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From the Ted Talk by Natsai Audrey Chieza: Possible futures from the intersection of nature, tech and society

Unscramble the Blue Letters


In 1998, my friends and I won a national art competition. The prize was a week in Disneyland pairs, with hundreds of other children from across the world, as delegates to UNESCO's itatinearnnol Children's Summit. Now this was no ordinary trip to Disneyland. Between running riot in the park and making friends, we workshopped the future of this penalt. How could we overcome the problems of plulitoon and their thrteas to human and environmental health? How could we gtraueane usnaveril human rights of elutiqay, justice and dignity?

Towards the end of the summit, we created a 20-year time capsule, with each country patnling a vision of the future they hoped for. But as I look around today, it's clear to me that those vsnoiis have not come true yet. We're confronted by the same crises, made infinitely worse through decades of geopolitical inaction. We now face global existential risks as a result of the climate emergency, with the world's least-resourced and most disenfranchised made more vulnerable despite having contributed least to the problem. That trip to dyaeislnnd taught me that art and design had the power to imagine other possible futures. The question is: "How do we actually build them?"

Open Cloze


In 1998, my friends and I won a national art competition. The prize was a week in Disneyland _____, with hundreds of other children from across the world, as delegates to UNESCO's _____________ Children's Summit. Now this was no ordinary trip to Disneyland. Between running riot in the park and making friends, we workshopped the future of this ______. How could we overcome the problems of _________ and their _______ to human and environmental health? How could we _________ _________ human rights of ________, justice and dignity?

Towards the end of the summit, we created a 20-year time capsule, with each country ________ a vision of the future they hoped for. But as I look around today, it's clear to me that those _______ have not come true yet. We're confronted by the same crises, made infinitely worse through decades of geopolitical inaction. We now face global existential risks as a result of the climate emergency, with the world's least-resourced and most disenfranchised made more vulnerable despite having contributed least to the problem. That trip to __________ taught me that art and design had the power to imagine other possible futures. The question is: "How do we actually build them?"

Solution


  1. universal
  2. visions
  3. paris
  4. planet
  5. international
  6. guarantee
  7. threats
  8. equality
  9. planting
  10. disneyland
  11. pollution

Original Text


In 1998, my friends and I won a national art competition. The prize was a week in Disneyland Paris, with hundreds of other children from across the world, as delegates to UNESCO's International Children's Summit. Now this was no ordinary trip to Disneyland. Between running riot in the park and making friends, we workshopped the future of this planet. How could we overcome the problems of pollution and their threats to human and environmental health? How could we guarantee universal human rights of equality, justice and dignity?

Towards the end of the summit, we created a 20-year time capsule, with each country planting a vision of the future they hoped for. But as I look around today, it's clear to me that those visions have not come true yet. We're confronted by the same crises, made infinitely worse through decades of geopolitical inaction. We now face global existential risks as a result of the climate emergency, with the world's least-resourced and most disenfranchised made more vulnerable despite having contributed least to the problem. That trip to Disneyland taught me that art and design had the power to imagine other possible futures. The question is: "How do we actually build them?"

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