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St Laurence’s College, Brisbane Powershift.org.au (inc LVE)Saturday October 15th-17th, 2011

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Thank you for being part of transform-ing our country at Power Shift 2011.

Power Shift is more than just a confer-ence. It’s a moment where our move-ment comes together to show we’re powerful. We can get ourselves out of this climate change mess and create a brighter, healthier, more sustainable world while we’re at it.

We first held Power Shift in 2009 in Sydney, where over 1000 young people came together to kick-start this move-ment. Since then, Power Shifts have been held in the UK, Canada, USA, India, China...and right now, they’re being held all over Europe.

This movement is bigger than just you and I. It’s national and it’s global. As you’re reading this, take a moment to look around you. You should be able to see hundreds of other young people who, like you, are change-makers who are shifting the power from polluting, old energy sources to new, renewable power sources. We’re shifting the pow-er from big polluters and politicians to us: young people.

We are the people who are going to transform our country, and Power Shift 2011 is where it starts.

Welcome

Map of campus

Important numbers

Code of conduct

About the AYCC

Getting the most out of Power Shift

Schedule of events

Workshop schedule

Speaker information

Entertain Me!

The Power Shift Team

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Over three days, participants will hear from experts on climate science, solu-tions and policy, and take part in train-ings from some of Australia’s leading campaigners. There’s a concert on Sun-day night, a media stunt on Monday, and plenty of opportunities for partici-pants to get to know other Power Shift-ers from around the country.And it’s about more than just the three days of the summit. Power Shift comes at a time when ambition and vision seem to have deserted the climate de-bate. While many have heralded the upcoming carbon price legislation as the “first step”, Power Shifters are al-ready looking ahead to the next steps that need to follow.“A carbon price is a foundation on which we can build. But our generation knows that we can aim higher - we can transform Australia to become a nation powered by 100% safe, just and renew-able energy sources,” says AYCC Na-tional Director Ellen Sandell.“At Power Shift we’ll be launching a campaign to make this happen.”The campaign, Repower Australia, will see young people from across the coun-

try call on the Government to support the transformation to renewable power, whilst also encouraging their local businesses to make the switch through fun events.It’s this optimism that underpins the youth climate movement in Australia,

and has seen it grow in recent years to become a driving force in the climate debate. The Australian Youth Climate Coali-tion, the organisation behind Power Shift, has grown in four years to 65,000 members, and is now the largest youth-run organisation in Australia.What will it mean now that this movement has arrived in Brisbane? Join in the Power Shift to find out!

Summit heats up Brisbane Your guide to all things Power Shift

Welcome to Power Shift

Young people have converged in Brisbane today for Power Shift - the first youth summit on climate change in the city’s history.

Right now you’re in the most im-portant place you could possibly be. writes Ellen Sandell

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Our generation knows that we can aim higher - we can transform Australia to be-come a nation powered by 100% safe, just and renew-able energy sources.

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Power Shift has been made possible by the generosity of our sponsors

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When you arrive at Power Shift, head to the Welcome Desk in the main entrance of ERPAC, the Level 6 Foyer, to register.The plenaries will take place in the Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre (ERPAC), and the workshops will be presented in the Arch-bishop Duhig Building. The panels will be in the McElligott Theatre. Food and drink vendors will be stationed in the Main QuadrangleLost property will be kept at the Welcome Desk in the ERPAC Level 6 Foyer. If you get lost in the SLC Campus, call a welfare volunteer.

St Laurence’s College is walking distance from South Bank train station, Mater Hill Bus Station, and the Maritime Museum City-Cat stop. Supervised walking groups will leave Brisbane City YHA, Bris-bane City Backpackers’, and Chill Backpackers’, at 7:45 and 8:00am on Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning.

A Hearing Loop is available for the five chairs in the centre of the last two rows of the ERPAC auditorium. Please inform Power Shift volunteers if you require this facility.Wheelchair-accessible seating is provided at Level 6 Auditorium Access, Level 5 Auditorium Access, and at Level 4 Front of Stage. Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms are located on Level 3 and Level 5, and behind the stage on Level 4. All floors of the ERPAC building are connected by two elevators.

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Power Shift “a great success!”Experts claim the success of Power Shift this weekend will be due in great part to the conduct of all par-ticipants.HAVE YOUR SAY -

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I agree to respect other people’s physical and emotional boundaries. I understand that I must always get explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing personal boundaries. “ “

I understand that I must take responsibility for my own safety and get help if I need it. “ “

I agree to look out for others at all times. I understand and respect that the confer-ence space is drug, smoke and alcohol free.“ “

I understand that throughout Power Shift I will refrain from being intolerant of someone’s religious beliefs or lack thereof, and from being racist, ageist, sexist, homophobic, transpho-bic, able-ist, classist, size-ist, and to refrain from any other behaviour or language that may continue to disadvantage or hurt other people.

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Important numbers For police assistance call:

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In case of Emergency only - Ambulance, Police or Fire (24hrs): 000

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (24 hr counselling): 13 11 14

OCD & Anxiety Helpline: 1300 2694 389

St Laurence’s College:(07) 3010 1111

For serious welfare issues Call Lisa Caripis, 0416 436 652

In Case of FireIf the alert tone is sounded (“beep beep beep”) be prepared to evacuate and await instructions.If the evacutation tone is sounded (“whoop whoop whoop”) evacuate immediately and assemble outside on the basketball courtsDo not attempt to open any door without feeling the door with the back of your hand: if it is warm, do not open it, and seek a safer way to exit. When passing through a fire exit door, make sure that it closes behind you to stop the spread of smoke and fire.

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Established in 2004 by Robert Purves AM, the Purves Environmental Fund visions an environmentally sustainable world. It is committed to advancing, primarily through education of individuals and organisations, environmental sustainability and preservation of biodiversity.

ObjectivesThe Fund grants gifts (funds) to enable and empower others working towards environ-mental sustainability and preservation of biodiversity. Fund objectives are:

• act as a catalyst to change,

• fill gaps in effecting change,

• break down barriers to action,

• support creation of new thinking and practice,

• provide bold leadership, and

• encourage participation of stakeholders

Charitable purposeThe charitable purposes of the Fund are:

a) to protect and enhance the natural envi-ronment;

b) to enhance the protection of Australia’s unique biodiversity for the benefit of future generations through the protec-tion of native species and the ecological processes that support them, particularly in the primary production landscape;

c) to provide information and education about the natural environment and to improve the Australian community’s understanding of the urgent need for greater sustainability; and

d) to support scientific research and field projects that are aimed at supporting catalytic work to find solutions for im-portant environmental issues that are not currently supported by environmental groups or government.

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The Australian Youth Climate Coalition continues to demonstrate the power of young people coming together with a common goal to tackle climate change. Your enthusiasm, persistence and innovative approach are a welcome voice in a sometimes negative and often misinformed debate.

Australia has an opportunity to move to a clean energy future and cut pollution before the task becomes more difficult and costly. That is why the Australian Government has developed a comprehensive Clean Energy Future Plan, including four elements: a carbon price; renewable energy; energy efficiency; and action on the land.

A price on carbon, in particular, will create incentives to cut pollution and invest in clean energy. It will ensure that pollution is reduced in the most environmentally effective and economically efficient way. This is a fact that is well recognised by economists from around the world, and respected institutions such as the OECD and the Productivity Commission.

Together with the carbon price and Renewable Energy Target, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will drive the biggest expansion

in the clean energy sector in Australia’s history, building a critical mass of renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-emissions generations projects.

