Youth action on issues such as global climate change or global warming is more common and well organized. I had the opportunity to participate in one of the largest gatherings of youth on the environment, POWERSHIFT. This took place in Washington DC in the month of February. This was a 4 day event with over 12,ooo youth participants. Throughout the 4 days, meetings, classes, and panel discussions were held within Washington Convention Center. Some of the gatherings included topics such as: the history of coal and mountain top removal, working with indigenous impacted communities, building an effective coalition, and many, many more. There was a definate sense of diversity and passion amongst the people present. When the week was done, we broke up into regions and met with our legislators to discuss any environmental issue we felt should be addressed. It was an awesome experience.If you wish to know more of the POWERSHIFT organizaton check out www.powershift09.org
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