現年19歲的 Sophie Handford，是紐西蘭議會中最年輕的議員。在 Sophie 12歲時家裡收到一封來自地方議會的信，自此打開她關注氣候變遷的開關......
Hello to the young people in Taiwan who care about our beautiful natural environment and our earth
關心我們美麗自然環境和地球的台灣青年朋友們 大家好
My name's Sophie and I'm from new Zealand
我的名字是蘇菲 我來自紐西蘭
So I'm speaking to you today as part of the U20 International Youth Forum hosted by CommonWealth Magazine Group
今天非常榮幸在天下雜誌所主辦的U20國際青年論壇上和您分享
I'm here to talk a little bit about my experience
在這裡和您分享我的經歷
as the founder of School Strike 4 Climate here in Aotearoa in New Zealand
身為紐西蘭(毛利語是奧特亞羅瓦) 的”為紐西蘭罷課” 全國召集人
and also about my role now as a District Councilor
還有我現在身為區議員的角色
So I'm New Zealand's youngest elected representative
我是紐西蘭最年輕的議員
Now I got involved with environmental justice
我參與了環境正義
and standing up for this one planet that we all share and call home
為了我們共同擁有且稱之為家的地球挺身而出
when I was only 12 years old
在我年僅十二歲的時候
My parents got a letter in the mail from our local council
我的父母收到了地方議會的來信
which now I sit on as an elected representative
也就是我現所就任的議會
saying that sea level rise would have a detrimental impact on our property
信上說海平面上升將對我們的家造成不利的影響
and on our family's life and where we live
還有我們的家庭生活和我們所住的地方
would be impacted quite severely by sea level rise
都會因海平面上升而造成嚴重的影響
which is an impact of climate change
這是氣候變遷所造成的
and impact of all of us humans putting these gases
還有我們大家所排放這些氣體所造成的
these nasty gases into the atmosphere
排放這些有害氣體到大氣中
So for me
所以對我而言
this was a big wakeup call and I was only 12 years old
對當時僅12歲的我 是個很大的警訊
and my parents were sitting around our dining room table
當時我的父母坐在我們的餐桌前
looking pretty confused and I guess a little bit fearful
他們看起來很困惑，我想可能有一點擔心
about what this letter meant for our family
這封信對我們家到底是甚麼意義
So I asked them
所以我問爸媽
asked questions and being a curious 12 year old
我問問題 而且是個好奇心強的12歲孩子
I think curiosity is a really important thing that we have to hold on to
我認為好奇心非常重要 是我們要繼續保持的
I asked those questions
我問了很多問題
I dug deeper
我有更深理解
and I found out more about climate change
對氣候變化 我了解了更多
And for me as a young person
對我來說 作為一個年輕人
I'm still young 19 years old
我還年輕 十九歲
But at 12 years old, I was like, wow, is this what my future might be
但當時我才12歲 我就想 哇 這就是我的未來嗎
constantly running away from these impacts of climate change
要不斷逃離氣候變遷所造成的影響
And what kind of a future will be
那會是甚麼樣的未來
I have to be able to pass on to the next generation
我要能傳遞給下一代
So for me, hearing about this
所以對我而言 當聽到這個
but have been asking more questions and understanding
我不斷問更多的問題 並了解到
that some people are on the frontlines of climate change right now
有些人正在處於氣候變遷的最前線
They're already facing these impacts every single day
他們已經每天在面對這些影響
People in the Pacific with the sea level is at their doorsteps
住在太平洋地區的人們 海平面就在他們家門口
It's knocking
海浪不斷敲打
They're having to leave their homes to leave their culture
他們不得不離開自己的家園 離開自己的文化
to leave their families behind
離開自己的家人
And frankly, we need to be doing better as a society
坦白來說 作為一個社會群體 我們需要做得更好
as a world, figuring out how we can coexist with the planet
作為一個世界 我們要想辦法如何與地球共存
So people don't have to have those kinds of impacts impose on their lives
這樣一來 那些影響才不會強加在人們的生活上
especially those who are contributing so little to the problem
尤其是對這問題上助長甚微的人們
So leading on from there
所以從那開始
I got quite involved in eco action group at high school
我積極參與高中的環保行動小組
and then I decided to take a gap year
並決定給自己一個 ”GAP YEAR”
So I graduated from high school
所以當我從高中畢業後