Using energy more efficiently – conserving energy use, avoiding waste and working smarter – is also an important part of the Clean Energy Future Plan. Not only can energy efficiency reduce carbon emissions, but it also helps save money on energy bills.

And, action on the land – the fourth element of the Clean Energy Future Plan – offers Australia significant opportunities to reduce carbon pollution and increase the amount of carbon stored on the land, for example, through the Carbon Farming Initiative.

The Australian Government is proud to support Power Shift 2011 and the important role that Australia’s young people play in the transition to a clean energy future – your future.

The Hon Greg Combet AM MP

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Effiency

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ABOUT theAYCC

Youth Delegation to the UN climate talks

Volunteering

The AYCC is more than just Power Shift

Our mission is simple: to create a gen-eration-wide movement to solve the climate crisis, before it’s too late. We do this through advocating for political and policy change, as well as longer-term cultural change. We believe we need both if we’re going to create the kind of healthy, sustainable future we want to live in.

Imagine a world where… an inspiring young leader delivers a cutting-edge presentation to students about how we can contribute to a sustainable future. A group of students swept up in the positive vision approaches the present-er; they want to be involved. The presenter links them to an online hub where they have the support and resources necessary to deploy change-making projects in their schools, homes and communities. The students run these successful and fun projects in unity with hundreds of other student groups across the nation. At the end of the year they are recog-nised as leaders at a summit and are invited to become mentors for future action groups. The program grows in scale and im-pact, building a generation-wide movement of sustainability leaders.

AYCC wants all our leaders to commit to stronger action on climate change, to make sure polluters pay for the pol-lution they create, to help make re-newable energy cheaper, and to invest more in sustainability education.

We need a fair, ambitious and legally binding international treaty to solve the climate crisis. Each year, the AYCC sends youth delegations to the UN cli-mate talks to raise the youth voice on the international stage and work with other youth organisations around the world to strengthen the global youth climate movement.

We are always looking for new volun-teers - passionate people who are com-mitted to building our movement.Volunteering is a great way to meet like-minded people, to help AYCC win campaigns and learn about climate change and social change, while gain-ing new skills, or sharing your skills with others.You can volunteer in our offices in Melbourne or Sydney, or join an AYCC group in your town, suburb, school, uni or city. If there isn’t an AYCC group near you - start one! We can help.

The AYCC is a coalition of over 65,000 young members and 30 youth organisations who are all committed to solving the climate crisis.

www.aycc.org.au Check us out!

For more information about volunteering, joining or starting a group,

visit www.aycc.org.au

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Switched On Schools

Advocacy work

We can come to your school if you invite us!

We run campaigns and do lobbying to make sure the youth voice is heard.

Each year, the AYCC sends youth del-egations to the UN climate talks.

You can volunteer in our offices in Melbourne or Sydney, or join an AYCC group in your town, suburb, school, uni or city.

You don’t have to imagine for too long - Switched On Schools is arriv-ing in 2012!Check the AYCC website for more details coming soon.

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Sustainable Transport WorkshopWho we are and what we doWhat does it mean to be sustainable? For the Department of Transport and Main Roads, it means balancing the needs of today with the expectations of tomorrow. It’s about considering the impacts that our transport system has on Queensland’s people, our environment and the economy.

The team at the Office of Sustainable Transport develops policies and provides recommendations to create a sustainable transport system for all Queenslanders. We are home to TravelSmart which informs and motivates everyone to consider their travel choices, encouraging them to drive less and choose more active and sustainable transport options.

The WorkshopWe want to hear from you on how we can build a more sustainable future. Share your ideas about how we can build a better understanding of what motivates your travel choices. We are keen to know your thoughts about topics including;

• howyougetaround

• activeandsustainabletransport

• loweremissionvehicles

• fuel-efficientdriving

• alternativefuels.

This is your opportunity to provide input into how we all can contribute to a more sustainable transport future.

Facilitated by Jen Collin, Director of the Office of Sustainable Transport. Jennifer has over ten years experience in policy development, having focussed on areas such as cycling and walking policy, road safety, transport planning, travel demand management and oil vulnerability.

The workshop will be an educational and interactive session that we hope fills you with ideas and knowledge of ways to influence others how to travel more sustainably.

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solutionQUT leads research to support responsible use of resources and sustainable solutions to climate challenges and power generation.• RenewableEnergy

• GreenhouseGasManagement

• ZeroCarbonEmissionsCities

• EarthandEnvironmentalSystems

• Soil,AirandWaterSystems

• BiologicalSystems

• EnvironmentalLaw

• EnvironmentalandEcologicalEconomics

www.qut.edu.au/research

QUTisamemberoftheAustralianTechnologyNetwork(ATN)groupofuniversities,whichhasacollectivegoaltoreduceitscarbonemissionsby25percentbelow2007levelsby2021.

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Queensland Council of Unions is proud to support the Australian Youth Climate Coalition’s Power Shift 2011

Authorised Ron Monaghan, QCU, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane 4101

SILVER SPONSORS

We are Together, one of the largest unions in Queensland, who believe in building better lives and delivering quality services for our community.

We unite scientists, health professionals, child protection, dis-ability support workers, administrative professionals, schools officers (janitors and groundsmen), environment protection workers, TAFE teachers, prison officers, contact centres, air-lines staff and workers from state and local government and several areas in the private sector.

As union members, we aim to im-prove our lives and the lives of oth-ers through the services we provide.Together members work together to create better pay and conditions, as well as make our communities bet-ter places to live.We particularly focus on climate change as an issue affecting our members at home, at work and in the community and have hun-dreds of Union Climate Connectors across Queensland who work to build climate solutions that deliver-ing for working people.These workers help change the world every day and look forward to a better future for workers and their families.

www.together.org.au

solutionQUT leads research to support responsible use of resources and sustainable solutions to climate challenges and power generation.• RenewableEnergy

• GreenhouseGasManagement

• ZeroCarbonEmissionsCities

• EarthandEnvironmentalSystems

• Soil,AirandWaterSystems

• BiologicalSystems

• EnvironmentalLaw

• EnvironmentalandEcologicalEconomics

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QUTisamemberoftheAustralianTechnologyNetwork(ATN)groupofuniversities,whichhasacollectivegoaltoreduceitscarbonemissionsby25percentbelow2007levelsby2021.

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GET the most out ofPOWER SHIFT 2011


So despite your best efforts, you might not make it to your top choice during each session. Choose your first and sec-ond choice for each session so you’re ready when you find an unexpectedly full room workshop and have to attend a different workshop. Remember with lots of people in a small space mov-ing around, being patient and flexible will be critical to making the weekend a success.

A huge amount of work went into plan-ning the conference as a whole and in making each individual session rel-evant and informative. Many of our presenters have travelled across the country to share their knowledge with us. Show your appreciation by arriving on time, staying for the entire event and engaging actively.

Workshop Session 1:How to create change OR Secrets from the Obama campaign

Workshop Session 2: Climate justice simulationOR Communicating climate changeORPanel: The impacts of climate change

Workshop Session 3: Secrets from the Obama campaign ORCommunicating climate change

Workshop Session 4: Creating a Repower eventOR Starting a school groupORKickstarting action in your community

Workshop Session 1: History of social movementsOR Secrets of the Obama campaign

Workshop Session 2: Communicating climate change OREffective communication: Reframing the climate debate

Workshop Session 3: Secrets of the Obama campaignOR

Kickstarting action in your community

Workshop Session 4: Project managementORPanel: Learning from successful cam-paigns

Leadership Intensive StreamThis stream will give you all of the skills to be a leader in the youth cli-mate movement in 2012. This stream will be run by experienced campaigners from AYCC, GetUp!, Change.org and Make Believe.

