The Re-Energize Texas Summit, Feb 8-10 « It’s Getting Hot In Here

There is actually a youth climate summit happening this weekend in Texas! Yay! The Re-Energize Texas Summit, Feb 8-10^th at the University of Texas – Austin. After starting off with just a dozen young climate activists four months ago, we’re getting ready this weekend to host a few hundred students coming from all over Texas for the biggest global warming summit ever in the Lone Star state. We have some fantastic speakers including Mayor Will Wynn of Austin, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Peter Illyn, IPCC author Dr. Camille Parmesan, Ted Glick, Br. ChiSing, Tom “Smitty” Smith, Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg and Jim Hightower. We also have an incredible line up of workshops and trainings touching everything from spiritual practice in sustaining activism, climate change and national security, faith and climate, cutting emissions on campuses, green jobs, environmental justice and environmental racism, health and climate, anti-coal and anti-nukes campaigning and more!

Check it out at www.ReEnergizeTexas.org

About Praween

Praween is a Campus Field Coordinator based in Austin, Texas, for the National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program. As a Field Coordinator Praween helps colleges and universities in Texas and California develop strategies for reducing on-campus greenhouse gas emissions. Before coming to NWF, Praween was co-coordinator of the Pomona College Campus Climate Challenge group. Praween grew up in Sri Lanka and Nepal before attending Pomona College in Los Angeles, CA.

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1 Ann Feb 10th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

I attended Re-Energize Texas, and it was amazing!!!!!!!! I had a great time, and really learned a lot. The speakers they had were also wonderful. I am so glad that I went!
2 anneliz Feb 10th, 2008 at 10:43 pm

I attended Re-Energize Texas, and it was amazing!!!!!! I’m so glad that I went! The keynote speakers were wonderful, and I really enjoyed the workshops and training sessions that were offered. Anyone from Texas who didn’t go really missed out on a great experience!