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PSA: A 17-year-old addressed world leaders and asked them for significant changes. You can join her platform. Here's how


On Wednesday 20 June, 2012 17-year-old Brittany Trilford of Wellington, New Zealand addressed 130 heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is her speech.

Brittany Trilford is the Winner of TckTckTck's Win a Date with History contest. Win a Date With History received almost 200 entries from every corner of the globe. Over 83,000 people viewed & voted for finalists from each continent. A diverse jury of 42 people - made up of celebrities, authorities, youth leaders, Foundation leaders - selected Brittany as the winner from the finalists. Brittany won the opportunity to speak before world leaders at the Rio+20 UN Earth Summit and represent youth around the world. This is Brittany's Date with History.

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