World in her hands: one of the Climate Reality Week postcards we emailed MPs
The dust has finally settled after the hurricane of action that was Climate Reality Week. And what a week it was. Our brilliant members and dedicated volunteers knocked our socks off with all the original ways they got the Climate Reality message out.
Hundreds of people were involved in the competition with inspired actions like a beach party above the icy waters of the Yarra in Melbourne and huge people formations spelling the climate reality message in Canberra. From Launceston to Sydney and Wagga Wagga up to Darwin the response has been remarkable. We received tonnes of great press and you can see some of our best photos from around the country here.
We are in the process of judging all the weird, wonderful and inspiring entries and will announce winners shortly.
Your efforts raised awareness, grabbed tonnes of media headlines and put the power of shaping the climate debate back in young peoples hands. But we need to keep it there, so to follow up we have also targeted politicians with some of the best images to drive home the Climate Reality message. And of course, all of us here at the AYCC are constantly working day and night on our upcoming youth climate initiatives for everyone to be involved in
We couldn’t have done it without our committed volunteers and supporters and In the spirit of National Volunteers week this week, we want to say thank you. There are so many people around the country who give their time, whether it be sharing their skills in AYCC’s offices, organising events at their schools and campuses, raising awareness of climate change issues amongst friends and family, or simply taking the time to sign online petitions.
You all take the time to care, and it’s because of you that AYCC can continue to build the momentum for action on climate change. There’s a hand written note in our Sydney AYCC office with a quote from Margret Mead that says, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’’
Indeed, it’s all in a day’s work for our volunteers. So from everyone at AYCC, thank you.
– Claire Snyder, Sophie Trevitt and Ciara Oriordan
