The Climate Movement - Shadia Fayne Media

Brianna Cayo Cotter of the US Delegation, helped spear head the messaging and strategy of the International Youth Delegation. Here she is addressing dozens of reporters around the new Survival Campagin.

Survival is not Negotiable

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatejustice,cop14,survival,UNFCC,youth

This was our big action on the last day of the negotiations. We had about 200 young people chanting “Survival is not Negotiable!” A beautiful expression of the growing Youth Climate Movement.

Save the Planet, Save the Package

category: The Climate Movement
tags: activism,climatejustice,cop14,movement,UNFCC

This photo was taken in Warsaw in an effort with Avaaz.org to save the European Union Climate Package from utter failure and destruction. It wasn’t a total victory but we did manage to strengthen the package. Straight from Avaaz:

In the final hours, under intense pressure from her own citizens and people around the world, Chancellor Merkel scaled back her demands for loopholes that would have resulted in millions of tonnes of C02 emissions and handouts to heavy industry. The EU climate package is deeply flawed–but at the same time, it’s an important reminder of the power of ordinary people to shape the decisions of their leaders.

Counting Down To Copenhagen

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatejustice,movement,survival,UNFCC

It’s very important in the lead up to Copenhagen that we keep spreading our message of Climate Justice and the importance of Survival. Right now, the treaty going into Copenhagen does not ensure our survival. We must push hard to change this.

JUMP for 350!

category: The Climate Movement
tags: 350ppm,climatechange,climatejustice,cop14,targets

The 350.org team jumping in the frigid weather in Poznan, Poland. Although we lost a few heads in the final product, jumping photos are probably my favorite.

350.org

category: The Climate Movement
tags: 350ppm,climatechange,climatejustice,cop14,movement

Taken in Poznan, Poland at the 350.org areial action. We had hundreds of people create a giant banner that displayed very simply how sea level rise threatens the survival of many cultures. Be sure to check out some great footage of how we pulled it all together.

Introducing the International Youth Delegation

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: activism,climatechange,climatejustice,cop14,IYD,movement,UNFCC

I helped organize this photo with Robert vanWaarden. We had around 200-300 young people present and with so many dynamic personalities present it could have been difficult to really show just how beautiful the youth climate movement is. I think we figured it out in the end…

Documenting the Youth Climate Movement

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: activism,climatechange,cop14,media,movement

Media workshop at the Conference of Youth (COY) in Poznan, Poland.

Youth Lead The Way

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatechange,IYD,UNFCC,youth

Youth trainers at the Conference of Youth (COY), a conference for young activists, sharing skills and information right before the Conference Of Parties (COP) 14.

United States Survival

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatechange,equity,survival,UNFCC

This was taken at the UNFCC Meetings Poznan, Poland at the start of the International Youth Delegation’s Survival Campaign. This was largely successful at the time, getting 80 country delegations to sign on to our pledge. This pledge called for a policy that ‘Safeguards the Survival of ALL Countries and Peoples.” I thought this shot was pretty poignant as an American our survival is at stake as well, something we usually take for granted.

Survival Press Conference

category: The Climate Movement
tags: climatejustice,equity,IYD,survival,UNFCC

Left to Right: Liz McDowell (moderator) from the UK Delegation, Ben Powless the Indigenous Peoples Caucus, and Deepa Gupta from the Indian Youth Delegation speak on behalf of the International Youth Delegation about the devastating impacts of Climate Change on their communities.

Waiting… for the beginning of Power Shift 09

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatechange,movement,powershift09,youth

This was just the beginning of the enormous line to get into the evening program.

Registration at Powershift ‘09

category: The Climate Movement
tags: movement,powershift09,youth

The registration tables remained packed for the first two days of Power Shift ‘09. This is just a snipit of our ever-growing movement.

Howard University’s Eco-Fashion Show

category: Featured | The Climate Movement
tags: climatechange,ecofashion,howard university,powershift09,sustainability

Eco-Fashion Show, produced by Amal Bennet-Judge, President of Howard University’s College Democrats, was created to highlight the importance of eco-conscious living in a fresh, fun way, while inspiring young leaders to look for creative ways to be sustainable.