Dr Bronwyn Hayward, Senior Lecturer Political Science at University of Canterbury New Zealand speaking to the Resilience 2011 Conference about the 4 September 2010 Darfield earthquake and the devastating 22 February 6.3 aftershock. She discusses young citizens responses to dangerous environmental change and cites the example of the University of Canterbury’s Student Army.
This is a very important video. It’s not really about children at all, it’s about all of us, and how our being present and part of the social fabric is vital to the success of our rebuilt communities. 11min 42 sec. Thank you Dr Hayward for this important talk.
Here are the topics she talks about.
- The needs of children.
- Dangerous environmental change.
- The resilience of our democracy.
- The opportunity to re-evaluate everthing.
- Adults who take time to provide security to children.
- Opportunity to talk and to be heard by others.
- Major change being led by young people.
- The power of social agency. Our ability to collaborate with others.
- The value of pre-existing groups.
- The principle of environmental education.
- Opportunity to think about what’s happening around you.
- Living with uncertainty.
- Becoming a resilient citizen.
- How can we make a difference?
- Dealing with the deep sense of injustice.
- A resilient citizen can engage with others on important matters.
- Citizens taking control over the events affecting them.
Our voices need to be heard at many levels.
Submitted by John Veitch
Papanui, Christchurch