Last week I found out that I won the
Consequence '09 Organize to be Heard Challenge! Since November I have been entering 'climate organizing activities' into the challenge's website and getting points for things like published letters to the editors, media hits and organizing letter writing parties. It turns out that I am one of the ten students from across the country who got the most points so I am being flown to DC for a week full of climate activism! Some highlights of the schedule are a meeting with Senator John Kerry, a press conference with the Hip Hop Caucus and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, as well as meetings with the staff of Senators Boxer, Nelson, Wyden, Merkley, Feinstein and Lugar. I am flying out of Eugene right now and I will be back on Friday! I'll be sure to give an update of the trip!
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