CHANGE STARTS NOW

2024 is shifting to 2025 and one might wonder what will the next year bring. With resolutions, hopes and dreams already written down on paper one can also add plans, strategies and action. Change starts now and you can be a part of it!

Inspired by her own successes and failures, full-time changemaker Melati Wijsen will take you on her journey of becoming a changemaker and the 100 lessons she learned along the way. Her book Change Starts Now shares an insight into what it was like for a 12-year-old girl growing up in the movement, and how anyone, anywhere, no matter their age, can get involved too.

Melati will be joined by SDG Nederland and other young changemakers to discuss how we can face the challenges of our time and what are the tools everyone can use to facilitate change.

Join us to learn from inspiring changemakers and connect with like-minded individuals! The programme will be in English. The event is organised by Youthtopia in collaboration with Green Office HU.

TIME AND PLACE

Change Starts Now book tour will come to Utrecht on the 17th of January. The event will take place at Hogeschool Utrecht, Padualaan 101 from 3 PM until 6 PM.

OUR SPEAKERS 

Melati Wijsen is an environmental changemaker from Indonesia. Melati knew at a young age that she wanted to improve the world. Her idols were not Barbie or Taylor Swift, but Mahatma Gandhi and Jane Goodall. Her first achievement was at the age of 12: making her home island of Bali plastic-free. She is praised for her determination, vision, and leadership. In 2023, Melati was the opening act of Barack Obama in the Netherlands.

SDG Nederland is the national platform dedicated to promoting and accelerating the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands. Established to foster collaboration and action, SDG Nederland brings together diverse stakeholders, including governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and individuals, to create a sustainable and inclusive future.

More speakers will be announced soon!

Location: Padualaan 101, Utrecht. Room 2.001