decided not to go to university straight away
決定不馬上上大學
And with my gap year
在我的”GAP YEAR”
I knew that I wanted to do something that felt meaningful
我知道我想做件有意義的事情
and we know that we're running out of time to act on the climate crisis
而且我們知道我們已經快沒時間對氣候危機採取行動了
We've got 10 years to have our missions to be in
我們僅有10年的時間來完成我們的使命
with a chance of staying below 1.5 degrees of warming
有機會控制地球升溫低於1.5度
That's not long
時間並不多
And our generation literally has the ability to save the entire world
我們這一代是有這能力來拯救全世界
for the next generation and all the generations that follow
為下一代以及以後所有的世代
So for me
所以對我而言
I knew that I had to do something that truly allowed me
我知道我必須做些真正讓我
to step into my role and being a protector
來成為守護者這角色
And what we say in Maori language
我們用毛利語表達
which is the language of indigenous people in New Zealand
毛利語是紐西蘭原住民的語言
Being a Kaitiaki of the land
就是成為大地的凱蒂亞基
which means protecting and acting in our role
意思就是發揮我們的守護者角色
and fulfilling our responsibility as a guardian of our land
並履行我們作為大地守護者的責任
because we don't exist if we don't have our land
因為如果沒有大地我們就不存在
We have to recognize that
我們必須認知到
We have to recognize that we exist in this environment
我們需認清我們所生存的環境是
where our environment is to be thriving for our own wellbeing
我們的環境要興盛繁榮 而我們自己的安康
to also be thriving
也會蓬勃興盛
So I organized some climate strikes with my gap year last year
所以我在去年的 GAP YEAR時 籌劃了一些氣候抗爭活動
Why I did that was because I want to be able to say
我之所以這樣做 是因為我想說
that I did everything in my power while we still could to
在我們還能做些甚麼時 我有竭盡所能，
ensure that we have a safe, livable, beautiful, hopefully
來確保我們有一個安全，宜居，美麗，
even more beautiful than we see now planet to pass on to the next generation
更希望的是比我們現在看到更美麗的地球可以傳遞給下一代
I don't want to be able to say that I sit on my hands
我不想說自己是袖手旁觀
I don't want to be able to say that I knew what was happening in our world
我不想說當我知道我們世界所在發生的事情時
but decided to just sit silent and decided to follow a path
卻決定只是保持沉默，並選擇走一條路
that I didn't feel like was going have an impact
我不認為會有所影響的路
So throughout the challenge is that coordinating school strike
因此，整個挑戰過程是在協調氣候罷課時
for climate brought that I had to stay very connected to why I was doing that
我必須和為什麼我要那樣做的初心保持緊密的聯繫
And that why is really connected to a conversation
而那個為什麼是和一段對話非常有關
that I might have with
一段我可能會有的對話
If I have children, what I might have with them in the future
如果我有孩子，將來我和他們可能會有的對話
When they're like
當他們像是說
Sophie did you know that the world was going to be like this when you were our age?
蘇菲 你在我們這年齡時 就知道世界會變成這樣嗎？
Were you aware of it?
你知道嗎？
I don't want to have to say that
我不想告訴他們
Yes, I was aware but I didn't do everything I could
是的 我知道但是我沒有竭盡我所能
And I think for me that's a deep why
我想這就是為什麼
that I can almost see that conversation playing out of my head
我幾乎可以在我腦海裡看到這段對話
And I just want to be able to say that I did everything
而我只想說我盡所能做了一切
while we still could
當我們仍有能力時
while we still had time
當我們還有時間
What we did was originally
一開始 我們做的是
the group was five or six of us from my high school
來自我高中五六個人的團體
I got them together first
我把他們聚在一起
And then we grew the movement across New Zealand
然後我們將活動發展至全紐西蘭
First of all, the five of us got together in theater
首先 我們五個聚在講堂
We all are feeling this way
我們都有這種感覺
We're feeling fearful about what might happen if we don't stand up now
如果我們現在不挺身而出的話 我們很擔心可能會發生的事
So all of us came together and see
所以我們大家一起來看
now is the moment, what can we do?
