Julian Lennon and The White Feather Foundation have teamed up with Future Youth Records on our youth-led Think Earth music campaign to raise critical funds for environmental justice on EARTH DAY April 22, 2023

Photo by: Marilyn Clark

 
 

Future Youth Records' Think Earth campaign EP, which will be released on Earth Day, April 22, 2023, will feature several of FYR's international artist partners covering Lennon's 1991 poignant and prescient European hit "Saltwater." The EP will also include a remix by German youth artist Joshua Heitzler (Hadron Sounds) of "Save Me" from Lennon's latest release Jude. Other FYR artist partners will write the remainder of songs on the EP.

 
 

The White Feather Foundation and Future Youth Records will share in the proceeds equally, with The White Feather Foundation's share going directly to the emergency fund for the Save the Mirning Sea Country Campaign to help preserve critical biodiversity and protect a sacred Aboriginal culture. Lennon founded The White Feather Foundation in 2007 to address environmental and humanitarian issues.

Future Youth Records' proceeds will continue to support Gen Z artists to inspire environmental change and social justice through music. 

WAYS TO HELP

  1. Donate, Donate, Donate

  2. Stream Our ThinkEarth EP on April 22 / Earth Day

  3. Share The Love! Share this donation page, our message, and our music when we release the album on April 22 / Earth Day!

 

“We must all work together in a cross-generational partnership if we are to solve our most critical problems like the climate crisis. This project represents the power of what can be done if done together. We ask others to join us in support and solidarity as a partner by doing whatever they can to ensure this important work can continue”

- Jason Wall, Executive Director, Future Youth Records

 

DONATE BELOW

 

HOW YOUR DONATION TO THINK EARTH 23 WILL HELP

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Courtesy of The Mirning People

 

Urgent funds are Needed to Preserve Sacred Aboriginal Land via the white feather foundation

For over 65,000 years the coastal Mirning People have acted as caretakers for the sacred land along the sea that forms a rainbow arch from near Point Culver in Western Australia to near Streaky Bay in South Australia, and submerged country now beneath the waves. Their home includes the Nullarbor Plain, ancient Mallee woodlands and the seas of the Great Australian Bight. 

Today, this area is in danger of being forever lost if The Mirning People do not prevail in a legal court case to obtain the official Native Title for their eastern sea. That designation would provide the recognition by Australian law that Indigenous Australians have rights and interests to their sea that derive from their traditional laws and customs, and enable them to protect it for generations to come.

Legal Support

Your donation helps cover the costs of solicitors, junior counsel and senior counsel to represent the Mirning during the trial.

Expert Assistance

Your donation pays for professional archeologists and anthropologists who have extensive knowledge about the land and sea, and will be called upon to provide testimony during the court proceedings.

Administrative Necessities

Your donation funds archive retrievals, photocopying of records, transcripts and other associated basic administrative expenses.

"Nature thrives in the sea country we are trying to protect—over 85% of the species in this region cannot be found elsewhere on the planet. Perhaps the most frightening possibility is the potential loss of endangered Blue, Humpback and Southern Right whales, which could have significant impacts on climate change. We must work together for our common good and help our Indigenous friends maintain their rights to be stewards of this land and sea."

-Tassoula Kokkoris, Director, The White Feather Foundation

 

FUNDS NEEDED TO INSPIRE A GENERATION TO ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE VIA FUTURE YOUTH RECORDS

As the only not-for-profit record label exclusively for youth and social justice, Future Youth Records has connected with thousands of youth from 22 countries and counting. Through our label, youth have the opportunity to make real-world impact on causes they care about through their music, and in this case, environmental justice. We help them with everything from songwriting and production to marketing and distribution - all at NO cost.

“It’s universal. Every single culture, race, and denomination of the world uses music to communicate...You can have two entirely different people from different ends of the world and they can communicate through music...Then you have a mutual understanding, a mutual meeting of minds. It’s like you, you’ve been through that too. You get it. You know how I’m feeling, you know how I felt, and we’re so different.”

— Lebogang Mbuyisa, Future Youth Musician (24)

 

Acknowledgements

Julian Lennon, Rebecca Warfield + Allie Stimatze of The Chicane Group, Tassoula Kokkoris of The White Feather Foundation

FYR’s Youth Artist Partners: Avreen, Hadron Sounds, Jenna Marie, Leb0, Sarah Tomlinson, SEREENA, Soraya Grosso, and Tausha; other featured artist: Jace Payackapan

Musicians: Eva Gardner, Jim Keltner, Steve Porcaro, Laurence Juber, Dave Shul, Anton Patzner, and Lewis Patzner

Producers: Jason Wall, Maxwell Fink, Hadron Sounds, and Willie Samuels (recording engineer/mixer)

FYR: Kaylee Largay, Robyn Flans, Donald Larkin, Noah Mesel, John Paulsen, Jason Wall, Bert Gieseman, Avreen Renu, and Soraya Grosso

The Kirkland & Ellis LLP Team: Josefin Sjöström, Daisy Darvall, John Lynn, and Adam Alper

The Jensen Communications Team: Michael Jensen, Erin Cook, Ryan Romenesko, and Nichole Peters

Artwork by Molly O’neill and G Dove Designs

Video Production and Direction by Steve Pellinacci; additional video production by RedRoad Production (UK) and Kintsugi Studios (India)

Photography by The Mogli 

Recorded at United Recordings in Los Angeles

Special Thanks to Laurie Wall, Maria Larkin, David McCombs, and all of our generous supporters.