Power Shift Europe ('11) Strategy Paper

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Introduc)on

WhatisPowershi3?

WhyDoWeNeedAPowershi3?

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The challenges we face today due to climate

change are unprecedented. An increasingly

unstableclimatecantriggeragrowthofextreme

andunpredictableweathereventscrea?ngachain

reac?onofeffectscausingturmoilformanypeople

andotherspecies.Risingsealevelsandresul?ng

forcedmigra?on;changesinrainseasonsaffec?ng

crop growth; or changes in ocean temperatures

damaging precious ecosystems are but a few

examples.

Its not surprising that the sheer scale and

complexityoftheproblemo)enleadstoapathy,

disempowermentorevendenial.Andthatswhy

theenvironmentalmovementneedstogiveposi?ve

supporttobothinspiringandbuildingtheskillsof

youngpeopletotakeac?onandtostrengthenits

voiceandtakingforwardthesolu?onstoprevent

furtherclima?cchanges.

WiththefalloutoftheUNCopenhagensummiton

climatechanges?llbeingadisappointmenttomany

people,2011isanimportantyearforupli)ingand

unlocking the poten?al ac?vity for change that

groupshold.Theopportuni?esareendlessifthey

areseized.So,wearecallingforaninterna?onal

Power Shi). Power Shi) will be simultaneous

eventsmobilisingyoungpeopleincountriesacross

Europe, with training in current climate change

issues, building solu?ons to the problems, and

empoweringthemtobecomecommunityleaders

totakeforwardsubsequentac?on.PowerShi)is

modelledonprevioussummitsthathavehappened

globallywithsuccessfulexecu?on.

At the same ?me, Power Shi) will ac?vely

strengthenandbroadenaEuropeanyouthclimate

movementworkinginunityforafuturewecanall

lookforwardto.

In order to make this happen, this proposal is

cri?caltogatheringthesupportandcommitment

ofawidearrayofplayersacrossEurope.Weneed

na?onalpolicymakers with anunderstanding of

na?onal priori?es, youth organisa?ons with the

ambi?ontodeliveraPowerShi),andorganisa?ons

withareachacrossthecon?nenttosupportthe

project. With the pressure ever increasing with

climatechange,acommondirec?onisneededand

the?meandappe?teisripeforfreshopportuni?es

tolearnandtakeac?on.Ifnotus,whoIfnot

now,when

WehopeyouwilljoinusinmakingaPowerShi)

areality.

INTRODUCTION

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PowerShi)is4dayeventthatbringstogetheryoungpeople,youthorganisa?onsandpartnersfromallacrossacountrytoshareandlearntheskillsandknowledgetobecomeeffec?ve,innova?veandengaging

leadersagainstclimatechange.

AHISTORYOFEMPOWERINGYOUTHMOVEMENTS

Power Shi)eventshavebeentakingplacearound theworld over the past5 years, and eachyear it

con?nuestomul?plyandgrowinitssize,ambi?onandcrea?vity.AlreadyPowerShi)conferenceshave

beenheldinIndia,theUK,America,CanadaandAustraliathatcollec?velymobilisedmorethan25,000

youngpeople.

GOINGONEBETTER

PowerShi)Europeaimstogoonebeeracon?nentwideeventwhichactsasacatalystforthecrea?on

ofanew,diverseandconnectedmovementofyoungpeoplecallingforgreenjobsandacleanenergy

futurewhilstcrea?ngyouthleadersintheprocess.

Ledbyyoungpeople,foryoungpeople,PowerShi)2011willbeaseriesofmobilisa?onsacrossanumber

ofEuropeanna?onswhereyoungpeoplearetrainedincommunityorganising,innova?vecommunica?ons

andsustainableliving,whilstalsobuildingaEuropeancommunityintheprocess.

STRENGTHINDIVERSITY

PowerShi)eventsacrossEuropewillaractacombinedtotalof25,00050,000youngpeoplebetween

theagesof1825,rangingfromstudentstoyoungentrepreneurs,andfromexperiencedcampaignersto

thosewhosimplycomewithaninterestinprotec?ngtheirfutures.