Choosing your workshops

Be Flexible Show some love to our presenters

New to climate change and want more information on the basics?WE SUGGEST:

Looking for deeper skills and ways to take action?WE SUGGEST:

Already super involved in climate action or youth leadership?WE SUGGEST:

There are going to be hun-dreds of young people attending workshops at Power Shift 2011

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8.30am - 9.15am Registration open

9.15am - 11.00am Opening plenary With Ellen Sandell, Anna Rose, Dick Smith, Jess Tovey ERPAC

11.00am - 11.30am Morning break

11.30am - 1.00pm Panels and Workshops Session 1

Secrets from the Obama campaign ERPAC

How change happens 10W, 10K, 10H

Advanced thories of change 10C, 10D

History of social movements 10S, 10W, 10K

Understanding the basics of climate change 7R, 7G, 7B

Transforming how we campaign, with Nick Allardice 5R

Designing sustainable transport for Queensland 5W

Advocacy: How to lobby your politician 5G

Leadership intensive stream 10N, 10R

PANEL: A vision of a sustainable Queensland 5B

PANEL: Prosperity without growth, with Dick Smith McElligott

1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch and action practice

2.00pm - 3.30pm Panels and Workshops Session 2

Climate justice simulation 10W, 10K

Communicating climate change 9N, 9R, 9S, 9W

History of social movements 9H

Effective communication: Reframing the climate debate 7W, 7R, 7G

Campaign strategy 5W, 5R, 5B

Debate: Environmental law and justice 10H

Human rights and climate change 6W

Climate change and consumption 5G


PANEL: Seeing the impacts firsthand McElligott

PANEL: Lessons from grassroots organising ERPAC

3.30pm - 5.00pm Plenary With John Cook, James Bramwell and Skye Laris ERPAC

5.00pm Day one close

6.00pm Comedy with Toby Halligan and Dr Karl!

DAY ONE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 15th

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8.30am - 9.30am Action practice

9.30am - 10.15am Plenary With Amelia Hicks and Bill McKibben ERPAC

10.15am - 11.30am Political Q&A With the Christine Milne, Wyatt Roy, and ALP (tbc) ERPAC

11.30am - 12.00pm Morning break


Secrets from the Obama campaign ERPAC

Communicating climate change 10W, 10K, 10H, 10D

Effective communication: Reframing the climate debate

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Kickstarting action in your community 7W, 7R, 7G

Project management 7B, 6W

Campaign strategy 5W

Creating Repower events 9W, 10C

Principles of deep ecology 5G


PANEL: Renewable energy and climate solutions McElligott

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1.30pm - 2.30pm Lunch and action practice

2.30pm - 4.00pm Regional breakouts

4.00pm - 4.30pm Afternoon break


Creating Repower events 10W, 10K, 10H

Campaign strategy 9N, 9R

How to facilitate for effective outcomes 9W

Kickstarting action in your community 9H, 9D, 9C

Project management 7G, 7B

Starting a school group 7W

Communicating climate change 9S

Despair and empowerment, with John Seed 5G

UN climate talks simulation 5B

Overcoming barriers to social change 6W


PANEL: Getting paid to change the world ERPAC

PANEL: Learning from successful campaigns McElligott

6.00pm Day two close

7.00pm Power Shift Presents!

DAY TWO: SUNDAY OCTOBER 16th continued...

DAY THREE: MONDAY OCTOBER 17th8.30am - 9.30am Action practice

9.30am - 11.00am Plenary With Jess Watson and Kumi Naidoo ERPAC

11.00am - 11.30am Morning break and action practice

11.30am - 12.00pm Action practice and preparation

12.30pm - 1.30pm Action in the city!

1.30pm - 2.30pm Lunch

2.30pm - 3.30pm Regional breakouts

3.30pm - 4.00pm Afternoon break

4.00pm - 5.00pm Closing plenary With Ben Brandzel, Ellen Sandell, and Ahri Tallon ERPAC

5.00pm Day three close

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WORKSHOP schedule andINFORMATION


Developing A Theory of ChangeSESSION ONESecrets from the Obama campaignWhen Barack Obama won the South Carolina primary by a land-slide, it was the start of an incredi-ble run to the Presidency. At its core is a simple idea: you don’t need to be an expert on policy or politics to be an effective change-maker; you just need to be good at telling your own personal story. This workshop will help you harness your passion for climate change to be super-convincing. This is an important workshop for anyone who has not completed this training before.

(Limit 180 people)

How change happens

Everybody has different ideas about how they think we will stop climate change and how we change things. This workshop gives you an oppor-tunity to develop and discuss those ideas and hear from others. It will be very participatory and we will discuss what you think about the government, about human nature, about the best way to have an im-pact on climate change and why. We will then start developing your own personal ‘theory of change’.

(Limit 60 people - 3 workshops)

Advanced theories of change

We call for ‘action on climate change’ but what does that re-ally mean? What are the roots of human-caused climate change and what’s standing in the way of doing something about it? Come to this workshop to explore these ideas in

depth through the lens of 10 differ-ent mechanisms for change. This is a workshop for participants who want to be challenged to think and reflect critically to answer the ques-tion: how do we want to create this change.


History of social movements

Building and sustaining a social movement for change is no easy feat. Luckily for us, we have many successful social movements in history. In this workshop, learn about the common themes of these movements, and explore movement theory as written by activists and academics such as Bill Moyer. This workshop is for anyone commit-ted to building a generation-wide movement, who wants to know more about how to make our move-ment as successful as those that succeeded before!


Understanding the basics of climate changeFor those who are new to climate change, or who want to get a solid foundation on this complex issue, this workshop covers all the basics you’ll need to know! Learn about the climate science and how to ex-plain to others what is causing cli-mate change. Discuss the impacts climate change will bring to our world, what impacts are already occurring, the solutions that are al-ready available, and the importance of social movements.

(Limit 60 people – 3 workshops)

Designing sustain-able transport for QueenslandHave you ever imagined what Queensland would look like with sustainable transport? Join trans-port experts from the Office of Sus-tainable Transport and have your input into designing Queensland’s sustainable transport policies and systems.

(Limit 30 people)

Advocacy: How to lobby your politician

If you have ever wondered just how to get in touch with your political representatives, or how to get their attention, this is just the workshop for you! Workshop includes; mak-ing a meeting with your MP; skills to have effective meetings; and educating yourself on issues. We’ll write a letter to your MP and learn a whole lot of new skills – democracy in action!

(Limit 20 people)

Transforming the way we campaign

Nick Allardice is the co-founder of Live Below the Line, a peer-to-peer fundraiser that in two short years has raised over $2.5 million for people in poverty and has spread to over four countries. Currently Nick is the Australian Director for

Change.org, the fastest growing on-line social change platform in the world. This workshop will cover a range of learnings on how to run winning campaigns.

(Limit 30 people)

PANEL: Prosperity without growthThis exciting panel will explore the possibilities for a world with pros-perity and no growth. On this panel is Dick Smith, Australian entre-preneur, businessman and political activist; and Professor Ian Lowe, President of the Australian Conser-vation Foundation. This panel will be moderated by the AYCC’s co-founder, Amanda McKenzie. With the common economic paradigm centred around population and eco-nomic growth, this panel wil chal-lenge our assumptions.

(Limit 200 people)

PANEL: A vision of a sustainable Queensland

The possibilities for creating a sus-tainable Queensland are endless. Join QUT Sustainable Design Co-ordinator, Alison McDonald and permaculture experts Toni and Sofi and discover the new and creative opportunities available for a sus-tainable Queensland. After hearing from the speakers, there will be an opportunity for question and an-swer in this workshop session.

