2009 ReEnergize Texas Summit: March 28-30, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX
Hundreds of youth from across Texas are descending on Austin to learn, network and act to make Texas a leader in clean and just energy, green jobs creation and climate solutions.
Register today: www.ReEnergizeTexas.org
The first two days of ReEnergize Texas includes an inspiring and informative array of speakers, workshops, skills trainings and networking sessions (see below) providing solutions that tackle economic failure, environmental and social injustice and climate change.
On Monday, Mar 30, hundreds will march from Huston-Tillotson in East Austin to the Capitol Building where we will meet with elected officials in the state legislature to demand bold legislation that prioritizes environmental justice, renewable energy and green jobs.
We know that 2009 is a critical year for our economy and climate, particularly in Texas where the legislature meets only every two years. Last month, 12,000 young people from across the country took a message of urgent climate and clean energy action to our leaders in Washington DC at Power Shift ’09. Now, its our turn to stand up here in Texas.
Register by midnight March 22 to receive a free American Apparel Organic Cotton t-shirt
www.ReEnergizeTexas.org
(Registration costs $15 which includes a free t-shirt if you sign up before March 23. If registration, accommodation or travel expenses are an obstacle we have scholarships for you! Click here to submit your request)
Please contact cassy.rivas@gmail.com or 956 358 4350 if you have any questions or need assistance registering
Thanks,
Praveen Dayananda
Campus Field Coordinator
NWF | Energy Action Coalition | ReEnergize Texas
Speakers, workshops and skills trainings:
Speakers
Dr. Robert Bullard (“Father of Environmental Justice”)
US Congressman Lloyd Doggett
Mark Kapner (VP for Renewable Energy, Austin Energy)
Julian Mocine-McQueen (Green for All)
Pam Ragon (President, Texas Republicans for Environmental Protection)
Brother ChiSing (Interfaith Mindfulness Ministries)
Workshops
How to Make Your Campus A Climate Champion
The Road to Copenhagen: The Big Political Picture on Climate and Energy
How to Ensure the Green Economy and the Green Future is Inclusive of all Communities
Texas’ Energy Future: Clean Power and Green Jobs
False Solutions: Coal
Faith, Justice, Morality, and Climate Change
Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism
False Solutions: Nuclear
The Role of Civil Disobedience in the Climate Movement
Greening Your (K-12) School
Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream
Global Impacts of Climate Change on the Environment and Communities
Creating a Just and Sustainable Food System: The Real Food Challenge
Non-violent Communication: Cultivating Deep Listening, Compassionate Speech in Bringing about Personal and Planetary Transformation
How to Integrate Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Taking Care of the Environment by Taking Care of the Environmentalist…with Mindfulness
Skills Trainings
Public Narrative
Leadership Development
Recruitment
Campaign Planning
Messaging and Framing
Media