At the intersection of climate, economy, and civil rights is a vision for our state and nation.
The future of energy is coming to Texas. The 2009 ReEnergize Texas Summit will inspire, engage and empower hundreds of youth from across Texas to take bold action to repower the Texas economy and to reclaim our future.
In the first two days of the ReEnergize Texas Summit, Mar 28-29, 2009, students and non-student youth will be inspired and informed by speakers, workshops, and trainings providing solutions for a new future that tackle economic failure, environmental and social injustice and climate change. On Monday, Mar 30, we will march from Huston-Tillotson in East Austin across Interstate 35 to the Capitol Building where we will lobby the state legislature for clean and just energy legislation that creates new green jobs and protects our future.
We will engage and inspire each another with a bold vision for our future; a 100% clean and just energy based economy that overcomes the socio-economic and environmental challenges of our current dirty energy powered economy. Through our training and networking opportunities, we will empower our generation to make this vision a reality.
You can help! To reach our goal of uniting hundreds of young people at ReEnergize Texas, we need you to invite everyone you can in your own community to join us. Click on the RECRUIT button to your right for more resources, ideas and tips. (Don’t forget to register yourself).
The keynote speakers for the ReEnergize Texas Summit 2009 are:
Goals
The ReEnergize Texas Summit will:
- Inspire, engage and empower 500 young people in Texas to take action on clean energy and climate change with trainings, speakers and a coordinated lobby day.
- Push the Texas legislature to pass bold, comprehensive legislation for just energy policy focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- Develop a comprehensive strategy for 1.) continued and increased political pressure and accountability in our communities and 2.) a uniform vision/direction that helps facilitate the development and implementation of individual and group action plans for the overall growth of our movement.
- Strengthen bonds between diverse youth constituencies, train and empower participants with the skills needed to create one movement that tackles economic failure, environmental injustice and climate change.
- Connect with fellow organizers and build community to strengthen our movement and sustain our own involvement over the long-run.
- Understand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities at hand (climate, socio-economic injustice, personal, etc.) and explore our own capacities to create transformative change.