(Limit 20 people)

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Communicating Climate ChangeSESSION TWO

Climate justice simulationWhat does it feel like to lose your whole season’s crops? When your family is forced to flee your home as refugees because of rising sea levels? Find out as we play The World Game to explore the effects of climate change on communities around the world. This interactive workshop will be followed by a discussion on climate justice and a presentation by Project Survival Pacific, who are working with Pa-cific communities to raise aware-ness about climate change.

(Limit 40 people, 2 workshops)

History of social movements (repeated)

(Limit 20 people)

Communicating climate change

The most powerful tool in your belt is the ability to communicate the important message of climate

change effectively to your friends, family, schoolmates, colleagues, or strangers on the street! This work-shop provides an overview of the most effective ways to communi-cate climate change (the science, the solution, the movement), and tips to leave you feeling confident when faced with tricky questions.


Campaign strategy In order to run a successful proj-ect or campaign you need a strat-egy! What’s the difference between goals, tactics, strategy and objec-tives? Who are your targets and how do you get them on your side? In this session you will learn tools and tips for creating your very own campaign strategy - whether you want to run a campaign at a local, national or international level.


Effective communication: Reframing the climate debateThis workshop is for those with lots

of experience in talking to people about climate change, who want to take their communication to the next level. Learn about values-based persuasion and the technique of framing, how to really tailor your message to the individual, and learn failsafe tools to answer any objec-tion someone might throw at you.


Debate: Environmental law and climate justice

Climate change has huge impacts on the environment and people across the globe. What does this mean for environmental law glob-ally and how can we distribute the impacts of climate change more equitably? Explore these ideas and more through the Environmental Law and Climate Justice Debate, hosted by Queensland University of Technology.

(Limit 20 people).

Human rights and climate change

Climate change is going to, and al-ready is having, impacts on human rights in various parts of the world. This workshop will explain the ba-sics of human rights and examine which human rights climate change is likely to impact upon. We will then discuss to what extent human rights can be used to hold duty bear-ers (in this case, polluters and/or governments) to account, and as a group will explore ways we can use human rights to take action against climate change.

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Climate change and consumptionJoin us for the workshop that asks how consumer culture relates to the problem of climate change. Through reflection on the impact of the everyday practices, we will explore the stories behind the prod-ucts, companies, resources and peo-ple producing goods all around the world. We will look at the problem through the lens of culture, power and sustainability and discuss how to send the message about relation between consumption and climate change.

(Limit 20 people)

Panel: Learnings from grassroots organisingFrom running grassroots election cam-paigns, to building Australia’s largest youth-led organisation. Join AYCC co-founder: Amanda McKenzie, Togeth-er’s Climate Campaigner: Mitch Hart and AYCC Grassroots Coordinators: Lisa Caripis and Rufus Coffield-Feith. Hear the successes and challenges of grassroots organising in Australia and have the opportunity to ask questions about what it takes to build the climate movement.

(Limit 160 people)

Panel: Seeing the impacts firsthand

Hear the stories of the impacts of climate change on our planet: from Greenland and Antarctica to the Pa-cific Islands and biodiversity. With Rob Purves from the Purves Environ-ment Fund; Antarctic and youth climate campaigner, Gemma Borgo-Caratti; Rowena Maguire - Climate Justice and Environmental Law at QUT; and Ka-lara McGregor who is an environmental analyst and grew up in Fiji. (Limit 200 people)

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Creating Community ChangeSESSION THREE

Secrets from the Obama campaign(repeated)

(Limit 150 people)

Communicating climate change (repeated)


Effective communication: Reframing the climate debate (repeated)


Kickstarting action in your community

The foundation block of any social movement is a group of committed people working together to change the hearts and minds of their com-munities. But do you come from a place where there are only a few other people who are interested? Or are you active in a group but want to take it to new heights? Or are you super committed to your current group but want to start branching out into other communities? This workshop explores the ingredients needed to get a group started, and teaches you the skills you’ll need to take a lead role in making that group flourish and grow!


Project management This advanced workshop will maxi-mise your skills in planning and overseeing projects, and effectively managing a team of people. You’ll learn about project management tools such as how to use GANTT charts efficiently, tips for dealing with problematic volunteer man-agement scenarios, and how to ef-fectively delegate tasks amongst a group of people. Come learn how to be the best project and team man-ager you can be!

(Limit 20 people)

Campaign strategy (repeated)

(Limit 20 people)

Creating Repower events

After Power Shift, we’re all go-ing to be going home and planning amazing events to get more people involved! This workshop covers all the basics you need to know to do so - from planning an innovative and effective event, organising all the details, to how to successfully recruit lots of people! The work-shop also introduces Repower - a way to run a fantastic, social event while solving climate change at the same time. A great workshop to kick-start your event-planning!


Communicating climate change through Deep Ecology

Deep Ecology is a philosophy of nature which explores the psy-chological or spiritual disease that

allows humans to attack the bio-logical fabric out of which our own lives too are woven. This stems from human-centeredness and the ensuing illusion of separation from nature. This workshop explores some of the experiential processes that help us break through this illu-sion of separation and allow us to deepen our felt connection with the living Earth and nourish our eco-logical identity.

(Limit 20 people)

PANEL: Climate solutions

Join Beyond Zero Emissions’ James Bramwell for a Question and Answer session on moving Austra-lia to 100% renewable energy in a decade. We live in the sunniest and one of the windiest countries in the world, we have the technology available to power Australia entire-ly with renewable energy.

(Limit 150 people)

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Creating Repower events (repeated)

(Limit 60 people)

Campaign strategy (repeated)

(Limit 40 people)

Communicating climate change (repeated)

(Limit 20 people)

Facilitating for effective outcomes

Meetings are something we do ev-ery week in most aspects of our lives, but are often boring and dis-organised. So what does it take to make those meetings purposeful, efficient, empowering and fun? In this participatory workshop, learn the techniques for being an effec-tive facilitator – with lots of op-portunity for practice! Whether it’s facilitating a brainstorm, decision-making process, workshop or meet-ing, you’ll have the chance to hone your skills for guiding a group.

(Limit 20 people)

Kickstarting action in your community (repeated)

(Limit 60 people)

Starting a school group

Are you young, passionate and want to get active? Why wait? Come to this inspiring session to learn the secrets of starting a climate action group in your school. Hear from others who have been there and done that, and make a plan for how you can start a climate group back at your school.

(Limit 30 people)

Project manage-ment (repeated)

(Limit 40 people)

Despair and empowerment

We live in a culture where there is a profound denial of feeling. We are taught to repress anguish, fear and anger. Feelings are an important aspect of intelligence and when we suppress them, it leaves us helpless, anxious and depressed, and paraly-ses our ability to act. “Despair and Empowerment” processes create safe contexts within which we can explore these feelings and from this become more empowered to create change.

(Limit 20 people)

UN climate talks simulation

UN Youth will be running a Model United Nations debate, or MUN. Participants will have the opportu-nity to represent a country and de-bate about the best path forwards for international action on climate change. The workshop will force participants to consider the sig-nificant challenges facing govern-ments, as well as the complexity of setting and meeting international agreements.

(Limit 20 people)

Barriers to social change

With Cat Williams, Volunteering Queensland. Challenges and ob-stacles are part of social change, so it’s important for us to be able to sort out the real barriers from the fake ones. In this workshop we’ll work through techniques for shift-ing your perspective and opening up new ways of thinking to over-come the barriers and challenges. We’ll explore how you can use your values to overcome challenges you face with integrity.

