Focus the Nation and SEAC!
Submitted by Mastille on Sun, 2008-03-02 21:58.
Hello everyone, here is some info on the movement that is involving thousands of schools in actions to prevent climate change: Focus the Nation! Check out their awesome and beautiful site focusthenation.org!
The kick-off event for Focus the Nation (FTN) was on January 30 and 31st, with teach-ins around the country and screenings of "The 2% Solution," a webcast about politics and global warming.
But FTN is not ending there - there are tons of contests out for college students and there are events going on from April to 2009!
It would be great if SEAC and FTN could possibly work together in some way, as we're planning an anti-coal campaign and this movement would be a great network to tap into to get our momentum going! For now here are some ways to get involved...
- Sign up your school group as a Focus the Nation Organizer online
- Host a seminar on global warming with Focus the Nation's webcast
- Contact your Congress reps and invite them over to your school (SSC.org has a link to a great guide for inviting over congresspeople XD)
- Email all of the teachers you know to plan a teach-in like the one here:
- Plan your own energy- and world- saving event!
To give you an example: my newly started high school group has taken students' votes for global warming solutions. We're writing to a Congressperson to present these solutions and organizing a seminar where he and possibly other guest speakers can come and get our student body "warmed up" to these issues. We're also planning some teach-ins.
What will YOU do?
