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AoC CSocD-50 delegates hit the ground in NYC!
SustainUS' Agents of Change delegation to the 50th session of the Commission for Sustainable Development have hit the ground in New York!
CSocD-50 started yesterday, and will continue until February 10th.
Follow the delegates blog posts at our AoC Blog!
The first post is already up:
Resolution Review, Or, How a UN Document is Birthed
Meet the SustainUS CSocD-50 delegation!
The SustainUS Agents of Change program has selected its SustainUS youth delegation to the 50th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD-50), which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from February 1–10, 2012.
CSocD-50 is a policy session and addresses the priority theme of “Poverty Eradication.” Selected delegates will have the opportunity to work with government officials, scientists, civil society representatives, and youth from around the world to review progress on issues related to social development. In the past, AoC delegates have presented case studies and policy statements on behalf of youth; participated in forums with fellow representatives of civil society; and met with government delegates, international organizations, and the US State Department.
Follow their tweets @SustainUSAgents and read their blogs at www.sustainus.org/blog.
Meet the delegates after the jump!
Meet the SustainUS Rio+20 delegation!
The SustainUS Agents of Change program has selected its SustainUS youth delegation to the Rio+ 20 UNCSD Earth Summit this coming June. The Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro from June 20-22 2012. The Summit is expected to address two main thematic issues: green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development, and insitutional framework for sustainable development (also called international environmental governance). It will also follow-up on the commitments made at the previous Earth Summit in Rio and implementation gaps, as well as new and emerging issues.
Follow their tweets @SustainUSAgents and read their blogs at www.sustainus.org/blog.
Meet the delegates after the jump!
MobilizeU: University organizing opportunity
SustainUS doesn't have any grassroots campaigns going on right now, but here's cool opportunity from one of our partner organizations, Earth Day Network!
Join Earth Day Network's MobilizeU campaign as a Regional Coordinator! As a MobilizeU Regional Coordinator, you will play a critical role by reaching out to students across the country and inspiring them to mobilize their college campuses. Being a MobilizeU Regional Coordinator is a great opportunity to take on leadership and engage other students in the youth environmental movement - as well as have a lot of fun organizing acts of green throughout the month leading up to Earth Day! We will encourage students to join the MobilizeU movement by participating in four weeks of environmental activism and generating acts of green (actions that reduce individuals' carbon footprints or raise awareness about environmental issues). Through MobilizeU, we have the chance to make a huge impact because every act of green will be counted toward A Billion Acts of Green®, a global initiative to call upon world leaders for international environmental action.
Apply here
Join the national MobilizeU movement today!
AoC Coordinator MJ Shiao assumes position as UNFCCC youth focal point!
SustainUS' own Agents of Change Coordinator, MJ Shiao, was elected to serve as the 2012 Global North Focal Point for the UNFCCC Youth Constituency! As Focal Point, MJ will help with communications between youth and the Secretariat in the coming year, leading up to the next round of climate negotiations in Qatar.Today marks the official transition from 2011-2012 Focal Point leadership, so MJ and fellow Focal Point Avi Shrestha are now responsible for all related matters and communication with the Secretariat.
Writes MJ, "our jobs as Focal Points are to liaise information and facilitate action between this movement and the Secretariat which means we need everyone's active, engaged and constructive participation in order to ensure that our needs and influence as a constituency are properly conveyed to and met by the Secretariat."
MJ can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SustainUS Rio+20 Coordinator Lauren Nutter served as 2011 Global North Focal Point.
