![]() Seydel: Oh, man, that is a good question. It really inspired me to see how they were combating their issues.īringing it back to you John, what's one hope that you have for CPF's Planeteer Alliance in its first year? I think the best part of being on the Marvel's Hero Project was meeting other kids because the kids on the Marvel's Hero Project were super diverse, and, as John said, had a multiverse of problems. It just widens my audience being involved in all these different things. But being showcased on this comic book stage really showed that there are a lot of people who normally wouldn't be interested in the environment who I can inspire and make into changemakers. I used to just speak to schools and I would advocate on these events and stuff where people who are already in support of national monuments. Robbie Bond: Well, in my opinion, I think that has changed my target audience. Robbie, as someone who had a comic character created in honor of your work - to help save our national parks and historic monuments and preserve Indigenous lands - and who was on Marvel's Hero Project, how has that changed how you think about getting your message across to different audiences? That's something I wanted to see in CPF's Planeteer Alliance as well - that sense of community and the support that I always felt for being a part of CPF's programming. I think it can be very stressful, anxiety-causing, place of work sometimes, but having other young people around you who share those interests, that's a really valuable thing. I was previously a squad leader for Ocean Heroes Boot Camp a few years ago, and being able to meet other squad leaders and other young people who are really engaged and excited about this work, for me, has always been a great source of motivation over the years - in terms of getting involved and staying involved. Iyengar: Yeah, I think the biggest part of my experiences with Captain Planet that I really enjoyed is just being able to meet other young people like Robbie. What did you want to bring from your time with CPF into this initiative? It sounds like centering youth voices was definitely one of those things, but were there other things too? They included us in the design process for exactly how is this Planeteer Alliance was going to look like - what facets or other experiences should we bring into it, what we should get rid of, and being able to answer those questions and provide that feedback was really useful for me in making sure this is something that like I feel really engaged in and a part of. I think the biggest takeaway I had was just that I could hold other people that I've been working with and other organizations accountable to the same standards, the same really high standards that Captain Planet Foundation had set in terms of centering youth voices and agency from the beginning. That's the metaphor, and that's what is going to save our planet, thereby saving our species and other species that we share this amazing, pale blue slice of Heaven with. Who's going to step up? It's going to be the Planeteers, the young people that are working together. We're going up against the most existential challenges now - whether you're talking about the plastic pollution crisis, the climate change crisis.ĬEO & President of Captain Planet Foundation Leesa Carter-Jones actually says it's the "get away from crisis and move towards emergency," because emergencies are a call to action. ![]() ![]() And also, to make us not feel like we're alone. We're really delving down into ways that we can take the planetary action to the next level, not just by giving young people the education, the tools, but using modern-day, networking events, and really mentorship and empowerment by connecting to one another and rewarding for action, to really be a real-world 21st-century Planeteer. ![]() I think, growing up, whether it's reading the Captain Planet comic books or whether it's the toys, me, as a young Planeteer of the 90s when this was being aired - it's incredibly meaningful that we're celebrating the 30th anniversary and this launch of the Planeteer Alliance. Seeing a show that talks to kids about real-world issues, not things that are just made up, but talking to him about real-world issues and putting people in it that look like them, and giving them real actions to be a Planeteer and be a part of the Captain Planet universe was just so meaningful. I think there's a direct connection to my own path. Growing up, I think the first cartoon I ever watched was Captain Planet. RELATED: Don Cheadle Said Captain Planet Would Crush Thanos - But Could He Beat Darkseid?ĬBR: My first question is for you, John. As someone who's grown up around the Captain Planet Foundation for the past 30 years, and now serves on its board of directors, I was really curious what it meant to you to see the foundation's largest global initiative, the Planeteer Alliance, come to life. ![]()
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