Well folks, the Trek to Re-Energize America is officially done pedaling. We pulled into DC 40 young people strong from all across the country. We took our stories and energy to our legislators all day on the 27th. We let them know that all across the country, ordinary people are working in their communities to ensure a better, more sustainable future for everyone and they need the federal government to get on board.
It was an epic, beautiful, difficult and inspiring trip. We were able to spread hope to people across the country to let them know that people outside of their communities were taking notice, that there was something larger brewing, that a movement was shaping and they were a part of it, whether they knew it or not.
We were also able to introduce a whole host of new young people to the youth climate movement, people who cared but had never heard of Powershift, who were up for an adventure but not a plane trip. It’s through this kind of continued diversity of tactics that we will continue to draw in new activists and win in the end.
A lot of folks have asked if the Trek will happen again and my answer is always the same: If you make it happen. If you want any tips, have any questions or just want to chat about what the Trek was all about, shoot us a message at contact@trektoreenergize.org
JP: it was a pleasure to host you all in DC. Your stories have traveled a long ways and they are just getting started. You’ve set off so many sparks on your trip that you’ll never appreciate the full effects of organizing this awesome ride. Again, very impressed.
Great Work JP and the whole Trek crew! Ride on!
Congrats JP & team! Quite the accomplishment — sounds like that must have been quite an invigorating journey! Keep up the great work all!
Thanks JP and crew for taking this idea and bringing it all the way to fruition. Ya’ll rock it so hard and have my crazy admiration.