PowerShi)willwelcomepeoplewithaninterestinsocialdevelopment,economicopportunity,biodiversity

protec?on and even those whose primary interest is increasing youth engagement with European

poli?cs.Indoingso,theseeventswillshowthatyoudonthavetobeanenvironmentalisttobeapart

ofthemovementagainstclimatechange,indeedweareinsteadbuildingamovementforanincreasein

opportuni?es,wealth,healthandsecurity.

WHAT IS POWER SHIFT?

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1@BECAUSENATIONALYOUTHCLIMATEMOVEMENTSNEEDAKICK@START.

DespitetheneedforaEuropeanmovementthatrecognisestheimportanceofcohesiveandunitedwork

inordertoachievechangeat theinterna?onallevel,manycountriesareyettohavea unifiedyouth

movementatana?onallevel.

Whilethepassion,understanding,engagementandcrea?vityisthereineachcountry,whathasbeen

missingisanambi?ousandexci?ngeventthatwillraiseawarenessandbringtogetheryoungpeoplewhosharethesamevisionandkickstartasustainableyouthmovementonclimateclimatechange.

Par?cipantsareall poten?al na?onal leaderswhoneed equippingwith theskillsandconfidence to

organiseonsuchalargescaleanditisthroughPowerShi)2011thatthisvaluableknowledgecanbe

passedpeertopeerfromyoungpioneersalreadymakingwavesincountriesaroundtheworld.

2@BECAUSEWENEEDASTRONGEREUROPEANYOUTHCLIMATEMOVEMENT.

Foryearsenvironmentalandclimateorganisa?onshavetriedtouniteEuropeancampaigningunderone

banner,oneunitedmessagethatwouldbringeveryonetogethertocreateeffec?veandcon?nentwide

change.

Butwithsomanydifferentcountriescomesaplethoraofdifferentlanguages,campaigningstylesand

poli?cal,socialandeconomiclandscapes.Inturnthiscreatesanequallydiversesetofdemandsand

messages,fragmen?ngamovementthatneedstobecohesive.

Youngpeoplehavethepowertoovercomethesena?onaldifferences.Withthecommonstar?ngpoint

ofprotec?ngourownfutures,wealreadyhavethebeginningsofanoverarchingnarra?veoneof

inves?nginthejobs,energiesandtechnologiesthatsecureoursharedvisionofaclean,justsociety.

Bycrea?ngthisunifiedmovementwecancreatethepoli?calandpublicmandateforgovernments,

nego?atorsanddecisionmakers toinvest intheworldthatweasawiderenvironmentalmovement

strivefor.

WHY DO WE NEED A

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@BECAUSEEUROPENEEDSTOREGAINITSPOSITIONASACOMPETITIVELEADERINAFORWARD@

THINKINGSOCIETY.

Recognisingtheneedforashi)toalowcarbonsustainableeconomy,ChinaandIndiahavebecome

embroiledinagreatpowerracetobecometheworldsleadinginnovatorofcleanandrenewableenergy.

Instarkcontrast,Europeiss?llreelingfromtheeffectsoftherecessionandlookssettofallbehind

missingauniqueopportunitytoboostdevelopment,provideyoungpeoplewithkeytransferableskills,

increaseengagementwithdemocra?cstructures,andtoreduceourdependencyonforeignoiland

gas.

4@BECAUSEWENEEDTOBUILDMOMENTUM,AWARENESSANDENGAGEMENTINTHERUN@UP

TOCOP17.

COP16inCancunshowedthatthereneedstobesomemomentumbuildingintherunuptoeachCOP.

Nego?atorsandpoli?ciansneedtoknowthattheworldiswatchingthemandthattheyneedtocreate

aninterna?onalagreementthatprotectsourgenera?onaswellas thosetocome,andbycrea?nga

massmobilisa?onearlieronintheyear,PowerShi)willraisetheprofileoftheDurbanmee?ng,and

thesenseofurgencythattheimpendingKyotoGaprequires.

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JANUARY2011

Partnerorganisa?onswillbeinvitedtosupportthe

projectandbecomedeliverypartners.Youngpeople

fromacross Europewill becontacted totake the

leadonorganisingrespec?vena?onalconferences.

FEBRUARY@APRIL2011

Applica?onsbyregionalleadswillbesubmiedto

theEuropeanfundersfortheEuropeantrainingand

seed funding forthe na?onalconferences.At the

same?mefocuswillbeplacedonrecrui?ngna?onal

organising teams and on working with partner

organisa?onstosubmitfundingapplica?onsforthe

na?onalconferences.

