During her book launch at the University of the Cordilleras, Ressa says these times present an opportunity for the youth to stand for the truth and that they 'have as much power as a veteran.'
echoed this famous quote on Monday, March 6, at the University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City during the third Philippine launch of her latest book,The quote was prompted by a question from the audience asking what the youth’s role is in this hostile time against the media and the business of truth-telling.
“The youth have as much to contribute as those who are old and scarred,” said Ressa. “Sometimes we fight the battles of the past and we need the energy of the youth to anchor us and to build better forward.”While Ressa looked positively at young people’s ability to change the future, she admitted her generation hadn’t done very well in building a better world. She conceded that this next generation has to bear the brunt.
“My generation…we kind of lost it,” Ressa said. “We are where we are today for a whole lot of different reasons, but not enough of us stood up. You are inheriting a world where climate change is set to extinguish us.”
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