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I was always really concerned about the welfare of animals,
like in my backyard and animals around the world,
and I was aware that their habitats were getting destroyed.
When I'm in cities and I see exhaust coming out of cars,
I'm like: "This used to be nature, this used to be animals' habitats."
It actually never occurred to me that I couldn't do anything just because I was a kid.
At age 12, Aitan Grossman read a book about global warming
that included a call to action for young environmental advocates.
I was really moved by that and I was kind of disturbed, but I didn't really know what to do.
So, I thought, even if you're not a musician, everyone enjoys music.
I thought writing a song would really help get the message across.
I came up with the melody and I had no lyrics.
Writing the lyrics- it was harder than I thought.
I thought that was going to be the easy part.
I see the waving wheat.
I see the redwood tree.
They wither in the heat. What will become of me?
Hawk, you fly into the wild.
I wrote about the nature that I was surrounded by like redwood trees and birds,
and I thought that would have an effect on people.
River run down from heaven's hill.
Ever flow I know you will.
Lasting for a hundred generations.
Well "100 Generations" basically says that nature is eternal
but we're destroying it,
and we have to keep it for those hundred generations.
And we have to keep it good for all our children and their children.
Aitan's little idea to write a song that would raise awareness about the dangers facing our world
quickly started to get bigger.
He decided to enlist his friends to help him record the song.
We planned practice dates and then we recorded at my school with my music teacher.
And then my Dad helped me mix all the tracks,
and I filled out the copyright form and put it on iTunes.
Aitan started a nonprofit called KidEarth to promote his song,
and raise money for wildlife conservation.
I kind of had three hopes.
One was to raise awareness.
Two was to get recordings from all different parts of the world.
And three was to inspire kids that they can do something
if they want something to be done.
In 2009, a family trip to Botswana presented Aitan with an exciting opportunity.
I decided that it would be a perfect opportunity to record African school children singing my song.
Like a little child,You and I we share the same elation.
With the help of his parents and teachers,
Aitan continued to spread the message of one hundred generations.
School children around the world have now made their own recordings of the song.
I never expected that hearing people I didn't know
from different continents singing my song would be so exciting.
It's kind of a cool feeling that I don't even know these people,
but they have the same message as me.
River runs down from heaven's hill.
Ever flow I know you will.
Lasting for a hundred generations.
The sun shines through the clouds
And beams right on me.
I shall not put on shrouds to weigh upon me
Since the start of the project two years ago,
thousands of people have listened to his song,
and Aitan has been invited to speak in front of audiences about the KidEarth movement.
What my friends and I want is a fun, creative way for frustrated kids like me
to be part of the solution.
For me, advocate means taking a problem, taking something that concerns you,
and doing what you can to make it better.
All the problems for the future revolve around the environment.
If we take care of it, it will take care of us too.
Before I started, I did feel like I might be able to make a difference, but now,
I'm confident that I can do something.