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COP17 US Youth Disrupts UN Plenary

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  • 3. As she read her speech the COP 17 President said on the microphone that she should stop talking because no one is listening to her.<br />
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  • 1. Abigail Borah, a student from the US, reads a speech to disrupt the process at the negotiations. She was representing the concerns of other US youth that feel the US representatives no longer speak on behalf of the youth in America.<br />
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This was at the Conference of the Parties in the Baobob plenary hall, right before US lead negotiator Todd Stern was to speak.<br />
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Borah said, "2020 is too late to wait. We need an urgent path towards a fair, ambitious, and legally binding treaty." <br />
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  • 2. Abigail Borah is asked to leave by UN Security before she is thrown out of the conference. <br />
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She also said that the US has been impeding global climate progress for far too long and that needed to stop..<br />
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  • US Youth and friend of Abigail Borah is interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now.<br />
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  • UN Security is explaining to her friend that he cannot go back there with her.<br />
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  • They took Abigail behind closed doors.<br />
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  • 9. UN Security is explaining to Abigail Borah that she is no longer accredited to be at COP 17.<br />
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  • 8. Abigail Borah is escorted out of the plenary by UN Security.<br />
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  • 7. Abigail said, "Todd Stern cannot speak on behalf of America anymore."<br />
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  • 6. Amy Goodman, from Democracy Now, ask's Abigail Borah why she took the action she did.<br />
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  • 5. The COP17 president said, "Mr. Stern, that applause is for you." However, it was very clear that it was for the bold action that Abigail took to represent the concerns of other young people.<br />
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Photo By: Shadia Fayne Wood
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  • 4. After Abigail Borah's speech ended those who could hear her without a microphone broke out into applause.<br />
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Photo By: Josh Lopez
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