Call your Senators today. The Senate Energy Bill is having a second go.
To get you revved up, check out the short video on a look into what Power Shift is all about. Want to see changes for the New Year? Give a gift of Power Shift over at Energy Action.
Power Shift 2007 from ada on Vimeo.
To get you revved up, check out the short video on a look into what Power Shift is all about. Want to see changes for the New Year? Give a gift of Power Shift over at Energy Action.
Power Shift 2007 from ada on Vimeo.
Labels: Campus Climate Challenge, Energy Action, Power Shift 07, powershift07, Youth Activism
Note to all readers: Looking for you to join me and 5,000 others in getting your voice heard on Climate Change.This November 5th, the largest grassroots engagement with Congress on global warming to date, will be led not by Al Gore or paid lobbyists, but by thousands of young voters under the banner of the 1Sky Campaign and Power Shift 07 - the first-ever national youth summit united to solve the climate crisis. Power Shift 07 is slated to be an historic event, as this will be the first time in history that young people will be testifying to the government on global warming.
5,000 young people, representing all 50 sates and over 300 Congressional districts, will flock to University of Maryland and Capitol Hill for the Power Shift 07 training sessions, rally, and lobby day.
The young voters will pledge for the following:
- 5 million green jobs conserving 20% of our energy by 2015
- Cut 80% of our carbon emissions by 2050 and 30% by 2020
- Moratorium on coal fire power plants
- No new nukes
The day has already been featured on CNN, The Nation, and The NY Times - the latter in response to Thomas Friedman's article calling the Millennial generation, "Generation Q" for "Generation Quiet." View our responses here.
Register to come to Power Shift today and wee the video to see what Mr. T. has to say about it.
Labels: climate change, Energy Action, Power Shift 07, Powershift, PowerShift 2007, Youth Activism
Rising to the Climate Challenge: Thousands Expected At First-Ever National Youth Summit on Global Warming
Published Tuesday, October 09, 2007 by SROmgmt.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Power Shift 2007 to Take Place November 2-5, 2007 in College Park, MD
Washington, D.C. On November 2, 2007, thousands of young people will converge on our nation's capital for Power Shift, the first-ever national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. The conference will engage high school and college students from all 50 states about solutions to global warming and how they can put those solutions into practice on their campuses, in their communities, and in the political arena.
At Power Shift, young leaders from all backgrounds will share ideas, learn new skills, make connections and ultimately use their collective experience to create a fresh, inspiring vision of the future, one focused on America's poten
tial to build a clean energy economy, achieve energy independence, create millions of green jobs, increase global equity, and revitalize the economy.
Power Shift's agenda includes issue briefings from the nation's leading scientists and policy experts, training sessions on organizing, advocacy and media relations, an "opportunities fair" featuring some of the country's leading environmental employers, and built-in networking opportunities for attendees. Conference participants are also urged to attend a Lobby Day November 5 on Capitol Hill, aimed at urging elected representatives to embrace bold, meaningful, and comprehensive legislation to solve the climate crisis and put America back on the path to a clean and just energy future.
"Special interests have taken precedence over human interests for far too long," said Richard Scott, a student at the University of Maryland studying political science, public administration, and theater. "By joining together to share our ideas and passion we will be establishing a national voice for our generation. We need to raise this collective voice to reach our elected leaders and demand that they take global warming seriously." Along these lines, event organizers have invited 2008 presidential candidates and influential environmental advocates to address the conference.
"Our world is at a crossroads," added Craig Altimose, Power Shift Organizer. "The actions we take today as a society to address the challenge of climate change will determine the future of our generation and generations to come. The time has come for us to make a change."
About Energy Action
Energy Action Coalition is a group of over 40 leading youth environmental and social justice organizations working together to leverage their collective power and strengthen the clean energy movement in North America. In August 2006, Energy Action launched The Campus Climate Challenge, a joint campaign by 37 organizations from the U.S. and Canada focused on uniting students to pass 100% clean energy policies on their campuses. Since its inception, the Climate Challenge has spread to students on more than 500 high schools and college campuses.
For more information on Power Shift, including a full conference agenda, registration guideline, and how to be a campus recruiter for the conference, please visit powershift07.org.
Washington, D.C. On November 2, 2007, thousands of young people will converge on our nation's capital for Power Shift, the first-ever national youth summit to solve the climate crisis. The conference will engage high school and college students from all 50 states about solutions to global warming and how they can put those solutions into practice on their campuses, in their communities, and in the political arena.
At Power Shift, young leaders from all backgrounds will share ideas, learn new skills, make connections and ultimately use their collective experience to create a fresh, inspiring vision of the future, one focused on America's poten
tial to build a clean energy economy, achieve energy independence, create millions of green jobs, increase global equity, and revitalize the economy.Power Shift's agenda includes issue briefings from the nation's leading scientists and policy experts, training sessions on organizing, advocacy and media relations, an "opportunities fair" featuring some of the country's leading environmental employers, and built-in networking opportunities for attendees. Conference participants are also urged to attend a Lobby Day November 5 on Capitol Hill, aimed at urging elected representatives to embrace bold, meaningful, and comprehensive legislation to solve the climate crisis and put America back on the path to a clean and just energy future.
"Special interests have taken precedence over human interests for far too long," said Richard Scott, a student at the University of Maryland studying political science, public administration, and theater. "By joining together to share our ideas and passion we will be establishing a national voice for our generation. We need to raise this collective voice to reach our elected leaders and demand that they take global warming seriously." Along these lines, event organizers have invited 2008 presidential candidates and influential environmental advocates to address the conference.
"Our world is at a crossroads," added Craig Altimose, Power Shift Organizer. "The actions we take today as a society to address the challenge of climate change will determine the future of our generation and generations to come. The time has come for us to make a change."
About Energy Action
Energy Action Coalition is a group of over 40 leading youth environmental and social justice organizations working together to leverage their collective power and strengthen the clean energy movement in North America. In August 2006, Energy Action launched The Campus Climate Challenge, a joint campaign by 37 organizations from the U.S. and Canada focused on uniting students to pass 100% clean energy policies on their campuses. Since its inception, the Climate Challenge has spread to students on more than 500 high schools and college campuses.
For more information on Power Shift, including a full conference agenda, registration guideline, and how to be a campus recruiter for the conference, please visit powershift07.org.
Labels: Campus Climate Challenge, carbon neutrality, Energy Action, Power Shift 07, Power Shift 2007, Powershift, Youth Activism
Power Shift Featured Speaker: Van Jones (Social Justice & Green Collar Jobs) + Message from Richard Scott
Published by SROmgmt.
We have over 1,300 young people signed up for Power Shift, the First National Summit to Solve the Climate Crisis run entirely for and by young people this NOVEMBER 2-5 in D.C.. Keep the people coming!Click here or watch below to view Van Jones (Ella Baker Center), one of the featured speakers at Power Shift. Van Jones is working to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequity and environmental destruction. His dual roles have given him a unique perspective on the country's problems and its potential solutions. Under the slogan "Green jobs, not Jails," Van today is calling for green economic development in urban America, and his visionary efforts are already meeting with practical sense.
Also check out what Richard Scott has to say, one of Power Shift's Spokespeople. He's the Student Regent for the U of Maryland and a Frostburg State University senior studying political science, public administration, and theater with an interest in renewable energy and sustainability. Click here to hear his shout out or watch below.
Labels: Campus Climate Challenge, Energy Activism, Power Shift 07, Powershift, Van jones, Youth Activism
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