On February 19th, the 2nd Amp Up! Summit happened at Hunter College. Once again some fifty or more folks came together to build a network and deepen an understanding of environmental justice, and today's eco, food, political and sustainability issues as well as focus that vision for a just and sustainable future. There were workshops on sustainable transit, memes and media, and breakout discussions on organizing skills.
The first summit happened just before the Gulf explosion in spring 2010. Julia Walsh innovated the idea as part of her seasonal job with Earth Day New York and organized the summit in six weeks with students from environmental clubs from around the city. Similarly, Adam Kroopnick, who was part of the crew that organized Buffalo Power Shift, as well as Betta Broad, both at Earth Day New York took the torch this year and organized the summit with Julia and students and youth from around the greater city area in several weeks.
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