National Student Day of Action to Fight Climate Change Injustice
April 4, 2008
Washington, DC
The National Student Day of Action to Fight Climate Change will bring students together from across the nation to work with their Senators on halting climate change in its tracks. Elemental to this process is understanding the relationship that climate change will have with development and poverty in many parts of the world. Students will converge on George Washington University’s campus to receive basic preparation before heading to Capitol Hill to meet with their Senators. The first ever National Student Day of Action happened on September 19, 2007. Eighty college students from 17 colleges and universities descended on Washington to meet with 45 Senators, fighting for equity in the Farm Bill. That battle is still being fought between the Bush administration and Congress, but it appears that our efforts did help inspire some measurable changes in the bill.
Useful Documents:
2 Degrees, One Chance
Climate Change 101
Adapting to Climate Change
Climate Change Q&A
Cap and Trade Proposals
Financing Adaptation
*Check back soon for more documents and talking points for the Day of Action*