(Limit 20 people)

PANEL: Learning from successful campaigns

This panel is jam-packed with expe-rienced climate campaigners from across Australia. This is a great op-portunity to gain insight into every-thing from grassroots organising to effective online campaigning. This panel includes experienced cam-paigners from Greenpeace, the Coal

Seam Gas campaign, Queensland Council of Unions and Make Be-lieve. This is a great panel to find out what it takes to create a suc-cessful campaign and the variety of ways we create change.

(Limit 180 people)

PANEL: Getting paid to change the world

Always wanted to work for the United Nations or Amnesty Inter-national but don’t know where to start in a career of creating positive change? Join this panel to find out what you can do to make sure you can secure your dream job. This panel will include inspiring youth leaders, climate campaigners and social change makers - bringing ex-perience from organisations such as GetUp!, Oaktree and the AYCC.

(Limit 160 people)

Skills for ActionSESSION FOUR

ENTERTAIN ME!

Saturday night:Comedy with Toby Halligan and Dr Karl!

Sunday night:Power Shift Presents! concert with Charlie Mayfair, Rich Lat-timer and the Very Unique Existence, and Asa Broomhall

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The people behind the ideasPower Shift is bringing some of Aus-tralia’s most highly regarded think-ers to Perth. Get to know the speakers you’ll be seeing on stage. READ ON

Ellen SandellEllen was recent-ly recognised as Melbourne’s leading environ-mentalist, win-ning the Mel-bourne Awards for Individual

Contribution to the Environment 2009 and was featured in The Age Melbourne Magazine as one of the top 100 influ-ential Melburnians of 2009. She was previously the Environment Officer in the University of Melbourne Student Union, leading a successful campaign to get the University to commit to car-bon neutrality. Ellen is the founder of the award-winning Leadership in Envi-ronmental Action Program (LEAP), an environmental leadership conference for high school students, held each year in Melbourne. She is currently AYCC’s National Director.

Nick Allardice Nick Allardice is a social change ad-vocate and entrepreneur, with a history of creating and leading high impact national campaigns and organisations

on the critical issues facing the world today. Nick is currently the Australian Country Direc-tor of Change.org. Nick is also the co-founder

and Campaign Director for 2010 and 2011 of the Live Below the Line cam-paign, has worked for the United Na-tions Millennium Campaign to design an Asia-Pacific youth mobilisation strategy to be rolled out across the Asia Pacific region.

Tim LonghurstTim Longhurst identifies trends and helps organisations adapt to a changing world. As a futurist, Tim

is an energetic and passionate advocate for innovation. Inspiring his audiences to become innovators in their fields, Tim’s examples and case studies are current, practical and fun. Tim is an advisor and conference speaker for organisations including Nokia, Johnson & Johnson and Fuji Xerox. Currently the Strategy Lead at Key Message, Tim has a long and successful track record of working collaboratively with clients across the corporate, government and non-government sectors.

Anna RoseAnna Rose is co-founder of the Aus-tralian Youth Climate Coalition and is the 2009 Environment Minister’s joint ‘Young Environmentalist of the Year’. Anna co-authored the book ‘Future by Us’, is a former editor of Australia’s larg-est student paper and is a regular speaker, blogger and opinion writer on climate and energy issues. Anna is a member of the Environment Minister’s Advisory Council on Environmental Education, a Fellow of the International Youth Foundation and sits on the board of the Foundation for Young Austra-lians’ ‘Young Social Pioneers’ Pro-gram. Anna was recently named one of Sydney’s 100 Most Influential People by the Sydney Morning Herald and is a 2010 Churchill Scholar.

Dick SmithDick Smith is one of Australia’s most well-known and respected personalities. So much so, that in 2005 the National

Trust nominated him as one of “Austra-lia’s Living Treasures.” Businessman, entrepreneur, adventurer, philanthro-pist, aviator and a passionate advocate for the environment, Dick is active in many fields of public life. He talks and travels widely all over the country and is never shy to take on difficult top-ics—from aviation safety to supporting refugees and the fair treatment of David Hicks. When Dick talks, people listen. They may not agree, but they never doubt his sincerity. His latest interest is in initiating a debate on Australia’s addiction to population and economic growth, sparked by his concern for the future his grandchildren will face.

James Bramwell James Bramwell is the Public Engage-ment Director at Beyond Zero Emis-sions. He is one of the contributors to the ‘Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan’ and has presented the plan to community groups, schools, uni-versities and business groups. In 2010 the ‘Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan’ was awarded the Ban-sksia Mercedes Benz Environmental Research Award. As Public Engage-ment Director he manages, facilitates and delivers the ongoing training and up-skilling for a team of over 100 com-munications volunteers.

Jessica ToveyYoung Australian actress and change-maker, Jessica Tovey, is a rising star who has graced many movies as well as Australian favourites Home and Away and Underbelly. Jes-sica Tovey is an ambassador for the climate move-ment, who advocates our responsibility to conserve the planet, price pollution and transition to renewable energy.

John CookJohn Cook established the highly ac-claimed Skeptical Science website in 2007 to share peer-reviewed, scientific data about climate change. Skeptical Science has over 500 000 visits each month, an iPhone app downloaded more than 72 000 times, and has been translated into 19 languages, winning John Cook the 2011 Eureka Prize for the Advancement of Climate Change Knowledge. John Cook originally studied physics at the University of Queensland, completing honours in so-lar physics. He recently co-authored the book: Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand.

Jessica WatsonJessica Watson is the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unas-sisted around the world. Jes-sica was named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year, and is the Youth Represen-tative for the World Food Program. Jessica is now using her name and net-works to raise funds for development projects.

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Skye LarisSkye Laris is the Communications and Campaigns Director at GetUp, where she is responsible for media and po-litical strategy and the climate change campaign. Prior to this she was Chief of Staff to Tony Burke as Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Water and as Minister for Agriculture, Fisher-ies and Forestry. Skye has also worked for the Climate Institute, leading their 2007 election campaign on climate change. She started her professional life as a broadcast journalist. A for-mer youth climate activist, Skye began campaigning for climate action at high school where she started the school’s environment group. She also helped or-ganize the national Youth Environment Statement in 1990 which culminated in rallies across the country calling for cli-mate action.

Bill McKibbenBill McKibben is an American en-vironmentalist and author of twelve books on environ-mental interac-tion. Described as “the planet’s best green journalist,” and “probably the country’s most important environ-mentalist”, he is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone, and a board member and contributor to Grist Magazine. Bill McKibben con-vened 350.org Day of Action, the larg-est environmental action in history. Bill McKibben is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow in Climate, Ecology and Econ-omy at the Post Carbon Institute. He is a Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and holds honou-rary degrees from twelve universities.

Glen BermanGlen Berman is a campaigner focused on social justice and the role of young

people in political debate. Glen came to be General Man-ager of the AYCC after working as Chief Financial Officer and on several high-pro-

file national campaigns at the Oaktree

Foundation. In his time as General Manager, Glen has helped coordinate Say Yes Australia field campaigns, run training days for young people across Australia and helped lead the Power Shift 2011 team.

Amanda McKenzieAmanda is a passionate sustainability leader and social entrepreneur. Amanda is the 2009 joint Young Environmental-ist of the year after co-founding two environmental advocacy organisations, the Australian Climate Change E d u c a t i o n Network (AS-CENT) and the Australian Youth Climate Coali-tion (AYCC) at the age of just 23. Amanda served as National Direc-tor of the AYCC for three and a half years (two of those with co-founder Anna Rose ). The AYCC has grown into one of the nation’s largest and most successful youth run organisations with 58,000 individual members and 25 or-ganisational members.

