PowerShift

Youth Decide ‘09

Anna — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:10:47 +0000

What’s next after Power Shift? The Australian Youth Climate Coalition has formed a partnership with World Vision Australia and is bringing you ‘Youth Decide ‘09′. Youth decide is Australia’s first national youth climate vote – sign up at www.youthdecide.com.au

Power Shift a huge success!!

Anna — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:58:12 +0000

Congratulations to all the Power Shifters who made the summit a huge success!

And a huge thanks to the partners who made the event possible: University of Western Sydney, GetUp and Greenpeace. Important – please click on this video on YouTube (bottom left of video), rate, comment and link.

What’s next for youth climate action? AYCC and World Vision have joined forces to bring you an exciting new campaign: Youth Decide ‘09!

Youth Decide ‘09 is a national youth vote on climate change. It is our best chance to send the government a strong message that youth want a say in their future – before it’s too late. This December, at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, Australia has the opportunity to lead the way in a global action plan to tackle climate change. A united youth voice will help compel the Australian government to lead the way in securing a strong global agreement.You can be part of this historic moment, when young people around the nation will vote on our future. We need YOU to hold a voting event in your school, uni, TAFE or community. Together we can solve climate change!

Program for Power Shift

Anna — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:13:44 +0000

Looking for the Power Shift program? You can download it here:

http://www.youthclimatecoalition.org/powershift/wordpress/the-conference

You can see workshop descriptions here:

http://www.youthclimatecoalition.org/powershift/wordpress/the-conference/speakers/

You can see speaker and workshop presenter bios here:

http://www.youthclimatecoalition.org/powershift/wordpress/the-conference/speaker-and-workshop-presenter-biographies/

Power Shift a huge success!

Sara — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:56:32 +0000

Congratulations to all the Power Shifters who made the summit a huge success!

And a huge thanks to the partners who made the event possible: University of Western Sydney, GetUp and Greenpeace. Important – please click on this video on YouTube (bottom left of video), rate, comment and link.

What’s next for youth climate action? AYCC and World Vision have joined forces to bring you an exciting new campaign: Youth Decide ‘09!

The Future Makers

Artem — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:26:19 +0000

With recent attention on global warming, there’s been a big focus on the problem, but what about the solutions?

The Future Makers documentary tells the story of key Australians leading the way on the world stage in renewable energy. Some are designing a future based on models in nature. Others are creating a sustainable energy model for a 21st century economy. People creating solutions that won’t cost the earth.

Directed by Maryella Hatfield, and co-produced with Lisa Duff and Krissoula Syrmis, The Future Makers recently had its world television premiere on Discovery Channel’s Planet Green programming block. To find out more, visit the Future Makers website or preview the film at youtube.com/user/thefuturemakers1.

Watch the film at Powershift

The film will be screening at 4.45pm – 6.00pm, Saturday 11 July in room number PA-EA.G.1.18 (Lecture Theatre 01), the University of Western Sydney (Parramatta campus). Q and A panel will follow with director Maryella Hatfield, Dr Mark Diesendorf, Professor Graham Morrison, Leah Callon Butler and Karl Morrison from Endless Solar.

“This is a fantastic, inspiring documentary. All politicians and the media should consider this compulsory viewing. Australia has so much to gain when it comes to embracing renewable energy”.
Leon Young, Change 2

“The power of Maryella Hatfield’s documentary is to corral (the scientists together). The future-makers’ collective might send a chill through the coal industry, which they consider a 19th-century relic on its last gasp. This isn’t Green Left Weekly talking but hard-nosed scientists getting down to the competitive business of making energy in the 21st century.

Rick Feneley, The Sydney Morning Herald (link)

“It’s a great doco. As I was watching it, I felt inspired by the fact that so much amazing technology was being developed right here in Australia. Until funding dropped away, Australia was a world leader in photovoltaic technolgy – that’s solar panels. And we’re right up with the rest of the world in developing wave power and solar thermal power. We’re also far advanced in geothermal technology, otherwise known as “hot rocks”.

Sara Phillips, G Magazine (link)

The Future Makers goes to air again on Discovery at 8.30am Sunday 12 July.

