The Energy Justice Summer (EJS) program is part of a growing grassroots environmental justice movement catalyzed by students and youth that seeks to engage, train, empower, and connect young people and community leaders, to promote and implement clean/just energy solutions, and to oppose the development of dirty and risky energy facilities in the South Eastern United States.
Like the rest of the nation, Georgia is facing an energy crisis. Two new coal plants have been proposed for GA in response to a 'projected future energy demand' (which does not take into account efficiency or renewable energies). Students, youth, and groups around the state have been organizing communities to put a stop to these dirty, global warming causing proposals, and Georgia Energy Justice Summer is an oppurtunity for YOU to get engaged and meet fantastic people who want to create a Clean and Just energy future for Georgia!!
When:
July 10-13th
Where:
Sandersville/Milledgville, Georgia
Exact Location TBA (We promise Beauty and Sustainability)
Housing:
Both Camping and Indoor/Floor and limited Indoor Bedding space is available
Georgia Students For Sustaniability and the Southern Energy Network and other student organizers are leading the effort to stop these plants. This summer is a crucial time to come together and get the skills neccessary to carry into the fall and onto others. This retreat will provide interested students the opportunity to gain leadership and community organizing skills. Come together with students from across the state at Georgia Energy Justice Summer (EJS) Camp to learn about the states deadly proposals and meet the community activists who are taking charge, learn how to empower communities to create positive change, all while staying at a beautiful oasis of sustainability in Middle Georgia.
Agenda:
Thursday 10th:
- Registration (all day)
- Welcome, intro to site, overview of weekend
- Workshops:
- Campus-Community Solidarity
- Georgia No-Coal Campaign 101
- Mountain-Top Removal 101
- Debunking False Solutions: Nuclear, LNG, and Clean Coal
- Dinner
- Collective Game/strategy sessions
Friday 11th
- Breakfast
- Morning Circle
- Community Service Oppurtunity
- Salamander Spring
- Sandersville Something
- Late Lunch
- Workshops:
- Chandra Brown: riverkeeper, Plant Washington, Mercury, and Water Usage.
- Anti-Oppression
- Air Modeling
- Georgia EMC's, History, Strategies and Tactics to creating change in Utilities
- Listening Projects Training
- Dinner and Down-time
- Community Panel
- Music and Down-Time
Saturday 12st
- Breakfast
- Morning Circle
- Listening Project
- Meet in Sandersville for Lunch
- Debrief from experience
- Down-Time
- Strategy Sessions: Georgia No New Coal Campaign!!
- Dinner
- Continues Strategy Sessions
- Movie "Fighting Goliath"
Sunday 13nd
- Personal Time
- Overview of struggle
- Listening Projects
- Ways for people to get involved/Continues
- Break-out groups
For More Resources on the Plant Washington: Check Out www.CleanPower4Georgians.com
