When people start to see things that are going on around them that then might not agree with they might want to do something about it. This week’s show is all about two events that are being held in Ottawa to help guide people into action.
Youth can feel like they are outside looking in on political decision making. Our first guest, Tracey Guptill with the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition was in our studio to talk about the Power Shift Conference happening from October 23-26, 2009. At this conference youth from all over Canada are gathering in Ottawa to learn how to make their voices heard, learn about climate changes, meet and learn from like minded people and have a good time. Tracey outlined why it is important for youth to be an important stakeholder in climate change talks.
It is easy to think of things we would like to change in order to make our city and our world into a better place, and it feels good to talk about these ideas. But it is a bigger challenge to turn those ideas into realities. That challenge is the reason behind the 2nd annual Organizing for Justice Conference held from October 15 to October 18, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greg MacDougall, one of the coordinators of Organizing for Justice joined us in studio to talk about what we can expect at this week’s events.
