Date: 10 June 2025
Time: 15:30 – 17:00 (CET)
Location: University of Côte d’Azur, Saint Jean d’Angely Campus, Room 302
(Just a 10-minute walk from La Baleine – Room capacity: 120 people)

Register: https://bit.ly/3FmbY4K

Dive into a dynamic, intercultural, and intergenerational workshop where youth and Indigenous leaders come together to protect our ocean, from mountaintops to coastlines.

This 90-minute interactive side event invites participants to listen, share, and co-create pathways for ocean justice through science, storytelling, and ancestral knowledge.

What to Expect:

🔹 Ceremonial Opening and Ocean Connection
This reflective and interactive start will weave personal and ancestral connections into a collaborative “Ocean Tapestry”.

🔹 Keynote Circle: Crisis, Culture, and Collective Action
Voices from science, youth activism, and Indigenous communities converge to discuss:

• The current state of the ocean, biodiversity, and climate threats.
• How Indigenous Knowledge Systems Can Guide Resilience and Sustainability.
• The value of intergenerational responsibility and action for restoring balance.

🔹 Storytelling and Wisdom Exchange
Hear powerful stories of community action and cultural resilience from youth and Indigenous speakers.

🔹 Citizen of the Ocean Manifesto and Co-Creation Workshop
Engage in a hands-on workshop centered around the “Citizen of the Ocean” Manifesto. Imagine the ocean in 100 years—what if we get it right? Break into groups to design real, actionable strategies shaped by both science and Indigenous knowledge.

🔹 Commitment Circle and Closing
Pledge your next step. Let’s build momentum together—from Saint Jean d’Angely to the world’s coasts.

Key Themes:
Intergenerational Equity & Cultural Inclusion
Ocean Literacy
Youth-Led Governance & Indigenous Sovereignty
Restorative Ocean Action

Speakers from Across the Globe:
From Kenya to Colombia, France to Egypt, New Zealand to Brazil, over 15 inspiring voices, including youth advocates, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and educators, will contribute to this vibrant dialogue.

Bring With You:
Ocean memorabilia, stones, traditional fabrics, symbolic items, and your voice. Let’s decorate the space and the conversation with meaning.

This event is part of the UNOC 3 Green Zone and will contribute to youth-led outcomes and follow-up activities, including the official Youth Ocean Event on 12 June at La Baleine.

It is open to all UNOC participants and members of the wider public interested in inclusive and intergenerational approaches to ocean sustainability.

Join us. One ocean. Many voices. Infinite possibilities.