VGEN decides on Climate Change

Vision Generation has played a huge part in the recent YOUTH DECIDE VOTE that saw a staggering 37,432 young Australians around the nation declare what they want from out government when it comes to climate change action!

Vision Generation was spurred into action by the knowledge that climate change is ALREADY affecting the worlds poorest and most vulnerable. With drought in the horn of Africa, flooding in Bangladesh and sea level rise threatening to sink some of our Pacific neighbours, there has never been a more urgent time to take action.

Accross Australia, Vision Groups headed the call and ran a range local events aimed at educating their schools, universities and communities on how climate change is affecting the poor and then getting them to take action by voting in YOUTH DECIDE!

Here is just a snapshot of some of your events!

"We decided to take part in YOUTH DECIDE after listening to Ben Namkin, an activist from Kiribati, tell us how his home will be destroyed by rising sea levels at a recent Stir Session "Uncovered: The Global Food Crisis. That is why we decided to act... So the year 9 Ravenswood Vision Group organised 114 girls to spell out ‘YOUTH DECIDE’ on the oval!"

Sophie and Jess, Ravenswood School for Girls Vision Group

"We thought it was important that not only did people vote but that they were introduced to the issues and made to engage with the debate. As we know, climate change is a contested topic and there are many views. This is why we ran an open forum with a youth activist from India, a goverment worker from Kiribati and a local Uni student organising a youth delegation to Copenhagen!"

Jesse, University of Sydney Vision Group


"We just opened up the computer labs and in they came! We had over 320 students vote and we have an article for our newsletter to publish."

Drew, Killara High School Vision Group



Vision Generation is committed to the fight against Climate Change and you can expect things to be ramping up on the way to the vital negotiations at Copenhagen in December this year.


WANT TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW?

Go to the UN Climate Trackers and follow our Australian UN Climate Tracker Cara Bevington who is in Bangkok right now! There you can read her take on what is happening and participate through taking DIRECT ONLINE ACTION that will put immediate pressure on our leaders.


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