On Monday night, we had our August AYCC National Council meeting and the member and partner groups gave the go-ahead to Power Shift – the biggest explosion of youth energy that will have ever been seen in Australia. 5000 young people, April next year. More details to come soon, so stay tuned. We are pulling [...]
Indonesia Youth Climate Forum
September 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Last week I was fortunate to go to Indonesia for the British Council Emerging Leaders climate change forum. Two young people from Australia (including myself) were selected to attend this project management and leadership course along with 30 other young leaders from across East Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia). The [...]
Power Shift Meeting
August 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick update to let everyone know we had a really incredible planning meeting for Power Shift 2009 on Saturday – a massive conference we are hoping to hold in April 2009. The amount of energy, vision and passion at the meeting was amazing so I wanted to share it on the blog. Then, [...]
Make Poverty History Talk
August 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday the Make Poverty History coalition (over 60 groups in Australia working together to increase aid, make trade fair and relieve debt) ran an event aiming to show high school students the links between climate change, poverty and development. I was delighted to be invited to speak at the event on behalf of the AYCC, [...]
ASEN July Newsletter
August 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One of the AYCC’s member groups, the Australian Student Environment Network, just sent around their latest Newsletter for June & July It’s well worth a read to get a glimpse of all the amazing things happening in the student environment movement, including reports from the Students of Sustainability conference and the ‘Camp for Climate Action’ [...]
International Youth Day in Bendigo
August 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
500 young Australians held a rally in Bendigo this week to mark International Youth Day. Students from six local schools marked International Youth Day’s theme, Youth and Climate Change: Time for Action, by taking part in a walk from the Tom Flood Sports Centre to the Civic Gardens. Each student held a black balloon to [...]
July Update from AYCC
August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition are powering along after our National Council meeting where representatives from our member and partner groups came along and decided upon the future direction of the AYCC. Before the meeting, we held our first ever wine & cheese evening at our office in Elizabeth St. Around 60 people [...]
National Council Drinks
August 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The AYCC National Council was held at the weekend and to celebrate we held our first ever ‘Evening Drinks’ in our Sydney office. About 60 people attended, including AYCC staff, delegates from our member groups from all over Australia (even Tasmania!), and people interested in getting involved with the AYCC. There were some quick speeches [...]
Christian Youth Climate Declaration
July 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As Sydney recovers from World Youth Day festivities, the AYCC is proud to announce the launch of the Christian Youth Climate Declaration. This declaration unites Christian organisations from all over the world in their commitment to take action on Climate Change. It addressees Climate Change as a moral issue in which the least advantaged, such [...]
Welcome to the AYCC Blog!
July 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Here you will find updates on AYCC activities such as events and upcoming opportunities, and links to other great sites on youth climate activism. The AYCC inspires, educates, empowers and mobilises young Australians to take action on Climate Change. It is our generation who will inherit the world of tomorrow. We encourage you to click [...]
