Swing Semester - Go Get Some Action! « It’s Getting Hot In Here

A guest post by Amalie Malochée for Swing Semester.

Derrick Ashong is a social media entrepreneur, musician, and voice for a generation of young people who achieved YouTube fame during this interview. He’s back with a call to action because he understands we have an opportunity to define not just this moment, but our generation.

If you’re reading this, you’re part of the wave of young people expected to make 2008 the largest youth turnout in decades. As you know, the election season itself provides an opportunity far beyond showing up at the polls. Swing Semester is not just mobilizing the Millennial generation to lead up to one November day—we harness that energy and give it direction for a lifetime. You can read more about the program here: check it out.

[Editor's Note: You can request placement at progressive and environmental organizations working to build a clean energy economy or tackle global warming. Hopefully soon, including Power Vote, working to engage a million young people to demand clean and just energy.]

About Richard

Richard Graves is the blogmaster for It's Getting Hot in Here: Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement and served as the New Media Fellow for the Energy Action Coalition. He helps over a hundred youth leaders from around the world tell their stories in the fight against global warming and for a more just and sustainable world. Richard graduated from Macalester College after winning campaigns for green building, green roofing, renewable energy investment, and energy conservation. When he isn't organizing against global warming, he likes to make Italian, Mexican, and Japanese food, read books, and to sculpt.

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1 jakebrewer Aug 19th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

Derrick! What’s up brother?! Knew you were up to some great things lately, and I’m excited to see you involved in this. Love logging on to this blog and hearing such a familiar and powerful voice.

Keep rockin’, man - suspect and hope we’ll be hearing a lot more from you in the next few months. Be in touch!

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