TRUST Montana
Channel: Our Children's Trust #youthvgov
Date: 2012-09-18

Trust is a 10-part series about a per­fect tri­fecta. The Pub­lic Trust Doc­trine is a legal doc­trine that traces back to Roman times and holds gov­ern­ments account­able to pro­tect the resources we all share in com­mon and depend upon for our very sur­vival. The prin­ci­ple of inter-generational jus­tice is enshrined in inter­na­tional human rights law and sim­ply put, it means that the adults can't have a party on the planet and leave it a mess for our kids. Com­bine the Pub­lic Trust Doc­trine with the prin­ci­ples of inter-generational jus­tice and pas­sion­ate youth who are fight­ing for their future in both the courts and on the streets, and we have the per­fect tri­fecta. Why? Because youth across the coun­try are bring­ing legal actions — based on trust — against the fed­eral and state gov­ern­ments so we will all open our eyes and pro­tect our atmos­phere and our futures with smart strate­gies rooted in sci­ence.

In Part 2, meet John Thiebes, a 23-year-old begin­ning farmer has set out to change the agri­cul­tural prac­tices on a worn-out patch of prairie in the agri­cul­tural heart of Mon­tana.