A call to action
A call to action.
Let’s come together to change the world!
Held in November 2009, the inaugural New England
Congress was one of six locations across Australia forming a
national effort of hundreds of young people developing individual
and collective action plans for sustainability.
The group vision—what do YOU want the world to look like in the future?
On the second day of the congress, delegates were encouraged to synthesise the knowledge and skills they had discov-
ered on the first day, creating ACTION PLANS turning their ‘change strategies’ into REAL projects which they will drive
in their own communities and beyond.
Answering the question ‘ What is it you are prepared to do to live sustainably?’, delegates mapped their ideas and plans creatively, using the model shown at
left. Presented below are some of the responses gathered at the forum:
Kathryn Charlotte
Hannah
Shane
Where to NOW?
Partnerships, support and resources are needed to swing alongside
the students and youth to assist these delegates to implement their personal TreeZine Special Feature—the Action Plan;
action plans. By providing assistance, the student and young people who Chief Editor: Adam Blakester.
make-up the New England Sustainability Students & Youth network Compiled and designed by: Irene Lemon
(NESSaY) will feel more confident in implementing collective action plans. All images copyright ilemon2009
In return the NESSaY network will create an opportunity to
We would like to acknowledge the support of our sponsors as well as the assistance of
identifying more students and youth who can become involved in this the Congress delegates to create this work. Further copyright conditions are available
leadership training opportunity, and the New England region will be in a at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
better place to make plans for YOUth LEADing Australia 2010
New England Congress, creating opportunities to accelerate the New