Comments on: Help Us Name the National Conference! http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: David http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46156 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:20:48 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46156 A majority agreed on Climate CHANGE America, as the vote on th last conference call confirmed.

However, it appears that during the EAC retreat the few that could attend rejected the consensus vote for Climate CHANGE America and took a second vote to pass “Power Shift 2007″.

I can’t tell you how much I dislike “Power Shift 2007″. Unorginal, boring, vague … but most importantly it did not reach a true consensus. Apparently ground rules are thown out when a elite few do not get their way.

Like the rest of you, I am willing to devote long hours to making this thing work, but I am unwilling to allow such sloppiness.

We need to have an offical vote, poll, or conference call to finalize the name ASAP. Let’s get our shit together people.

Love,
David Martin
Lobby Committee

]]> By: mattreitman http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46121 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:08:17 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46121 How about just

Generation

?

Also, names for the next conference: Confluence or Multitude. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

]]> By: Richard Graves http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46120 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:23:58 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46120 Btw, I like Clean Energy Generation: Rising to the Climate Challenge. But we are getting closer to some good ones. Thanks for all the great feedback.

]]> By: Richard Graves http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46146 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:23:35 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46146 I also like [ Re:Generation ]

]]> By: Richard Graves http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46119 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:22:19 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46119 I will see if I can get a poll up, unfortunately as we transfered hosting..it removed my earlier installation of polling software and I will have to come up with a good embeddable solution. Will try to get it up ASAP.

]]> By: Rachel Butler http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46111 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:30:39 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46111 I like
Climate CHANGE America: Our Future, Our Responsibility :)

]]> By: Carlos Rymer http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46109 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:21:50 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46109 I suggested that we have a poll to see what people think. I hope we can do that.

]]> By: Carrie Wisinski http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46108 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:35:14 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46108 Hello Amy, EAC, and everyone!

I must say that the brainstorming is generating some great conference names…

Personally, I really like using the term “Power Shift” although, upon looking into that a bit, I discovered that 2020 Vision just had a National tour in the Spring titled “PowerShift 2007: A National Tour on Energy Security + Global Warming”
I don’t know if this technically matters, but I just wanted to put that out there.

Additionally, I would like to reiterate Josh’s and a few others comments on the title being short; it’s the only way people will remember it.

SO, hear are the results of my brainstorming:

Climate Change America: Mobilizing the Youth Power Shift

Power Shift 2007: Climate Change Climax

I also like Jessy’s idea—-Climate Change America: Imagine Tomorrow, Act Today!

]]> By: mattreitman http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46105 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:38:07 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46105 I switch mine to Youth Power Shift.

It’s simply the best name ever, in my humble opinion.
Let’s see some polls!

]]> By: Amy Ortiz http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46099 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:50:15 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/06/06/help-us-name-the-national-conference/#comment-46099 Hey guys,
To second Josh’s proposal, what do you guys think about Climax as the main title. We could include a subtitle such as “youth mobilizing to stop global warming” or “youth confronting the crisis of our generation.” I think that it helps to signify how important this is. We could see it as the end of the way we currently deal with climate change and the beginning of a new future were we radically expand the scope and breadth of our movement, creating a more diverse and infinitely more powerful YOUTH climate movement. This could even be seen as the climax of the old systems of oppression, unjust power distribution and ecological devastation and the beginning of a profound social revolution. I appreciate all of your comments, they have been considered in our discussion. We’d like to have the name by Saturday, so continue to comment and let us know what you all think. Look out for a poll coming soon.

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