We made it!
Took the train all the way across the country… a 750 pound boulder on the tracks in the Rocky Mountains tried to stop us but we made it late Friday night. The first day of the conference was amazing and inspiring. 12,000 young energetic people all determined to force a change in the right direction. Being from an earlier generation, I’m just here to provide support in whatever way I can.
More to come - stay tuned,
Woody
The Word Is Spreading
The High Country News ran a nice piece on Power Shift in the current issue. And to make it even nicer, the article includes a profile of our very own Nina Rizzo!
Recalling how the first Power Shift in 2007 catalyzed many campus organizations nationwide in the past two years, Rizzo, a graduate of UC Berkeley, says she wants to convey to students how this perfect storm of youth activism is so important right now because of the upcoming Copenhagen talks on climate issues.
“I want to inspire the thousands of people in my generation to act on clean and just energy for the long term – to literally change lives.”
Teaming Up On KPFA
Global Exchange’s Monica Vaughan and Reginald James from Laney College teamed up to speak with KPFA’s Morning Show from Power Shift 09.
Reginald and Monica highlighted the importance of social justice and diverse youth voices in getting both national and international policies passed to combat climate change.
Check it out.
Almost showtime…
Power Shift starts Friday and we’re stoked. Some of us are already in DC prepping. Some of us are on the road. And some of us will leave on Thursday.
Check out the list of who’s coming to Power Shift ‘09.
Major props to the Michigan delegation! 421 registered - the 9th largest delegation. Pretty impressive. Central Michigan University alone is sending 91 - the 7th largest school delegation at Power Shift.
We’ll be blogging from Power Shift over the next several days. Join in the excitement and follow the action with us here!
Need a little advance inspiration? Check out the video.
