Comments on: New York Student Sustainability Coalition Launched! http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:01:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Adi http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56923 Adi Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:33:56 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56923 Don't forget Massachusetts Youth Climate Action (or MYCA)! We are currently working to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act, which would reduce Massachusetts' GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, create a green jobs program, and effectively ban the construction of new coal plants by setting strict emissions standards for new power generation. For more check out http://www.gomyca.org. Don’t forget Massachusetts Youth Climate Action (or MYCA)! We are currently working to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act, which would reduce Massachusetts’ GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, create a green jobs program, and effectively ban the construction of new coal plants by setting strict emissions standards for new power generation. For more check out http://www.gomyca.org.

]]> By: jessejenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56921 jessejenkins Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:54:38 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56921 Ditto Jenny and Ben! These new state and regional networks (and some older ones) are really exciting and represent a new stage in the development of our movement. We're beginning to network beyond our individual campuses, build broader ties, learn from our mistakes and successes, coordinate bigger, bolder, and badder actions and I think perhaps most crucially, provide the platform for our movements to build off of our campuses and into our communities, to become a core of a broader movement and to be a force in state, regional and even national politics/elections/policymaking. In addition to the newly formed NY Student Sustainability Coalition and the <a href="http://cascadeclimate.org" rel="nofollow">Cascade Climate Nework</a>, here's also the <a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/10/27/texas-youth-rise-to-the-climate-challenge/" rel="nofollow">recently launched</a> <a href="http://www.climatechallengetexas.org/" rel="nofollow">Re-Energize Texas</a> group, <a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/10/29/minnesota-students-team-up/" rel="nofollow">TEAM Minnesota</a>, and the more venerable <a href="http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/" rel="nofollow">California Student Sustainability Coalition</a>. I'm sure there are more in existence (please pipe up and add to this thread) and many more to come soon. If anyone is considering starting a new network in your own state or region, please check out these other groups as models for what you might do and feel free to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/cascadeclimate/web/ways-to-help" rel="nofollow">contact me, Jenny, or anyone else from the Cascade Climate Network</a> to talk about what we're doing, and how the CCN's structure and campaign plan can be used as a model in other states. I think it offers a pretty good model, and would love to chat with people about it. Here's to one big, bold, bad-ass movement! Jesse Ditto Jenny and Ben! These new state and regional networks (and some older ones) are really exciting and represent a new stage in the development of our movement. We’re beginning to network beyond our individual campuses, build broader ties, learn from our mistakes and successes, coordinate bigger, bolder, and badder actions and I think perhaps most crucially, provide the platform for our movements to build off of our campuses and into our communities, to become a core of a broader movement and to be a force in state, regional and even national politics/elections/policymaking.

In addition to the newly formed NY Student Sustainability Coalition and the Cascade Climate Nework, here’s also the recently launched Re-Energize Texas group, TEAM Minnesota, and the more venerable California Student Sustainability Coalition. I’m sure there are more in existence (please pipe up and add to this thread) and many more to come soon.

If anyone is considering starting a new network in your own state or region, please check out these other groups as models for what you might do and feel free to contact me, Jenny, or anyone else from the Cascade Climate Network to talk about what we’re doing, and how the CCN’s structure and campaign plan can be used as a model in other states. I think it offers a pretty good model, and would love to chat with people about it.

Here’s to one big, bold, bad-ass movement!

Jesse

]]> By: Jesse Jenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56919 Jesse Jenkins Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:13:32 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56919 Great to hear about another state network popping up. There's a growing trend I'm happy to see. Youth across different states and regions are coordinating, networking and getting much more sophisticated in the scale and scope of our activism! Here in the Northwest, Oregon and Washington students have formed the <a href="http://cascadeclimate.org" rel="nofollow">Cascade Climate Network</a>, a Texas coalition, <a href="http://www.climatechallengetexas.org/" rel="nofollow">Re-Energize Texas <a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/10/27/texas-youth-rise-to-the-climate-challenge/" rel="nofollow">just launched</a>. There's <a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/10/29/minnesota-students-team-up/" rel="nofollow">TEAM Minnesota</a>, the <a href="http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/" rel="nofollow">California Student Sustainability Coalition</a> and probably many more (please ring in with links to new or old state youth clean energy/climate coalitions). These networks offer a platform for collaboration, movement building, learning from each other's successes and failures, and an opportunity to build off of our campuses and into our communities to become a force in state, regional or even national policymaking, elections, etc. If anyone is interested in starting a network in your state or region, please check out these other groups as models, and feel free to contact me or anyone else at the <a href="http://cascadeclimate.org" rel="nofollow">Cascade Climate Network</a> regarding our network's model, campaign plan and communication structure. I think it offers a good mode (one among many I'm sure) for other similar state or regional networks. Great to hear about another state network popping up. There’s a growing trend I’m happy to see. Youth across different states and regions are coordinating, networking and getting much more sophisticated in the scale and scope of our activism!

Here in the Northwest, Oregon and Washington students have formed the Cascade Climate Network, a Texas coalition, Re-Energize Texas just launched. There’s TEAM Minnesota, the California Student Sustainability Coalition and probably many more (please ring in with links to new or old state youth clean energy/climate coalitions).

These networks offer a platform for collaboration, movement building, learning from each other’s successes and failures, and an opportunity to build off of our campuses and into our communities to become a force in state, regional or even national policymaking, elections, etc.

If anyone is interested in starting a network in your state or region, please check out these other groups as models, and feel free to contact me or anyone else at the Cascade Climate Network regarding our network’s model, campaign plan and communication structure. I think it offers a good mode (one among many I’m sure) for other similar state or regional networks.

]]> By: Jenny Bedell-Stiles http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56916 Jenny Bedell-Stiles Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:30:05 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56916 Congrats NY students on kicking this off! It's powerful to see groups such as yours changing the political climate across the country. I'm working with the Cascade Climate Network (see our google group: http://groups.google.com/group/cascadeclimate) There are several other regional groups such as ours and we should entertain the idea of working on a coordinated effort on national issues. Perhaps a national summit of regional groups is an order. Congrats NY students on kicking this off! It’s powerful to see groups such as yours changing the political climate across the country. I’m working with the Cascade Climate Network (see our google group: http://groups.google.com/group/cascadeclimate) There are several other regional groups such as ours and we should entertain the idea of working on a coordinated effort on national issues. Perhaps a national summit of regional groups is an order.

]]> By: Ben Hubbird http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56915 Ben Hubbird Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:28:37 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/11/19/new-york-student-sustainability-coalition-launched/#comment-56915 This looks awesome, Carlos! One of the really exciting things about the past few months has been seeing groups like this spring up all over the country! Let me know how I can help from this end with Focus the Nation -- I'll be in touch soon anyhow to talk about how things are going and figure out how I can best be a resource to you guys on the ground. This looks awesome, Carlos! One of the really exciting things about the past few months has been seeing groups like this spring up all over the country!

Let me know how I can help from this end with Focus the Nation — I’ll be in touch soon anyhow to talk about how things are going and figure out how I can best be a resource to you guys on the ground.

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