Power Shift 2009!

In four weeks time, thousands of young Australians are converging on Sydney to train and mobilise for climate action.

Organised by our friends at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Powershift is moment that could change your life - if you let it.

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What: 3 awesome days of inspiration, training, sharing and meeting other cool young people from around Australia. Don't miss the huge concert on Saturday night!

Where: University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus - the geographical heart of Sydney.

When: Saturday 11 July - Monday 13 July.

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What’s happening
Trainings: Conference attendees will learn the best practices of climate organising, including: campaign and event planning, recruitment, media, public speaking, lobbying, leadership development, coalition-building, campaign strategy, and community and campus organising.

Keynote Speakers & Bands: Attendees will be energised by leaders of the climate movement in Australia and worldwide. Speakers include Dr Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers, and Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Well-known Australian artists will help us celebrate our movement to solve climate change with a Saturday night concert.

State/Regional Break-Outs: After splitting into geographically-based groups, youth will identify upcoming state and regional opportunities to realise tangible climate progress and plan coordinated campaigns and events to make them happen. We will also facilitate the coordination of upcoming youth actions on climate change across the country.

Presentations: Diverse speakers will enlighten youth about the connections between Climate and Faith, International Security and Climate Change, How Combating Climate Change Leads to Job Creation, Climate Change from Indigenous peoples’ Perspectives, and many more presentations that will help build our movement and add new perspectives to the discussion.

Green Job Fair: Employers on the cutting edge of our energy transition will meet youth looking for the jobs of tomorrow in non-profit, clean energy, and other sustainably-focused sectors. We have invited the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard to open the career fair.

2010 and Beyond: Leaders of all major parties - candidates for the Prime Minister of Australia at the next election - have been invited speak to their plan to reduce Australia’s GHG emissions to safe levels, forcing them to justify their policies to the generation that will be most affected by them.

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