Severn Cullis-Suzuki

We find ourselves heading fully into an era of mass extinction.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I feel angry that I have been born into a society where, by no choice of my own, by no agreement, by…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Well, I think it's pretty incredible watching Greta Thunberg in action.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Fragmentation is a big part of the problem. You have a city where trash is taken away from the curb every week,…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us how to behave in the world. You teach us to not fight with others,…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I known I'm only a child, yet I know we're all in the this together and should act as one single world…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Racism really, really makes me mad. I can see identical traits in people from other sides of the world and I can't…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I worry that more and more kids my age are growing up without experiencing the outdoors, which means that fewer will care…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

We're in a new reality, living in a time of climate change. We already have climate refugees around the globe and now…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

When you pay for something, it's not just buying something from the store. You are actually supporting the political and economic structures…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I really have a passion for the sea, so I think it's important that whatever I do, I want to be near…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Social media has democratised platforms of expression so much - now a child can have a very loud voice.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies,…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

It's always been young people at the forefront of any revolution.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Clean air and clean ocean, you can't translate that into money if you look at the cost to health, cost to fishery…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

As a parent, I understand that on an individual level parents would do anything for their child.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

The Haida people taught me when you are depleted, go to places that are sacred for you - the ocean, or a…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Real environmental change depends on us. We can't wait for our leaders. We have to focus on what our own responsibilities are…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

The '90s came, and then the 2000s, and we saw radical corporate interest extremism, we've seen the disparity between rich and poor…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

This aged economic system is out of date!

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Sometimes it's hard not to feel really negative.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

A theme throughout my life has been the intergenerational relationships human beings have.

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I was at Earth Summit in Rio 20 years ago... I was only 12 years old. And when I was speaking to…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Growing up there was always a sense of 'We have so many gifts and we have to use that for the betterment…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki

In my home city of Vancouver, most people put out their recycling boxes. The organic grocery and cafe on Fourth Avenue is…

— Severn Cullis-Suzuki