At the AYCC we believe in positive political engagement – both holding politicians accountable and encouraging them when they do the right thing. Read our letter below from AYCC National Director Amanda McKenzie to Penny Wong congratulating her on passing the enhanced Renewable Energy Target and Building Energy Efficiency legislation. June 28, 2010 Dear Senator [...]
UQ Climate group visit Climate Skeptics
June 25, 2010 By
Megan Evans from the University of Queensland Climate for Change group has a great update on change they’ve been making over the last few months – including a winning entry in Climate Reality Week, chatting to Climate Skeptics and successfully campaigning their university to sign the Tallories Sustainability Declaration. I can’t say I make a [...]
Confession from a climate campaigner in Canberra
June 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
I have a confession to make. It’s not something I’m proud of, and in all my time at the AYCC I’ve never come across someone with the same problem. But I’m ready to admit it – I’ve always been terrified by the concept of the ‘personal narrative.’ The ‘personal narrative’ is something that most people [...]
Inside scoop on Bonn talks
June 15, 2010 By 3 Comments
My name is Hilary Bowman, and I was at the climate talks in Bonn with other international youth to represent our generation, to engage, and of course, to try and make a difference. Sometimes, as a young person, it’s really hard to feel like that’s possible. But I left Bonn with the feeling that we [...]
Power Shift: Reclaiming Our Future
June 7, 2010 By 3 Comments
Imagine walking into a room full of hundreds of people all focused on the same goal, all energised, empowered and ready to jump into action on climate change. Climate activist (and now AYCC staffer) Emily Lawrence knows exactly how that feels. She attended Power Shift 2009 in Sydney, and looking back, sees it as a [...]
What do sustainability, Asia, and Indigenous Australia have in common?
June 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
They are defining issues for Australia’s identity now and in the future? They are areas all young Australians have the right to understand? They should all be meaningfully embedded in our education system? Not according to the Federal opposition. In the media last week, Liberal Senator Brett Mason labeled the emphasis on these three areas [...]
Volunteer Profile: Jarrah from Newcastle
May 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
I first met Jarrah after he signed up on our volunteer form and said he had some computer skills. Being the computer guy around the AYCC at the moment, I got in touch with him to have a chat, and I was blown away by how Jarrah had found the AYCC, and what he’s been [...]
Climate Reality Week Winners (Updated)
May 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Update: This post was old news and slipped from our front page. Andrew Bolt, who is apparently very concerned with the goings-on of the AYCC, noticed and speculated that we might be hiding something. Quite the contrary, we’re proud of what the students did and what the competition achieved. But thank you Mr. Bolt for [...]
Power Shift 2010 Coming Soon
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Power Shift is a series of three extraordinary events in Geelong, Adelaide and Canberra that will inspire, activate and connect thousands of young people to address climate change together. Building on the stellar success of Power Shift 2009, Power Shift 2010 will empower and train the next generation of climate leaders to achieve positive change. [...]
Power Shift 2010 Coming Soon
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Power Shift is a series of three extraordinary events in Geelong, Adelaide and Canberra that will inspire, activate and connect thousands of young people to address climate change together. Building on the stellar success of Power Shift 2009 and the rapid growth of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Power Shift 2010 will empower and train [...]
