Toggle Menu

Power Shift 2009

Ten thousand young activists are planning to underscore the urgency of dramatic action on climate change.

The Nation

November 25, 2008

In November of 2007 the Energy Action Coalition brought together more than 6,000 young activists for the first ever national youth conference to solve the climate crisis. Watch highlights from the historic and inspiring Power Shift.

This February 27, the movement is re-convening in Washington, DC for three days of training, strategy and action. More than 10,000 activists are expected for Power Shift 2009. Find out about and register for the conference and support Energy Action, a youth-led coalition of 48 organizations across the US and Canada, which has been instrumental in galvanizing youth action to save the planet.

The NationTwitterFounded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, from the debut of the telegraph to the rise of Twitter, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice in American journalism.


Latest from the nation