The Youth Council Sea of Cortez Forum was created this October 8 in La Paz, Baja California Sur, and its responsibility will be to generate spaces for discussion and participation, as well as innovative project proposals to solve problems.
The first task on your agenda will be to organize the fishing tournament and plastic pinchThe event was held simultaneously in points in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora.
The organization, which groups 25 young people from the states of Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, elected the coordinating committee by direct vote. The members of the committee are Juan Andres Felix, Natalia Yamuni, Salvador Palazuelos, Carolina Díaz, Ana Victoria Valdés, Alejandro Valdés, María Arcelia Navarro y José Ignacio Izquierdo.
At their first meeting, the young participants listened to inspirational talks, such as that of Amado GuzmanThe CEO of Grupo Petroil, who started with a pickup truck and ended up building one of the most important companies in the country.
They also heard Alejando Roblesmember of the expert group High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, as well as Octavio Aburtoresearcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Juan Andres Felixwho is a young man from Culiacán, but lives in La Paz, commented that he came to this meeting without expecting anything, but ended up with a nice experience.
"I take with me new friendships and a great task because this Forum is opening the doors for us young people to start doing our bit for our community," he said.
"Something that I leave with and that I really liked is that they told us about many experiences and what is most important to me is that we must start now, because if we don't start now we will wait longer and our life will be gone in a couple of seconds".
Natalia YamuniHe said that one thing he saw in common among the young people is that they all have a leadership with which they want to make a change in the community.
"I have to assume a very big responsibility because we are 25 young people who are part of this Forum and four of us are like the ones in the cell that are going to lead everything, then we have to start acting now, it is already stop blaming everyone, stop blaming society, the government, it is to assume responsibility and start", he expressed.
Salvador PalazuelosThe Youth Council of the Sea of Cortez Forum is a responsibility that must be taken very seriously by its members.
"We have to take into account that the little grain that we are going to put in is worth something, so we have to believe that we can make a change. I take with me a great task that is difficult, but it will be very nice to see the results that we are going to have in our community," he said.
While Carolina Díaz Rochínsaid that this first meeting of the Sea of Cortez Youth Council exceeded his expectations.
"The speakers were wonderful, I loved what Amado (Guzmán) said, he showed his reality, his example and his life and with that he opened our minds to a new reality, when we open our minds to new realities we have new perspectives, ways of thinking and thus, from the infinite possibilities, we can choose what is best for us, but above all for all those around us," he considered.
He assured that young people have many concerns and new ideas that they can implement to contribute to the social and economic development of the region.
"We have a great responsibility and we are ready to carry out whatever comes our way," he said.
Juan Andrés Félix thanked Sea of Cortez Forum for making this a reality, because there will be many good things to come and many projects to make this region the best in Mexico.
