Focus the Nation at UNC Chapel Hill
What is Focus the Nation?
Focus the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty and students at over a thousand colleges, universities and K-12 schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America”.
Focus the Nation will culminate January 31, 2008, in the form of national symposia held simultaneously at over a thousand campuses, places of worship, businesses, and other venues across the country. On that day, each Focus the Nation team will invite local, state and federal political leaders and candidates for office to come to campus and participate in a non-partisan, round-table discussion of global warming solutions. US Senators and members of congress, state representatives, mayors and city councilers, all will be receiving dozens of invitations to speak about global warming, from over a thousand institutions nation-wide. Every campus will also vote on their top five national priorities for global warming action, producing a campus-endorsed policy agenda for the 2008 elections.
Check out the national FTN website at www.focusthenation.org!!
Schedule for January 30th:
7 PM Student Union Great Hall: speech by Sierra Club President Robbie Cox, followed by a panel of local politicians including NC Representatives Eleanor Kinnaird, Pricey Harrison, and Ty Harrell, as well as Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton. Panel will be followed by a dessert reception and a video clip about Eban Goodstein's 2% Solution.
Schedule for January 31st:
11 AM-5 PM Student Union Great Hall: speeches, panels, and performances all day! Look for tables from local enviornmentally concious organizations and free organic food!
Want to get involved?
Calendar of Upcoming Events
"Its getting hot in here" Speed Dating!- want to get to know other environmentally-concious students? Just want to have a good time and help us spread the word about Focus the Nation? Come try speed dating! Located in the Campus Y on January 23rd at 8 PM. Free food and coffee!
To be added to the FTN listserve, email Jessi Kemp at:
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Check out who's involved in our teach-in!
We have endorsements from:
Chancellor James Moeser
SBP Eve Carson
MVP
Graduate and Profession Student Federation
SWEAT
Panhellenic
Sustainable Furniture Council
RESPC
Carolina Garden Co-op
These are our interns, who are helping organize the teach-in:
Meaghan Jennison jennison@email.unc.edu Social Science
Bill Bobbitt bobbittw@email.unc.edu Social Science
Alana Smith alanawyn@email.unc.edu Fine Arts & Humanities
Anslei Foster afoster@unc.edu Social Science
Bianca Nguyen bnguyen@email.unc.edu Math & Science
Alice Wang walice@email.unc.edu Math & Science
Katie Pollick pollok@email.unc.edu Fine Arts & Humanities