With the Energy Action Coalition and all of our partners gearing up to run Power Vote again this fall, we have the opportunity to learn from the mistakes made with this campaign in 2008, and to create a more diverse and exciting campaign this year. A key piece of making this a successful campaign that promotes climate, energy, and environmental issues to the forefront of discussions and dialog in electoral campaigns across the country, while also building the skills of leaders in the youth climate change movement, is to build a strong narrative around broad youth civic engagement. Find out more about the campaign at www.energyactioncoalition.org/fall

We need to create a media and movement narrative that tells the story of all of the ways in which youth are engaged and involved. One part of this, of course, needs to be direct engagement around the 2010 elections. But that needs to be tied to all of the rest of the amazing work youth around the country are doing to win against dirty energy, to create clean energy infrastructure, to build sustainable communities and campuses, and to fight global warming. Our generation's work in this movement is extremely powerful and diverse. If the Energy Action Coalition wants to call itself the hub of the youth climate movement, we needs to realize that this work is much larger and much more important than engaging in election cycles alone.

SEAC is currently accepting applications for our student and youth led National Council! Applications are due May 15.

APPLY TODAY!

SEAC's National Council is the youth leadership of our organization. We don't have any adult executive director or any figure in the shadows giving orders to SEAC - we are an authentically youth led and run organization. The National Council provides the vision and planning, and is involved in the day to day operations of SEAC. Check out the responsibilities, and if you're interested in helping to build an awesome youth-led grassroots organization, apply today for the National Council! Applications are due May 15, 2010!

Being on SEAC's National Council is a great way to get involved in the national work of SEAC, as well as meet organizers and activists from all over the country, while learning the skills to improve your organizing. The SEAC NC meets twice per year in person, and has conference calls every other week to keep in touch and get work done. For more information about the responsibilities of NC members, check out the list here.

Hey folks,

SEAC is looking for dedicated and effective leaders and organizers to join the 2009-10 Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) National Council. The National Council is the youth leadership of our organization. We don't have any adult executive director or any figure in the shadows giving orders to SEAC - we are an authentically youth led and run organization. The National Council provides the vision and planning, and is involved in the day to day operations of SEAC. Check out the responsibilities, and if you're interested in helping to build an awesome youth-led grassroots organization, apply today for the National Council!

Being on SEAC's National Council is a great way to get involved in the national work of SEAC, as well as meet organizers and activists from all over the country, while learning the skills to improve your organizing. The SEAC NC meets twice per year in person, and has conference calls every other week to keep in touch and get work done. For more information about the responsibilities of NC members, check out the list here.

For questions or more information, email alayne(at)seac.org.

Check out this new video about the problems with cap & trade as a solution to climate change, from the makers of the Story of Stuff.

The Story of Cap & Trade from Story of Stuff Project on Vimeo.