Do not forget why you're attending these conferences, who you're doing this for. We are your own children. You are deciding what
kind of world we are growing up in. Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be all right," "It's not the end of the world," and "We're doing the best we can." But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. Are we even on your list of priorities? My father always says, "You are what you do, not what you say." Well, what you do makes me cry at night. You grown-ups say you love us. I challenge you: Please make your actions reflect your words. —“The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes,” Severn Cullis-Suzuki What reasonable conclusion should the listeners draw from this part of the speech? Suzuki does not like adults. Suzuki wants adults to mean what they say. Suzuki wants adults to say something else. Suzuki wants adults to stop speaking to kids.
