<div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Hello SPNers,<p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">My organization, the <a href="http://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org/">Human Impacts Institute</a>, is shooting a video of kids interviewing top NYC and european diplomats about climate change.  It's part of a big event we are doing (open to the public!) in December with the German, French, Dutch, and EU governments around collaboration and climate action.  <p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">We are looking for kids who are passionate about climate change and feel comfortable behind the camera too between the ages of 7 and 12.  If your kid is interested, please see below and we look forward to learning more!  We will conduct little "tests" with you and your child via Skype beforehand to select the five participants and you are, of course, encouraged to be a part of the process along the way!<p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Feel free to share!

</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Warmly,</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">

Tara</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Cambria"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Zoey (4 months)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Calling all  kids who care about climate change! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ready to interview a government official? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2017 Climate Change, Kids, and Diplomats</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are casting kids between the age of 7 and 12</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to be a part of our next climate video!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/X5tQaMWgmGzbBgtCkcD6K6hXCOCX00C0sFSddvAj7pyTua52C0Auf_wJAiiJIPzvB9Yc_kybs61neIl-yxZs6-R3iHmE5mgG1OsDP1JIl02Un48XolaaZ2FanVkFPMmRSbUFjx0o" width="659" height="254" alt="Loss of Gravity.jpg" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="http://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Human Impacts Institute</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a New York based NGO, in collaboration with New York City, along with the EU and representatives from the governments of Germany, France, and the Netherlands are creating a program to celebrate collaboration and creativity in addressing climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To bring positive attention to what can be achieved when we work together, we’ll create a short film of children interviewing diplomats. Both the children and the diplomats will be individuals who are initiating inspiring climate actions in their schools, communities and countries. Our goal is to have </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5 kids interviewing 5 diplomats for a total of 10 stories.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Cambria;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We’ll focus on selecting children who are in the age range of 7 to 12 years old. As part of a pre-rehearsal, we’ll hold a workshop for the children we’re considering featuring to attend. That way we can get a better sense of how comfortable they’ll be in front of the camera.  Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend, although the kids are the only ones who will be on camera.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:C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