就是現在 我們能做些甚麼
We started talking and found that
我們開始談論並發現
there was an international strike day on the 15th of March
3月15是國際罷工日
So quickly rallied together with some of our peers across the country
所以迅速地和我們全國各地的同輩朋友串連起來
We made a social media, social media platforms and a website
我們架設了社交媒體，社交媒體平台和網站
And very quickly the movement grew
活動便迅速發展起來
So essentially
所以 基本上
we put those platforms up not having a whole lot of an idea
我們架設這些平台時 並不是很清楚
about how this strike would look or what kind of things
這次罷課看起來會是怎樣 或者 有甚麼
we needed to do logistically to organize them
我們需要做的來統籌組織群眾
But we found very quickly
但是我們很快發現
that people came on board that had those kinds of skills
有這樣技能的朋友加入我們
So we opened up our team and see it
所以我們開放我們的團隊並看看
We need to do something
我們需要做些什麼
And this is why
這就是為什麼
Because now is the only time,
因為現在就是唯一的時機
the only moment in time where we have to save the world
這是唯一的時機 我們必須拯救世界
and that we have to truly be able to make transformational change
而且我們必須真正能夠推動轉型性變革
before it's too late and a lot of people resonated with that
在為時已晚之前 有很多人對此表示共鳴
That really rang true to them
這對他們來說真的很道理
So they joined us
所以他們加入了我們
So we gathered around 20000 people on the first strike day
因此 在第一個罷課日我們聚集大約2萬人
around 30000 on our second strike day last year
去年的第二次罷課日大約3萬人
And then in September
然後在九月
we had 170000 people out on the streets for climate justice
我們有17萬人上街訴求氣候正義
And the ability, I think
我想我們有能力
that we had to do that was only through having a big team of people
來做這件事 是藉由聚集一大群人
who have reached into so many different parts of New Zealand
來自紐西蘭各地
We had people in really small rural areas
有人來自很小的農村地區
We had people in big cities
有人來自大都市
But we made sure that all of those people had just
但是我們確保所有的人
as much of a voice as part of the national movement
在這國民運動中都有其發言權
Something that was also, became very clear to us was that
對我們來說 很清楚的一點是
we had to communicate based on values
我們必須以價值觀來溝通
Because some people who we thought might not be
因為有些人我們認為不可能
on board ended up being on board
參加 實際上卻參與這運動
and being really loud champions of the planet
而且是積極保護地球的尖兵
and of climate justice throughout the organizing process
也是氣候正義的尖兵在整個組織過程中
and on the March day itself
以及在三月罷課的這天
So we found that if we communicated in a way
所以我們發現若我們在溝通的過程中
that united people behind protecting our common planet
團結大家來保護我們共有的地球
that we all call home
這我們稱為家的地方
that was a way that we could bring people along
這是我們可以讓大家和我們一起努力的方式
who might not have otherwise jumped on board
那些本來不會參與的人們
So, for us, September 27th was a huge day in New Zealand history
因此 對我們而言 9月27日是紐西蘭歷史上重要的一天
the largest strike that we've seen
是我們有史以來最大的罷課
We had 290 businesses close for the day
當天有290家企業暫停營業
And again, that was all because we communicated in my belief
而這一切 我想是因為我們的溝通
we communicated simply
我們以簡單方式溝通
And we communicated in a way that united people
我們以團結大家的方式來溝通
because we cannot afford to be divided at this time
因為我們現在禁不起再被分化
when the world needs us the most
當世界最需要我們的時候
And that message, I think, is simple,
我想這訊息雖很簡單，
but one that we can all share
但我們可以共同分享
and through our conversations that we're having in this space
透過我們在這空間中所進行的交談
because we do truly need to bring people together