MAY2011

A central team of volunteers visit na?onal

organiserstooffersupportandadviceontailoringthe conferences tomeet na?onal social, poli?cal

andcampaigningneeds.Thiswillbetoensurethe

messaging is relevant to young people in those

na?ons.

JULY@SEPTEMBER2011

Organising, prepara?on and outreach for the

na?onal conferences by the na?onal leads and

partnerorganisa?ons.

SEPTEMBER2011

Outreach programme in the final stages with

volunteers aending universi?es to generate

supportforthena?onalconferences.

OCTOBER2011

Mass mobilisa?on of young people across

Europe through the Power Shi) programme.

CommencementofPowerPowerShi)projects.

TIMELINE

NOVEMBER@DECEMBER2011

UnitedNa?onsclimatenego?a?onstakingplacein

SouthAfrica,COP17.

JANUARY2012

Mee?ngwithalldeliverypartnersandna?onalorganisers

toevaluate thesuccessof thena?onaleventsand agree

where the European Youth Climate Movement should

gonext.

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HOW WILL POWER

SHIFT LOOK

STAGEONE,TRAINING

Thefirststageissettotakeplaceoverthecourseofthespringof2011,whereagroupofyoungenvironmental

leadersalreadyexperiencedinbuildingyouthclimatemovementsandrunningPowerShi)eventswill

travelaroundEurope,workingwithacoregroupoforganisersineachcountrytolookat:

WhattheywouldliketheirPowerShi3tolooklike;

Whatmessaging,targetsandaimsworkbestineachcountry;

How tobuild asustainableyouthmovementin the contextof eachcountrys social, poli)caland

campaigningclimateandinlightofeachgroupsorganisingcapacity.

The trainingwill also beused todiscusswhat specificmessaging and narra?ve themes workwell in

differentcountries,allowingcommonthreadstoemerge(e.g.a30%emissionsreduc?onstargetby2020

oratemperaturerisecapof1.5degreesetcwhichcanbeusedbythemovementwithoutaliena?ng

audiences.

STAGETWO,ORGANISING

Evena)er the trainers have le), theseyoungorganisers will be supported bya network of partner

organisa?onsaswellasacentralyouthcoordina?onteamtoorganisetheirna?onalPowerShi)conference

inOctober2011.

Thecentralorganisingteamwillprovideoverarchingsupporttothegrowingmovement,ac?ngasafocal

point forcollabora?onwith Europewideorganisingpartners,and fortheapplica?onanddispersal of

Europeanfunding.Ideallytheteamwouldfeatureonepersonfromeachregion(e.g.Balkans,Scandinavia,

CentralEuropeetctoensureequitablerepresenta?onbyall.

STAGE,POWERSHIFT

Friday: arrivalofyoungpeople fromacross their respec?vecountries ina single loca?on ready for a

weekendofclimateac?on.

SaturdayandSunday:trainingandworkshopsaimedatempoweringyoungpeopletobecomecommunity

leaders.

A FOUR-STAGE APPROACH


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Monday:dayofac?onacrossEuropecallingforinvestmentingreenjobsandrenewableenergy,andputtheirtrainingintoac?on.Acentralac?on(withatargetaudienceof5000+willtakeplaceinBrusselstofocusmedia

aen?onandtoputpressureontheEuropeandecisionmakersbasedthere.

STAGE4,POST@POWERSHIFT

Inordertoavoidwas?ngtheenergyandskillscreatedthroughPowerShi)Europe,othersugges?onsarebeing

collatedforprojectsthatcouldberunoffthebackofPowerShi).IdeasincludeAdoptanMEPbuildingonthe

successhadbyvariousna?onalAdoptanMPcampaignsinCanadaandAustralia.

WHEN?

Power Shi) Europe will take place inOctober 2011 (dates tobe confirmedbasedona consensus amongst

organisers.

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WHAT MAKES POWER

SHIFT DIFFERENT?

Byyoungpeople,foryoungpeopleUnlikemanyeventsaimedatyoungpeople,thisprojectisen?rely

themakingofyoungpeople.Beingso,everyevent,howeversmall,becomesa symbolof thestrength,

ambi?on,tenacityandabilityoftheyouthclimatemovement,andisthereforeaninspira?onnotjustto

campaignersandorganisa?onswithinEuropebutto thewiderInterna?onalYouthClimateMovement.

