OUR MANIFESTO
In times of incredible need, there's a special call for the restless.
A path of resilience and creativity, figuring out what change looks like.
That world we left behind - that normality we cherished – was one of progress, global connectivity, fast-paced lives, international cooperation, a life of community, and fulfilling social interactions.
But also a world of rampant consumption, greed, inequality, environmental destruction, of social and technological solitude.
On our watch, the world decayed as injustice, prejudice, hatred, and inequality prevailed.
Should we try to return to that supposed normality, or embrace this chance to start again?
Let’s build on the courage of a new generation of youth activists and leaders across the globe, and dare to do things differently. Our options are not only between hard binary opposites, nature versus development, surveillance versus freedom, isolation versus community, welfare state versus free market, globalization versus locality. Those are false choices.
Nothing happens overnight. We won’t solve climate change, undo mass inequalities, find homes, jobs, healthcare, education for everyone, end wars, restructure governments, or suddenly only elect leaders that dare to challenge the status quo.
But we can certainly do better than before.
We believe in people, unwilling to give up hope.