因為我們確實需要將大家團結在一起
I think the effect that this had cannot be underestimated
我想這所帶來的影響是不容被低估的
The Prime Minister rang us up
總理打電話給我們
and said that she wanted to meet with our team
並表示她想和我們的團隊見面
and we had meetings with the Climate Change Minister
我們與氣候變化部部長會面
We were part of ensuring that the Zero Carbon Bill
我們一起確保零碳法案
which is now a law, had cross party support
現在已是法律了 有跨黨派的支持
So we put pressure on all of the different parties in Parliament
為此我們向議會中所有的黨派施壓
to again framing in a way that makes this conversation about values
再次以價值觀念方式溝通
It's not about which side of Parliament you are on
這與你支持議會的哪一方無關
or which side of the political spectrum with you
或是您的政治立場傾向哪一邊
the left or the right
不管是左派或右派
But it's actually about recognizing that for any issue
這其實是關於理解任何問題
that people might be concerned about or anything
人們可能會擔心的問題 或是 任何事情
that they might be here about
人們可能為此而來的事情
we need a thriving planet to even be able to focus on those things
我們需要一個蓬勃發展的地球 才能專注於這些事情上
For example, our economy
舉例來說 我們的經濟
we don't have an economy if we don't have a planet
如果沒有地球 我們就沒有經濟
For example, our social and wellbeing issues
例如我們的社會和福祉問題
we can actually fix some of those through our solutions to climate change
我們其實能藉由氣候變遷的解決方案來解決其中一部分
So if we frame it in a way that brings people along on that journey
所以如果我們以這樣溝通的方式來帶領大家前進
I think that is how we had 170000 people
我想這是為何我們有17萬人參與
And also because all of us as part of a team
也因為我們身為團隊一員的所有人
stay really connected to why we were doing it
真的保有為什麼我們這樣做的初心
and didn't let anything else take that spot
並沒有讓其他事情介入其中
and we didn't let anything else kind of dominate that why
而且我們沒有讓其他事情主導了我們的為什麼
So staying connected figuring out your WHY first
保持先弄清楚你的為什麼
and then making sure that you channel that
然後確定您將那個初心傳遞出去
and you stay connected to your WHY
並與自己的為什麼 保持聯繫
So leading on from that after September 27th
所以在9月27日以後
the strike of 170,000 people around the country
全國17萬人的罷課
our team our School Strike 4 Climate team in New Zealand
我們的團隊 我們在紐西蘭 ”為紐西蘭罷課” 的團隊
is now around 40 50 people to a big team
現成為約 40 50 人的一個大團隊
but we have a very grassroots way of organizing
但我們組織方式是非常草根性的
We're not that structured
我們不是那麼組織化
We are agile. We are quick
我們敏捷 我們迅速
We allow people to focus on their skills
我們讓人們專注於他們的技能
and their passions within the movement
以及他們對活動的熱情
So we've been very clear to say that there's a role
所以我們很明確地說 每個人都有各自的角色
there’s a space for anyone and everyone
各自的空間 任何一個人都有
No matter your age
無論你的年齡
we are mainly a team of younger people
我們主要是一個年輕人的團隊
Just to make sure the movement is led by youth
只要確保活動是由年輕人主導
because that's the phrase of the future movement
因為那就是未來運動的 口號
and how it started internationally as well
也是這活動如何在國際上開始
But we're really conscious that
但是我們真的意識到
this does need to be an intergenerational effort
這確實需要跨世代的共同努力
And that the burden cannot be fully placed on young people
並不能完全由年輕人來承擔這重責
We've got young people as young as 8 and 10 years old
我們這裡有8歲到10歲的兒童
joining in to help organize
參與來幫忙籌畫
And while that makes me really happy to see
雖然我真的很高興看到這樣
it also kind of breaks my heart
卻也讓我心碎
Because these kids
因為這些孩子
these young people should be out enjoying those years of their life
