10 year old Layla Licorish signalled the start of the Barbados Youth Climate Summit and Expo this morning, as she rode for action to be taken in climate change.
The ride from the St. John’s Parish Church to the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey Gymnasium started at 6:00 a.m. and took about one hour and twenty minutes to complete.
Before heading off, Layla spoke with Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith about her training and her thoughts about the ride, and assured the Minister she could do it.
There were no stoppages during the ride and the team, which included Layla’s dad Randy Licorish, arrived at the Gymnasium to cheers of the crowd gathered there.
Layla says she felt good to have accomplished the ride, noting that going down Gun Hill, St. George was the most difficult part.
After the ride, students, climate activists, members of the Ashley Lashley Foundation and partners for the Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit and Expo journeyed from the car park at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex to the Barbados Community College.
The Barbados Youth Climate Summit and Expo is being put on by the Ashley Lashley Foundation, which has been using its voice to bring greater awareness to major environmental and health issues affecting small island developing states including the health impacts of climate change.
The Summit and Expo on July 8th and 9th, 2022 will be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre and run from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
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