Step It Up: Footage from Park City « It\’s Getting Hot In Here

Check out this awesome video of nearly 1,000 middle-school students in Park City, Utah forming a “Step It Up” aerial photo:
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Thanks again to everyone who made this possible: from John Quigley, the incredible aerial artist who envisioned this piece, to the crew of the new hit global warming documentary “Everything’s Cool,” to all the students and teachers at the Treasure Mountain Middle School. Over 575 Step It Up actions are currently planned for this April 14 – - if you haven’t signed up yet, jump on board at www.stepitup2007.org. Step it up!

About Jamie

Jamie is the co-coordinator of 350.org, an international global warming campaign. A recent college graduate, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In 2007, he co-organized Step It Up, a campaign that pulled together over 2,000 climate rallies across the United States to push for strong climate action at the federal level. He's also an early member of the youth climate movement, leading one of Energy Action's first campaigns in 2005: Road to Detroit, a nationwide veggie-oil bus tour to promote sustainable transportation. He's traveled to Montreal and Bali to lobby the UN with youth, but he's a strong believer that change happens in the streets not in meetings. Jamie received the Morris K. Udall award in 2007 and has been recognized by the mighty state of Vermont for his work on climate change. You can also find him blogging at Campus Progress' "Pushback," Changents.com, and 350.org.

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