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=20 "If global emissions of carbon dioxide continue to rise, there will=20 be disastrous effects. We are getting close to a tipping point." - James Hansen, Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, June 2007. Power Shift 2007 - November 2nd - 5th University of Maryland - College Park www.powershift07.org <http://www.powershift07.org/>=20 The science is clear. We are close to the tipping point. Yet we are on the verge of another tipping point. You can feel it. Across America and around the world, a movement is brewing. On campuses and in cities across the country, young people from all backgrounds are demanding real solutions to global warming. But it's not yet enough to overcome the powerful and entrenched forces fighting for the status quo. What is needed is a spark that can ignite a generation.=20 This fall the fuse will be lit at Power Shift 2007. Power Shift 2007 November 2nd - 5th University of Maryland - College Park www.powershift07.org <http://www.powershift07.org/>=20 Power Shift 2007 will be the first-ever national youth summit on global warming. Thousands of young people from across the country will hear from leaders and experts in the global warming movement such as invited speakers former Vice President Al Gore, Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx, James Hansen and comedian Jon Stewart. In workshops such as "Leadership Development" and "Working with the Media" students will also learn skills of organizing and activism from the best in the business. The summit culminates on Monday with a rally on Capitol Hill.=20 Learn more about Power Shift and register for the summit at www.powershift07.org <http://www.powershift07.org/> . To volunteer to become a recruiter for your campus call Anne at 877.328.1633, or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It is our generation that will face the consequences of not acting to halt global warming now, and it will be our vision, our will and our power that finally tips the balance in the global warming struggle.=20 =20 Rosa Guedes, Ph.D., Philadelphia University.
