![]() ![]() These often feature online petitions or pledges, offering visitors the chance to ‘click here’ to make a difference. Many organisations increasingly rely on the internet to more easily create social action. This demonstrates how ethical consumerism can lead to large-scale systemic change and highlights how the power of many individuals can lead to change.ĭigital activism is another effective form of taking action. In 2016, following a petition launched by 14-year old student Angelina Popovski, supermarket giant Aldi Australia committed to removing cage eggs from its shelves by 2025.Īngelina started the petition after completing a school project about the factory farming of animals. There are also examples in Australia where young people have created change through taking action, such as the decision by major supermarket chains to phase out eggs from caged chickens and to only stock free-range eggs. The elements of action competence include having knowledge and insight about an issue which young people are committed to resolving having a critical intention to address the issue through future positive solutions, and taking concrete action. Picture: Getty ImagesĪction competence is a term that has been defined as “an individual’s capacity of critically selecting and conducting possible actions that may solve societal problems through democratic mechanisms”. Eighteen-year-old school student, Emma Gonzalez, led protests against gun violence in the USA. ![]() What these young women have in common are characteristics of ‘ action competence’ as a response to a diverse range of issues. In 2014, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaigning for the rights of women and children. Then, there’s 18-year-old Parkland school student, Emma Gonzalez, who last year led 200,000 people in Washington DC to protest against gun violence in the USA. The protests were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and may end up as the largest mass protest for action on global warming in the world’s history. These young Australians joined millions more in the Global Climate Strikes which saw 2,500 events in more than 163 countries on all seven continents. Just this month, hundreds of thousands of young Australians took to the streets in climate change rallies in one of the largest protest events in our country’s history. Many of those taking part will be young people, and the day gives us a chance to appreciate all those young activists making a real difference around the world – and there are many impressive examples. Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg who has led global climate change protests. To mark the anniversary on 25 September, more than a million people in 140 countries will take to the streets to raise awareness for the goals and to hold governments accountable for their slow rollout of national implementation programs. Three years ago, 193 governments around the world agreed to an action plan to end poverty, protect the planet and foster international peace by adopting the UN´s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ![]()
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