這些兒童應在外享受他們生命中的那些歲月
that they'll never get back
這些時間一去不復返
And they shouldn't have to be worrying about
而不應該擔心
this exponential threat. That is climate change
這指數性增長的威脅 也就是氣候變化
So I'd love to see a world where we can truly coexist with our environment
所以我希望看到一個我們可以與環境真正共存的世界
and everything that we do
還有我們所做的一切
But also where these young people
而且我們這些年輕人
we don't have to stand up for our environment
我們不需為我們的環境挺身而出
where we actually can enjoy and appreciate it
而是可以真正地享受和欣賞的環境
knowing that everyone else is doing the same
知道其他人都在做同樣的事情
And also now, as I was saying before
而且現在，正如我之前所說
but then went out a bit of the attention
不過後來有點失焦的是
after September 27th the strike being
在9月27日罷課之後
I decided to run for Council, local government
我決定競選地方議會的區議員
I'm really excited about this journey
我對這人生旅程感到非常興奮
that i've only been on it for a year now
我已經就任一年
I've got two more years left of my term
我的任期還剩兩年
and I might decide to run again
我可能會再次參選
I am the youngest Councilor in New Zealand
我是紐西蘭最年輕的議員
and also have the youth on climate change portfolios
還有青年氣候變遷的活動經歷
And what I'm really keen to see happen inside of council
我真的渴望看到是在議會內部會發生的事
is to make sure that in every single aspect of council’s work
就是確保在議會業務的各個方面
that climate change is a consideration
氣候變化是一個考慮因素
and is truly integrated into every decision
並真正融入在每個決策中
that we're making because all of these things are inextricably linked
之所以這麼做，是因為所有事情都是密不可分的
The intersectionality of these issues
這些問題的交叉性
and of decisions that we make affect so many different things
以及我們所做出的決定會影響許多不同的事物
And we cannot afford to further affect the climate crisis in a negative way
而且我們經不起再以負面的方式進一步影響氣候危機
So I've been really conscious to make sure
所以我一直非常有意識地確保
that every decision I make should have a positive impact
我所做的每一個決定都要有正向的影響
That's on my own personal life, but also on Council
不僅是我個人的生活，還有議會的事
And I'm learning so much throughout this journey
在這段旅程中，我學到了很多東西
And I'm also realizing that it's okay to not have all the answers
而且我也意識到即使沒有所有答案也是可以的
because it is a process
因為這就是過程
It's a journey and something that I think we're all on together
這是一段旅程 我認為我們都一起在這旅程上
So I'm always here to support any young person
因此 我一直在這裡支持任何年輕人
who's kind of going through potentially similar things
正在經歷和我相似事情的年輕人
or looking to come up against politics
或試圖與政治對抗
or to get involved with politics, should I say?
或是 我該說是想參與政治
And for me
對我而言
it's just about being a voice for our planet in spaces
就是在這空間為我們的地球發聲
where our planet can't speak for itself
在我們的地球無法為自己發聲的地方
A planet can’t speak for itself anywhere eventually though
地球當然無法在任何地方為自己發聲
because it doesn't have a voice
因為它沒有自己的聲音
So the planet is crying out for us
而地球正在呼喚著我們
It's crying out for people like you
它正在呼喚著像是你一樣的人們
And it's crying out for people like us
它並正在呼喚著像是我們一樣的人們
to also connect with one another and do all that we can
來彼此互相聯繫 並竭盡我們所能
Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of this Forum today
非常感謝您們邀請我參加今天的論壇
I wish I could have been there in person to meet all of you
我真希望我可以親自去那裡和大家見面
but hopefully will have the chance to commit soon
但希望不久的將來會有這樣的機會
and enjoy the rest of the Forum
祝論壇成功
Kakitoo Goodbye
再會
（此篇文章取自於：U20國際青年論壇 Sophie Handford 演講內容）