Byavoidingbeingprescrip?vewestandamuchbeerchanceofcrea?ngasustainablemovementfor

ourselves,whichwefeelownershipoverandrightlyproudof.

AstrategicplanforasustainableoutcomePowerShi)isntjustanotherflashinthepanevent.Ithas

comeaboutthroughstrategicplanningandhasbeenbuiltwiththeoutcomeofasustainablemovement

inmind.

Takingthetrainingtothem Bytravellingtoeachgroup(orifneedsbegroupsofneighbouringcountries

individuallythequalityandusefulnessoftrainingwillbevastlyincreased.Tooo)entrainingeventsask

par?cipantstotraveltoonehubloca?ontoreceiveagenericsetoftrainingwhichtheymustthenapplyto

theircommunity.Takingthetrainingtothemallowsittobetailoredandthereforethechancesofsuccess

notonlyinorganisingaPowerShi)butalsoincrea?ngsustainablena?onalyouthclimatemovementswill

bevastlyincreased.

NotjustaboutCOPThewiderclimatemovement

has, on several occasions, fallen into a trap of

concentra?ngontheinterna?onalnego?a?onsand

pushingforanglobalclimatedeal.Whilstthisisa

vitalac?vityoftheclimatemovement,itshouldnt

bethesolefocus.Againandagainadealhasntbeen

struckandtheenvironmentalmovementbecomes

downtrodden, less ambi?ous, and less able to

engageatthegrassroots.PowerShi)isdesignedin

awaythatincludesbuildingthemovementtowards

COP17 in Durban, but is focused on building a

sustainable European movement, innova?ve

new na?onalmovements and onbuilding las?ng

collabora?ve projects. By having projects ready

tolaunchoffthebackofPowerShi)weprevent

our first group ac?vity being centered on a

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Atthe?meofwri?ngthisproposal,PowerShi)is

s?llinitsearlystages.Asaresult,thisdocumenthas

beenpreparedfortheaen?onofaselectnumber

ofstakeholdersandpartnerorganisa?onswhowe

believewillbecrucialinensuringthatthisproject

isasuccess.

Primarily we are looking to iden?fy a number

of organisa?ons who work across the European

Union who can support this project as delivery

partners assis?ng themany youngpeople from

aroundEuropewhoarealreadyworking tomake

PowerShi)happen.Thissupportcouldrangefrom

recrui?ngpar?cipantstoeventstoensuretheyare

wellaended,tohelpingorganisespecificelements

oftheeventsuchasthedayofac?ononthethirdandfinalday.

Similarly, environmental organisa?ons with

experienceinpolicy,researchandcommunica?ons

arecrucialtoassis?ngthemaindeliverypartner.

WHAT SUPPORT IS

REQUIRED?

We are also eagerly looking for young people or

youth groups who can and will step forward as

the na?onal organisers, receiving training and

workingwiththesteeringgroupandna?onaland

interna?onalpartnerstodelivertheproject.

Although we are not directly asking partner

organisa?ons for funding, it is a crucial element

in ensuring that Power Shi) 2011 is a success.

Experienceshowsthatthevastmajorityofeffortsin

organisingtheseeventsisinsecuringfunding,and

tohelpeachgroupovercomethisbiggestobstacle

isvital.Thesteeringgroup,withspecifichelpfrom

theUK YouthClimateCoali?onwillendeavour to

submitapplica?onstoEuropeangrantsandfunding

pots, which would then be used to support thena?onal organisers in subming applica?ons to

domes?csources.

Shouldyoubeinterestedinsuppor?ngthisproject

inanycapacity,pleaserefertothecontactdetails

below.

FIND OUT MOREThisprojectiscurrentlybeingfacilitatedbytheUKYouthClimateCoali?on.

IfyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutPowerShi)2011,ortodiscussotherideas,youcancontactEllie

Hopkins,UKYCCCoDirector,inthefollowingways:

EMAIL:[email protected]

PHONE:+44(07851276122

SKYPE:ellie.ukycc

WRITETOUS:BroomBank,SandyLane,Woodbridge,Ipswich,Suffolk,IP136LW


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