Comments on: Inspiration from Two Southeast Youth-driven Movements http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/17/inspiration-from-two-southeast-youth-driven-movements/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: JW http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/17/inspiration-from-two-southeast-youth-driven-movements/#comment-65898 JW Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:02:20 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4884#comment-65898 Congratulations! This fine piece was a featured article in our first ever weekly Bloggers Challenge round-up. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/30/81558/0581/65/544024 Thanks for spreading the word! peace, JW Randolph Appalachian Voices Congratulations! This fine piece was a featured article in our first ever weekly Bloggers Challenge round-up.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/30/81558/0581/65/544024

Thanks for spreading the word!

peace,
JW Randolph
Appalachian Voices

]]> By: John Deans http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/17/inspiration-from-two-southeast-youth-driven-movements/#comment-65285 John Deans Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:51:52 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4884#comment-65285 Thank you for this post, it is a huge inspiration in and of itself, and is exactly the spirit embodied by the movement. We need to continue spreading viraly, just like the contagion of the I Love Mountains Table. Sometimes in our work we forget that the most important thing we can do to create change is to connect. We get focused on our goals, and we get focused on our strategy. Tactics, policy platforms, organizational politics become our focus. In the end, the only reason a movement happens is because it is connected. I'm an organizer in the lovely southern tier of New York State, and I connect with people everyday. Some volunteers I encounter are willing to just pitch in and do what needs to be done, and some are hesitant. The hesitant ones soon become the most effective volunteers because they are the ones I have to connect with the most, and it is that connection that keeps them coming to events, and putting in their time for something they know needs work. Thank you for reminding us of this, and good luck to you all! When asked, "how do you organize?" Cesar Chavez said, "First you talk to one person, then you talk to another person." Thank you for this post, it is a huge inspiration in and of itself, and is exactly the spirit embodied by the movement. We need to continue spreading viraly, just like the contagion of the I Love Mountains Table. Sometimes in our work we forget that the most important thing we can do to create change is to connect. We get focused on our goals, and we get focused on our strategy. Tactics, policy platforms, organizational politics become our focus. In the end, the only reason a movement happens is because it is connected. I’m an organizer in the lovely southern tier of New York State, and I connect with people everyday. Some volunteers I encounter are willing to just pitch in and do what needs to be done, and some are hesitant. The hesitant ones soon become the most effective volunteers because they are the ones I have to connect with the most, and it is that connection that keeps them coming to events, and putting in their time for something they know needs work. Thank you for reminding us of this, and good luck to you all!

When asked, “how do you organize?” Cesar Chavez said, “First you talk to one person, then you talk to another person.”

]]> By: uli nagel http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/17/inspiration-from-two-southeast-youth-driven-movements/#comment-65280 uli nagel Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:48:53 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4884#comment-65280 Thank you for this post. It is encouraging and I know a lot of people feel like you - we don't have all the answers and it is quite intimidating to stick your neck out there. I learned a lot about this on Mass Power Shift,(http://uli.gaia.com/blog/2008/4/mass_power_shift_-_an_empowering_weekend) where we were trained in lobbying as well as community action and I left with much more confidence that whoever I am talking to is also just a human being and that caring is really what matters most. Sometimes it is easy to hide behind ideological walls and the most important thing I have found is to be able to stay insecure, to listen and respond not from a fixed position of knowing it all, but from really wanting to connect. Sometimes it is easier than others, but it is a great learning to find out, which way of communication works with what kind of people (having different values and priorities). Thank you for this post. It is encouraging and I know a lot of people feel like you - we don’t have all the answers and it is quite intimidating to stick your neck out there. I learned a lot about this on Mass Power Shift,(http://uli.gaia.com/blog/2008/4/mass_power_shift_-_an_empowering_weekend) where we were trained in lobbying as well as community action and I left with much more confidence that whoever I am talking to is also just a human being and that caring is really what matters most. Sometimes it is easy to hide behind ideological walls and the most important thing I have found is to be able to stay insecure, to listen and respond not from a fixed position of knowing it all, but from really wanting to connect. Sometimes it is easier than others, but it is a great learning to find out, which way of communication works with what kind of people (having different values and priorities).

]]> By: Mike McCoy http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/06/17/inspiration-from-two-southeast-youth-driven-movements/#comment-65278 Mike McCoy Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:54:17 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=4884#comment-65278 I was wondering why you were hanging around the I(hart)Mtns tent instead of going to shows. I'm stoked glad to hear that you were inspired just by hanging out! We had a really amazing time talking to people about mountaintop removal, it is inspiring for me (and I imagine also for the others helping this past weekend as well) to talk to folks who are taking time out of a music festival to engage us about such a serious issue. Knowledge of the problem is step one, and thats why we were out there; step two is realizing you can do something about it and doing it, and it seems as though your right there Alex. Just let Tom or I know if you need anything as far as materials or help forming ideas on how to help. Take Care! -Mike McCoy (As for getting a hold of us, The Back Porch Initiative have our contact info....and also ROCK!) I was wondering why you were hanging around the I(hart)Mtns tent instead of going to shows. I’m stoked glad to hear that you were inspired just by hanging out! We had a really amazing time talking to people about mountaintop removal, it is inspiring for me (and I imagine also for the others helping this past weekend as well) to talk to folks who are taking time out of a music festival to engage us about such a serious issue. Knowledge of the problem is step one, and thats why we were out there; step two is realizing you can do something about it and doing it, and it seems as though your right there Alex. Just let Tom or I know if you need anything as far as materials or help forming ideas on how to help. Take Care!
-Mike McCoy
(As for getting a hold of us, The Back Porch Initiative have our contact info….and also ROCK!)

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