Christine MilneChristine Milne was elected to rep-resent Tasmania at the 2004 fed-eral election and joined the Greens Senate team on 1 July 2005. She was elected Dep-

uty Leader of the Australian Greens in 2008. Senator Milne is an environ-mental leader in Australia and overseas, with a long involvement in community activism and politics that began with the Franklin River campaign. She led the successful campaign to protect Tas-mania’s farm lands from the impacts of the proposed Wesley Vale Pulp Mill in the late 1980s. Senator Milne is a United Nations Global 500 Laureate and was a Vice-President of the IUCN (World Conservation Union) from 2005-08. Christine Milne represented the electorate of Lyons in the Tasma-nian House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998, and was leader of the Tasmanian Greens Party from 1993 to 1998.

Kumi NaidooKumi Naidoo is a human rights ac-tivist and the Ex-ecutive Director of Greenpeace In te rna t iona l . Kumi Naidoo has contributed

as a researcher, journalist, lecturer and counsellor to many campaigns, includ-ing the fight against apartheid in South Africa, the Global Campaign for Cli-mate Action and the Global Call to Action against Poverty. He is a Rhodes Scholar, and was for ten years the Gen-eral Secretary of CIVICUS: the World Alliance for Citizen Participation.

Gemma Borgo-CarattiGemma Borgo-Caratti has a passion for teaching others about sustainability and climate action. She is currently under-taking a Masters of Environmen-tal Management. Gemma was se-lected out of young people around the world to attend a leadership program in Antarctica run by Robert Swan OBE. Gemma is the AYCC NSW State Coordinator, and has run multiple training camps to teach young people about climate change.

Robert PurvesRobert Purves is a businessman and environmen-talist who has taken significant action to raise awareness of the threat of climate

change. Robert is a Board member of WWF International, the immediate past President of WWF Australia, the for-mer Chairman of DCA Group Ltd and a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists. Purves has do-nated significant amounts of his own money to promote Tim Flannery’s book The Weather Makers and to advance sustainable initiatives through the Purves Environmental Fund.

John BellJohn Bell is the Assistant Dean and a Professor in the Faculty of Built En-vironment and Engineering at the

Queensland Univer-sity of Technology. John is a Chartered Professional En-gineer, a former Chairman of the Australian Institute of Physics, and a

Fellow at the Institution of Engineers. John holds a PhD in Theoretical Phys-ics and specialises in renewable energy.

Rufus Coffield-FeithRufus spent the early years of his life on a biodynam-ic farm in Tamil Nadu, India, where he began to develop a holistic environ-mental conscious-ness. Influenced by his family’s caring attitude and awareness, Rufus led the environmen-tal group at St Michael’s College and volunteered for the AYCC, working on Youth Decide and the 2010 elec-tion campaign, in which the “climate elephant” was one of The Age’s Top 10 political moments of 2010. Rufus has worked for Greenpeace Australia-Pacific and Amnesty International, and is currently one of the AYCC Victorian co-ordinators. Rufus believes that not only is climate change our greatest challenge, it is the greatest opportunity we have to built a safe, clean, sustain-able and just future.

Lisa CaripisLisa is a member of the National Grassroots Team in the Australian Youth Climate Coali-tion. She has been involved in grassroots organising and train-

ing since 2009 and has helped build a national network of hundreds of pas-sionate and inspiring young people who are working in their communities to get action on climate change to create a more sustainable future. Outside of the AYCC, Lisa is a law graduate working as a researcher in climate change, re-newable energy and environmental law.

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Dr Rowena MaguireDr Rowena Ma-guire is Lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the Q u e e n s l a n d University of Technology. Her doctorate exam-ined the role of

justice in international forest regula-tion, and her thesis is currently being prepared for publication with Edward Elgar Publishers. Dr Maguire teaches and researches in areas exploring social justice, international law, development law, environmental law and property law. Dr Maguire has contributed to lit-erature that examines the links between climate change litigation and theories of justice. Rowena has presented on the topic of climate change and displace-ment at Columbia Law school and at the IUCN International Environmental Law Academy conferences in 2011.

Kalara McGregorKalara is an environmental analyst, with 10 years of professional experi-ence across a range of environmental consulting roles, seven years of which have been spent in the Pacific Island region. She is a past member of AYCC’s Project Survival Pacific and its 2009 Pa-cific Youth Festival team. Kalara grew up in Fiji and has a keen interest in thelinks between environmental design, natural resource management and rural livelihoods in the Pacific.

Aimee Bull McMahonAimee is a grassroots climate change campaigner who is currently working as the campus organiser on the Green-peace ‘Dirty Banks’ campaign. Until Aimee was 19, she lived in Bega, a

small town on the NSW south coast. At univer-sity in Sydney, she joined environ-mental and social justice campaigns, volunteering at the campus food

co-op and joining the environment col-lective. From there, Aimee was intro-duced to a broad range of climate, for-est and indigenous rights activism. In her spare time, Aimee likes to write and perform blues and folk music.

Professor Ian LoweProfessor Ian Lowe is an emeritus professor in the School of Science at Griffith University, an adjunct profes-

sor at two Austra-lian universities and is the presi-dent of the Austra-lian Conservation Foundation. His research interests centre around energy, industry,

science, technology and sustainable development. Professor Lowe has been appointed to the Australian National Commission for UNESCO and is a consultant to the CSIRO Division of Sustainable Ecosystems. In 1988 he was Director of the Commission for the Future, and was named Australian Hu-manist of the Year. Professor Lowe has been awarded a Premier’s Millennium Award for Excellence for his contribu-tion to science and the Prime Minister’s Environmental Award for Outstand-ing Individual Achievement. Professor Lowe was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2001 for services to sci-ence and technology and for contrib-uting to public understanding of envi-ronmental issues. Professor Lowe was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2002 for contributions to environmental science and won the Eureka Prize for the pro-motion of science.

Amelia TelfordAmelia Telford grew up on the NSW coast in the Rainbow Region with her father, an Aboriginal South Sea Islander, her mother, a Kiwi, and her two beloved brothers. Amelia lives and breathes a strong passion for the health, sustain-ability and preservation of Mother Earth and its inhabitants. Amelia is the 2012 College Captain of Trinity College Lismore, and enjoys surfing, running, beach patrols and all kinds of sport. Amelia is a Power Shift Field Team member.

Josh Wyndham-KiddJosh is one of AYCC’s Sydney Grassroots Coor-dinators, and has been an AYCC delegate to two UN Climate Con-ferences. He has spoken on climate issues at events organised by Vision Generation, the Sydney Food Fairness Alliance and North Sydney Council, as well as at Power Shift 2009. Since 2008 he has been an occasional presenter on SURGfm, Sydney University’s student radio station, and in 2009 he was a workshop presenter for the Macquarie University Global Leadership Program. He now works at Make Believe, sup-porting progressive campaigns and keeping an eye on the climate debate.

Jules MoxonJules is a fifth year Economics/Law stu-dent at the University of Queensland. He works in the Office of the Informa-tion Commissioner in the Queensland Government. This is Jules’ second year on UN Youth Australia’s National Ex-ecutive; he has previously served in various positions in the Queensland di-vision. When not working, Jules loves to moot (pretending to be a barrister) and read about current legal issues. He went to a UN Youth event as a delegate to learn about international affairs, and stayed to motivate young Australians to get more involved in public policy debates and think about complex global issues.

