice the most pressing issue of the times. Throughout history, Black and African Americans and people of color have faced discrimination, violence, and hatred based on the color of their skin, but as the BLM protests continue to grow across the globe and more people demand justice and police reform, we may finally begin to see real progress on the crucial issues. Jamira Burley is one of America's leading activists on the subjects of racism and violence prevention, and she's adamant that we need to look to people, not politicians, to foster real change.

What would it look like to achieve true systemic equality? We asked experts outside of the ACLU to share their visions of a more inclusive and equitable future. Could we solve the gaps in our education systems -- where Black, Indigenous, Latinx students, and students with disabilities are still disproportionately attending overcrowded, overpoliced, and under-resourced schools? Where we spend less on the potential of our youth than we do on punishing people in prison? Activist and social impact strategist Jamira Burley explains how investing in education for all students can help address America’s legacy of racism and systemic discrimination.

“Technology has created bridges for us to be able to not only learn about the struggles of other communities but also find ways in which we can uplift those stories.” In this session, our Counsellor Halima Aden and Ambassadors Marc Alain Boucicault and Jamira Burley discuss the role of technology in authentic activism.