term2.

Term 2. We want to ramp things up a bit for term 2. Our major goals are the Enviro conferences Term3 and power shift in the holidays. During the term we will be doing some small interfrom competitions, Group excursion to professional environment groups and a possible gathering with another school. We would like everyone to become more involved and take up some projects. Check the website regularly as we will actually use it from now one also weekly notices will be going out. A single weekly meeting just simply doesn’t cut it hence we are trying to work more over the web.

(probarley not this term) Environmental organisation excursion:
Who: EAG
What: Day or half day excursion most likely to FOE and kindness house/ wilderness society and other places in the city and Brunswick. This is very similar to an activity in Leap.
What to bring: 10+ bucks for the lunch at the vegan FOE cafe/ gift shop.
Method of transport: Train/tram/foot
In charge: Andrej and other members.
What needs to be done: Contact organisations to organise tour/talks etc..., check with school, sent out permission slip, finalise numbers
Aim: To educate ourselves and gain inside into other organisations.
Things need to be finalised: Time/date/money/location etc...

1. Battery competition:
Who: Interform
What: Most batteries collected by a form. To be collected by form Captain or SRC to be dropped of at the office or geography office.
Price: Pizza lunch funded by the EAG (which gets its money of the SRC) or other
In charge: Any member of the group
What needs to be done: Set date, price and make posters and bulletin/form captain notices. Posters need to be approved by the assistant principals.
Disposal: Battery recycling centre
Other/long term change: Pressure the government to introduce wide spread recycling bins/centres for batteries if an existing structure isn’t already operational.

2. Cork/ other:

Similar procedure to the battery competition.

3. Mobile phone:

Same type of procedure expects that mobile phones need to be disposed through Mobile Busters.
We have a box or they can simply be dropped of at any of their collection boxes at mobile phone stores.

Who: Intergroup
What: Picnic/gathering with another group preferably female  Mac Rob or MGC. Entertainment/speaker/food
In charge: Shaun?/Others
What needs to be done: Set date, contact school, guess speaker, food, entertainment etc..
Aim: environmental socializing and getting to know another group

Things to organise:
- Estimate numbers
1. Transport: train-when, $
2. Food:$
3. Accommodation: where, $
4. Costs: $, Fundraising $
5. 13th July term semester two commences:- clear via school
6. Dates: 11th -13th –do we want to go up there a day earlier?
7. Contact Mac Rob
8. Permission from parents - insurance \
Everybody get informed @ powershift.org.au and register your interest for up to date information.
Ride2Power Ride2Power is a bike journey from Melbourne to Power Shift in Sydney, spanning 18 days and 950 kilometres.
The when and where
Power Shift will be held at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus - the geographical heart of Sydney.
It’s going down from Saturday 11 July till Monday 13 July.
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.
How do I register?
Registrations is opening May 9, and will be staggered so that the more people you bring and the earlier you jump aboard, the cheaper it will be!
Early Registration (from May 9th) - $65 per person (group of 10+ = $55 per person)
Regular Registration (From June 1st) - $90 per person (group of 10+ = $80 per person)
Limited scholarships are available for those in need. There’ll also be heaps of competitions in the lead-up to Power Shift with the chance to tickets.

Enviro Conference:
Who: Intergroup
What: 1 day conference including speakers, workshops, sustainable food and other entertainment
In charge: Group leaders
Organise:
1. Theme:
2. Guest speakers: - everyone
3. Workshops: -everyone
4. Other entertainment: -everyone
5. Presentation from power shift:
6. Food: - cooked by FIG – organised by us
7. Time/ date/ which schools to invite
Aim: Socialise with other groups