NSW AYCC volunteers had a brush with fame when we joined the Climate Commission at Rouse Hill High School on Tuesday (15 May 2012). Tim Flannery – Australian of the Year, Will Steffen – one of the most prominent climate scientists in the world, Gerry Hueston, and Veena Sahajwalla presented climate science and solutions to [...]
If you’re feeling helpless, help someone
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Friday morning, I accompanied Anna Rose and Isaac Astill to the CSIRO in Canberra as part of Anna Rose’s three month tour to promote her book and talk to communities around Australia about climate change. We met with several climate scientists that made the issue that I, and thousands of other young people are [...]
An AYCC volunteer’s take on “I Can Change Your Mind About Climate”
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last Thursday was a night I had looked forward to for some time. As soon as I found out that Anna Rose, AYCC co-founder, was appearing on the ABC for a climate special, I got on Facebook and made an event. I knew that this was going to be a night I wanted to spend [...]
Anna Rose’s Book Tour with Isaac: Part 1
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Hi, I’m Isaac. If you live in SA, chances are you know me. If you don’t live in SA, chances are you know me anyway. But, in the event that you don’t know me, there is no time like the present. Hello. In exactly one week, I’ll be heading off for three months on a [...]
Keep Going: You Never Know Where Things Will Lead
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An intruiging meeting out the back of a Sydney cafe led to a major ABC documentary and soon-to-be bestselling book, writes AYCC’s co-founder and Chair Anna Rose On Thursday, I’m co-starring in a climate change documentary aiming to reach those Australians who still have questions about the science of climate change. On Friday, Melbourne University [...]
My people are AYCC people
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the most powerful things about this movement is sharing our stories. So please, tell us your story by commenting on this blog, and then share it with your friends. Sharing experiences builds this movement. We’ve been sharing our stories here in the AYCC office this week – from telling AGL to disassociate themselves [...]
Quit Coal Zombies
April 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Let me start of by saying, my first week as an AYCC intern was by far the best week of work experience possible. The highlight of which was definitely the Quit Coal protest I was lucky enough to take part in. Tuesday April the 3rd was the day when we, along with Quit Coal Australia, [...]
Campaign Update: the awesome edition
April 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’re building a vision for a safe climate future powered by 100% renewable energy from the bottom up. Congratulations team! Let’s recap some of the most exciting parts of the week: 88 Repower events registered – that’s a mere 12 events away from our target of 100! Your inspiring work is infectious, Blue King Brown [...]
AYCC’s Submission to the Energy White Paper
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AYCC National Director, Ellen Sandell, and AYCC Policy Advisor, Nathan Atterton, prepared the following submission to the Energy White Paper. Download it here to see what they have to say about our energy future. Soon you’ll be able to access this submission from the Energy White Paper website as well, but has not been added [...]