The Power Shift Dance

Anna — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:42:28 +0000

The final day of Power Shift involves a huge “flash mob” dance on the steps of Sydney Opera House! We need as many dancers as possible for this – so if you’re a dancer of any level, please get involved. The choreographers are Sean, Steven and Hilton from A-Live Entertainment (see them in the video below) including former finalists from So You Think You Can Dance.

Rehearsal Schedule for the Power Shift Dance is:

This Friday 10th July – 11am – 4pm, Victoria Park

Monday 13th July 8.30 – 9.30am, UTS Alumni Green

Performance – be at Opera House steps at 1.00pm, flash mob begins at 1.45pm

More information on the dance contact Anna on 0410 375 755 or Liam on 0412 459 280.

Power Shift from the inside

Artem — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:44:10 +0000

With Power Shift fast approaching, we decided to talk to some of the people working to make it happen about what it means to them. Have a listen to what they have to say!

Azka Hameed: Listen	Ellen Sandell: Listen	Artem Bourov: Listen
Marcus Costello: Listen	Milene Tan: Listen	Laura Adams: Listen
Simone Morrissey: Listen

Action Alert: Challenge BHP’s plans for the world’s largest uranium mine

Sara — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:37:26 +0000

Power Shifters alert! We’ve just been sent this info from our friends at the ACF and we wanted to let you all know – BHP has proposed a uranium expansion plan which poses both nuclear risks and presents unresolved nuclear waste problems. AYCC has a strong policy against nuclear energy (come to our “Why Nuclear Power is Not the Answer” panel at Power Shift to find out why). It is up to us to combine voices to let decision makers know of the flaws in the uranium expansion plan.

The proposed expansion of the BHP Olympic dam in northern South Australia poses multiple risks. It encompasses the creation of a new open pit mine aswell as continuing the operation of the existing underground mine. Its design is fundamentally flawed to leak liquid radioactive waste, place pressure on water supply and place ecosystems at risk. Similarly, nuclear safeguards in Australia disappear upon the uranium’s arrival in China.

ACF is asking us to let you know to voice your opposition to:

a) the Federal Government, who must undertake an Environmental Impact Statement assessment

b) the South Australian Government who have the power to approve or decline the BPH application

c) the Northern Territory Government who wield the power to approve or decline BHP’s proposal to transport uranium and radioactive copper concentrate from Central Australia to the Port of Darwin.

Public submissions are open until Friday 7 August, so you can take action now, or after Power Shift.

You can either:Make your own submission on the EIS to the Federal and SA government decision makers. This is the most effective way to make a difference.

If you haven’t much time, send an ecard and make a public submission.

Speak out against the BPH proposal and the serious civic and environmental risks that it poses.

Report from the ACT

Sara — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:56 +0000

The ACT delegation has been doing some amazing things. They had a trivia night were they raised $2000 dollars to help bring people to Power Shift. Once again Thank You to Charlie Wood for all the time and dedication she has put an extraordinary amount of time and energy into recruiting for Power Shift.

The A.C.T. Delegation to Powershift 2009 sincerely thanks its major sponsors:

The Australian National University
ActewAGL

…and all its other fantastic sponsors:
The Student to Industry Program
Greyhound Buses
ANUgreen
Silo Bakery and Cheeseroom
Fyshwick Gourmet Organic
Ainslie IGA

Dance your way out of dangerous climate change…

Sara — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:21:00 +0000

On Monday, the final day of Power Shift, in one of the most recognised locations across the globe, we’ll enact a mass dance routine to highlight the power, energy and creativity of the youth climate movement.

The routine will be choreographed by the crew from A-live, including dancers from Tap Dogs and some of the Top 20 dancers from the last three seasons of “So You Think You Can Dance”. Expected to attract nationwide media coverage, featuring dancing polar bears and koalas, planet costumes, hundreds of kites, as well as classic hits such as “Forever Young”, “What is Love” and “Sweet Dreams are Made of This”, this is bound to be one of the most memorable events of all time.

Want to be involved? We’re looking for 400 dancers to form the core of the dance routine. Will you take up the challenge to be those dancers? It is an incredible and unforgettable opportunity for all those involved, and is destined for global notoriety. We need your help to solve the biggest crisis facing our generation – climate change

For more information contact sara@youthclimatecoalition.org or call 9252 5200.