On June 20th to 22nd world leaders will gather in Rio De Janeiro to discuss some of the most pressing problems we face at the Rio +20 Earth Summit.  This will be a great opportunity for us to use our voice to help Power The World.

In two months’ time, world leaders meet again – this time with Nick Clegg rather than John Major – in Rio to discuss what a sustainable future looks like.

The search is on for 2012′s Severn, with the A Date With Historycompetition, in which young people create videos telling the world what future they want. So far, entries from as far afield as China, France and the US have been submitted, with entrants vying to have their video shown at the Rio+20 conference and one winner being flown out there.

And this Tuesday, the judges for the competition were announced, including actor Leonardo Di Caprio, nu-metallers Linkin Park and UN climate chief Christiana Figueres among others.

Kristin Casper, a Rio+10 youth spokeswoman and one of the judges, explains the focus on younger voices: “There are times when only the voice of youth can pierce the complacency of ‘business-as-usual’ diplomacy. Times when speaking truth to power needs to be simple, emotional and moral. Times when our leaders need to look into the eyes of their children and remember who we need the just and green future for. This is such a time.”

Figures adds: “We know that we are currently borrowing the planet from our children and grandchildren, so it is only fitting that their voice be the clarion call of Rio.”

Hopefully LP will be able to join this panel since it’s taken place in Brazil. This article is taken from “the guardian”