For 82 days in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy ran for President. His campaign was described as magical and mystical. With RFK, we believed that anything was possible. Then his life was tragically cut short. His great potential left unfulfilled. There hasn’t been another politician, since RFK, who has inspired this country so profoundly…until Barak Obama. Will Barack Obama be able to recreate the magic of those 82 days?

Teens Act Up for the Environment | Homes | Green Living

March 31st, 2009

Here’s another: Colin Carter, a grade 10 Toronto student who recently released a documentary on climate change after being inspired by a class assignment. He called it Fight for the Planet, and he poignantly asks, “If we don’t … who will?” And she cites Barack Obama’s presidential campaign as proof that “teenagers really can mobilize, their voices can be heard and they can really bring about change if they’re united around a cause they really care about.”

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