Hannah Reardon-SmithHannah Reardon-Smith is study-ing her Mas-ters in Music Performance at the University of Queensland, but maintains a wide social

and environmental focus. Hannah has campaigned for penalising polluters and the switch to renewables, and has taken a special interest in the issue of Coal Seam Gas as a lead organiser in the open community group Stop CSG Brisbane. Hannah is also an executive member of Resistance, the youth wing of the Socialist Alliance.

Kate LukeKate Luke began campaigning at uni-versity through her student union. Dur-ing her time at the QUT Student Guild and later as the Na-tional Welfare Officer for the National Union of Students, Kate ran many campaigns around student welfare, vol-untary student unionism and women’s rights on campus. Kate was then em-ployed by the Australian Labor Party for the “Kevin 07” campaign and has subsequently worked for the ALP on a number of election campaigns. Kate is passionate about women’s rights and is the President of the Queensland Labor Women’s Organisation and is also on the management committee for Chil-dren By Choice. Kate currently works for the Australian Manufacturing Work-ers Union where she is running a cam-paign to promote and protect appren-tices at work.

Mitch HartMitch Hart is an or-ganiser at Together. He is currently coordi-nating Union Climate Connectors, a joint campaign with the

Australian Conservation Foundation. His focus throughout this campaign has been to bring his organising back-ground to enhance the effectiveness of running environmental campaigns in Australian workplaces. He has brought an organising perspective to new plat-forms, such as social media, new email techniques and phone based actions to union members across Australia to build activism around climate issues in workplaces. In the final months of 2010 he once again put on his work-place organiser cap, talking one-on-one with health workers and developing delegate networks to take action to win increased recognition for their role and funding for our health system. In 2008, he began working as an organiser work-ing on the QPSU Climate Heroes cam-paigns. He led a team of organisers that contacted 10 000 members in the final week before the 2007 election to talk about voting for their rights at work.

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Alison McDonaldAlison McDonald is a chartered UK architect and a low-energy architecture consultant with ex-

perience in sustainable development. She coordinates the Sustainability Mi-nors and Lectures with the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at Queensland University of Technology (QUT); and implements eco-design principles in practice. Currently she leads QUT’s Collaborative Design Ru-ral Studio, a multi-disciplinary team to design and build the replacement camp-site facilities at Murphy’s Creek for The Bicentennial National Trail destroyed in 2011 Flash Flooding. She sits on the Board of AGDF, ANSI, SSEE Commit-tee and PDSC for EA, was involved with GBCA GS Communities Steering Committee and TT Totnes.

Nick MoriatisNick has spent 12 years working at the fore-front of social change communications in New York, Toronto, London, and Sydney. In 2001, Nick helped found TakingITGlobal.org, one of the world’s first social networks, where he spent four years crafting

partnerships with eight UN agencies. In 2005, Nick joined Amnesty Interna-tional in London where he worked with senior directors & the international board to craft new global strategies around youth engagement and inter-net censorship issues. Nick returned to Australia to join GetUp, as their first online & outreach director. He played a key role in that organisation’s member-ship growth, technology infrastructure and high-profile political campaigns. Prior to co-founding Make Believe, Nick also spent a year with Greenpeace.

QUT Law and JusticeQUT Law and Justice is leading re-search in environmental law with aca-demics such as law expert and lecturer Dr Nicola Durrant who specialises in carbon trading, climate change adap-tation and renewable energy. In 2011 Dr Durrant published a book, Legal Responses to Climate Change which outlined legal rules for the effective regulation of greenhouse gas emis-sions. Another leading academic in the field of environmental law is Professor Doug Fisher whose has published many books including Australian Environ-mental Law and Water Law. Another figure of interest in the QUT Faculty of Law is the Executive Dean, Professor the Hon. Michael Lavarch, former fed-

eral Attorney-General of Australia, who brings a wealth of knowledge, experi-ence and networks to the faculty. The Faculty also has leading edge facilities including a state-of-the-art electronic moot court where budding lawyers are trained to advocate for clients and school students can undertake Mock Trials. There is also a dedicated law library, 24 hour computer labs and e-learning facilities (eg all students can download lectures onto their ipods !). QUT Law and Justice has many other research areas and offers range of undergraduate and postgraduate pro-grams, together with practical legal training programs. Whether your inter-est is environment law, criminology, intelligence, policing, health law or intellectual property law, QUT’s law and justice courses offer diverse and exciting study areas. And most impor-tantly, many courses are taught flexibly through online delivery, in the evenings or in intensive day-long seminars.

Ben BrandzelBen Brandzel is a leading interna-tional practitio-ner, trainer and writer in the field of progressive online organiz-ing. Currently the Director of Incu-bation and International Programs at Citizen Engagement Lab, he’s served as Advocacy Director for MoveOn.org and Director of New Media Campaigns and Fundraising for Barack Obama’s Organizing for America. He’s a found-ing board member and former Senior Campaigner at Avaaz.org and the Chief Founding Advisor for UK’s 38 De-grees.org.uk. His writing has appeared in the American Prospect and The Na-tion magazines, amongst others. Ben is an avid biker and aspiring guitarist who lives in Berkeley and Washington DC.

Wyatt RoyWyatt Roy is a Lib-eral National Party Member for Parlia-ment in the elector-ate of Longman, Queensland. At 20

years of age, Wyatt was the youngest person ever to be elected to Australian parliament.

Dick Smith is one of Australia’s most well-known and respected personalities. So much so, that in 2005 the National Trust nominated him as one of ‘Australia’s Living Treasures.”

Businessman, entrepreneur, adventurer, philan-thropist, aviator and a passionate advocate for the environment, Dick is active in many fields of public life.

He talks and travels widely all over the country and is never shy to take on difficult topics—from aviation safety to supporting refugees and the fair treatment of David Hicks.

When Dick talks, people listen. They may not agree, but they never doubt his sincerity

His latest interest is in initiating a debate on Aus-tralia’s addiction to population and economic growth, sparked by his concern for the future his grandchildren will face.

BRONZE SPONSOR

www.dicksmith.com.au

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PRESENTS!PowerSHIFT

Get ready for some dancing - we’ve got Charlie Mayfair, Asa Broomhall and Rich Lattimer and the Very Unique Existence all to ourselves on Sunday night!


The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has a global reputation as a leader in the delivery of high quality on-campus and distance education programs that broaden the participa-tion and involvement for a diverse range of students.

USQ has diversified its operations to include a far greater mix of open and flexible programs that meet the education and leadership needs of its students. The cur-rent student enrolment is approximately 25,000 and of this total more than 18,500 study off-campus by distance learning.

Its graduates are strongly sought after in the workplace. The recently released 2012 Good Universities Guide awarded USQ the highest five STAR rating for graduate employment, particularly in the educational and training field of study with graduates within the field placed in the top 25 percent nationally.

Independent surveys show that graduates have a very high overall satisfaction rate with the standard of the courses and support offered to them. USQ employs over 1500 highly qualified staff to ensure its absolute commitment to students. USQ staff are passionate, focused people who continually strive for excellence.

In order to meet the demands of the eco-nomic, social and environmental needs of its regions, the USQ’s three campuses, at Toowoomba, Fraser Coast and Springfield, play an important part in their communities.

As an international business, USQ focuses on making a real difference to the communi-ties and economies in which it works by em-bracing its responsibilities with enthusiasm and using innovative approaches to meet challenges.

The University places an emphasis on the importance of sustainable economies, com-munities and the environment.

All graduates are imbued with skills, knowl-edge and values that support socially re-sponsible practice and social entrepreneur-ism.

www.usq.edu.au

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Sunday night gig After the release of their debut EP in 2010, Charlie Mayfair have had a momentous year with a performance at the Sunset Sounds fes-tival in January, as well as supporting nation-ally acclaimed songsmiths The Panics. They have recently returned from an East coast tour in support of their latest single ‘Tell Her’, which included a sold-out show at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley.

Australia’s favorite Rock/Roots larrikin, Asa Broom-hall, is “a star on the rise, and for all the right reasons” (Scene, July 2009). From clubs and festivals all over Oz, to supporting national and international acts, Asa is sailing on the momentum of his fourth independent and self-produced release: Revelry Road. His stun-ning instrumental prowess, sharp and cutting lyrics, and clear vocal style combine to bring a dynamic show with a dose of mischief.

Rich Latimer and the Very Unique Ex-istence, a positive consciousness rock band, will be doing a special Enviro-motional performance for Power Shift 2011. Rich has had a strong connec-tion to the environment since a young age, growing up removed from society living in nature, without electricity or running water.

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TEAMThePOWER SHIFT


Power Shift 2011Brought to you by:

National TeamDeanna Howland, Emily Murray, Ahri Tallon, Jane Stabb, Glen Berman, Lucy Manne, Sophie Trevitt, Joel Dignam, Lisa Caripis, Jem Bamford, Kirsty Al-bion, Ellen Sandell, Fabia Pryor, Peta Campbell, Gen Stewart

Field TeamAll the incredible Field Coordinators- too many of you to name, but you know who you are!

Field Team ManagersLeo, Liesl, Amy, Jillian, Vanessa

Power Shift internsMatt Jowett, Sarah Devries, Michael Min

Brisbane TeamBelinda McEniery, Imogen Atkins, Tess Chapman, Phoebe Kelly, Gene Raciti, Jane (Yu Xingtong), Alex Mulder, Emi Christiansen, Nathan Elvery, Kate Jen-nings, Emily Alexander, Vanessa Trav-eras, Darcy Garlick-Kelly, Monica Das Gupta, Penny Lyle, Alex Beasley, Anna May, Louise England, Lucia Schulz, Micheline Campbell, Frederick Stark, Monique Filet, Murray Manning, Se-bastian Delilae, Jillian Roberts, Anna Sri, Oliver Squires, Georgia Brown, Briony Benjamin, Kate Donnelly, Re-anna Wilis, Rachel, Paterson, Sam Weston, Morgan Pelt, Ella Horton, Mi-chael Min, Rhys Bell

Victorian TeamRufus Coffield-Feith, Michael Poland, Melissa Arsov, Harry Cossar-Gilbert, Amelia Willis, Rachel Macleod, Peter Onorato, Anna Seddon, Jean Young, In-dia Prior, Aidan Jago, Mitch Connolly,

Anthony Gallacher, Ben Lucato, Hagan Fuller, Alice Meredith, Jordan McIn-erney and the whole Victorian AYCC Team.

NSW TeamGemma Borgo-Caratti, Katherine Tu, Josh Wyndham-Kidd, Amy G o r -don, Ramya Krishnan, Alicia Burns, Daniela Cepeda, Steph Johnson, Adrian Cullen, Patrick Gibb, James Ray, Jaden Harris and the whole NSW Team.

SA TeamKelly MacKenzie, Dan Spencer, Saskia Scott, Heather Bruer, Amy Hall, Paige Le Cornu, Daniel Lynch, Ellie Parnell, Robin Parkin and the whole SA Team.

ACT Team Linsey Cole, Roman Zethoven, Charlie Wood, Ben Huttner-Koros, Eliza Hop-kins, Josh Creaser and the whole ACT Team

NT Team CJ Fraser-Bell, Abraham Gwahu and the whole NT Team

And our wonderful friends...Jarra McGrath, Make Believe, UQ Cli-mate for Change, Our sponsors, Sara Haghdoosti, Bec Wilson, Murray Bun-ton, Tom Swann

And all the amazing volunteers who made Power Shift 2011 possible!

Climate Friendly has sponsored the 2011 Power Shift conferences by retiring 100

tonnes of VCS carbon credits from the Tamil Nadi 45 Turbine Wind Farm project in India.

www.climatefriendly.com

But still I dreamOf a country rich and cleverWith compassion and endeavourReaching out towards forever, and I’m stillDreaming of the light on the hill.

-Keating, The light on the hill

Simone Morrissey was the national Power Shift logistics manager in 09. On twitter she described herself as a ‘Sparkly mix of lefty, feminista, enviro, union-ist extraordinaire.’ She was a class A nerd and would dance into the Sydney AYCC offices, beaming about the latest functionality discovered on excel. Her love of excel was only outdone by her passion for living her politics. No matter how late the meeting, Simone would always ask if what we were doing was true to our beliefs – if our vision and our actions were consistent. Her con-victions helped raise the bar for Power Shift 09.Tragically Simone is no longer with us. She passed away earlier this year. While her smiles, hugs and constant fair trade coffee runs will be missed – her contribution to Power Shift is something we were lucky to have. Over the next three days we will remember her, and the countless others who gave up so much of their lives to drive our movement forward so that when we stepped up the road before us would be easier to tread. In honor of Simone’s memory we’ve set up a library of radical books so that throughout the conference we can continue being challenged to be the best that we can be.

Thank you Simone

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SUSTAINABLE PowerSHIFT


Bottled goodness

Proud of our printing

Power Shift is about more than theory –

While you are with us over the week-end, please be conscious of the envi-ronmental footprint you will be creat-ing and the amount of waste you are producing. By following the reduce, reuse, recycle principle, you will be going a long way to minimising your own impact at Power Shift. Recycling bins are available around the venue, so be sure to use them!

Climate Friendly has sponsored the 2011 Power Shift conference by retir-ing 100 tonnes of VCS carbon credits from the Tamil Nadi 45 Turbine Wind Farm project in India.

All bottled water sold at Power Shift will be provided by Recovery Water. Recovery Water comes from sustain-able Australian springs in recyclable bottles that oxo-biodegrade on an ac-celerated basis. Money from every bottle sold goes to research in environ-mental science.

It’s about putting it into practice. Taking responsibility for our envi-ronmental impact is a part of that. Here’s some of the ways we’re mini-mising our environmental footprint this weekend.

At the AYCC, we are proud to be working from all levels to educate, inspire, engage and mobilise young Australians to do all they can to take action on climate change!

Offsetting

SustainablePromo

We’re turning heads in India.

VOILA!

Travelling lite

We encourage you to refill rather than buy your water - but if you need to quench your thirst don’t despair

We’ve tried to keep things online where possible - but where we have printed materias, we’ve done our best to minimise our impact.

In our recruitment efforts, we have tried to keep our footprint small by keeping the number of flights and travel to a minimum and choosing to take a bus, train or bike or walk where available.

To help you along the way, we have incorporated world-leading initiatives to ensure

that we are being as environ-mentally friendly as possible.

At the AYCC Office in Melbourne, we try to keep our paper use to a minimum. All Power Shift promotional ma-terials have been printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper with vegetable-based inks where possible.

YOU WOULDN’T BUY A T.V. FROM THE 1950s

SO WHY INVEST IN COAL POWER FROM THE 1800s?

Australia is one of the sunniest and windiest countries on earth. It is possible for us to be powered by 100% renewable energy!

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Documents

vcs carbon credits

national trust nominated

saturday october 15th

communicating climate change

30am action practice9

clean energy future

grassroots organising

social movements