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Thank YOU for helping to Focus the Nation. You've joined the largest action on climate change, as well as the largest teach-in in US history! With your help, and the help of the millions of others who will touch Focus the Nation at more than one thousand college campuses, we will finally ensure that our leaders wake up to the urgent calls of the climate change movement.In order for that to happen though, we need to make sure that every Focus the Nation event is a strong one.
We've put together these resources to make your organizing easy as pie.
NEXT STEPS: You've signed up...now what?MODEL TEACH-IN: This is a sample agenda that is designed to engage over 100 faculty members, as well as students, staff and community members as teach-in presenters. Download this document, taylor it to your campus, and then start filling in faculty names who you can ask to present! LOGIN: Update your event profile.ORGANIZERS' FORUM: Talk with other organizers to swap helpful tips and coordinate events. We also encourage you to create a cool Focus The Nation profile at THINK MTV to connect with other organizers. This is a great place to swap any ideas that may need a multi-media format.ORGANIZERS' FAQ: Stumped? It's easier than you think. We have answers!LOGOS + COOL STUFF: Click here for logos, handbills, and t-shirts.PRESS RELEASES TEMPLATES: Just fill in the blanks, submit to your local media outlets, and you've got press coverage!INVITATION TO CONGRESS (download): Ask your ELECTED OFFICIALS, FACULTY and COLLEGE PRESIDENTS to Focus the Nation.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT EXAMPLE: Download the Word document as an example of how to get your school's FTN event details to the calendar and event editors at your local papers. This is an example from our team at San Francisco State.KEY DATES: Circle these on your calendar!
- January 21st- February 12th: CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE, Online solutions vote. We want everybody involved to vote on what they think are the top five solutions. The more people who vote, the stronger our message will be to Washington in February.
- January 30th, 8:00 PM. Eastern: THE 2% SOLUTION National Web Cast. 1 hour long.
- January 31st: THE NATIONAL TEACH-IN On Global Warming Solutions for America.
- January 31st: Culminating event: GREEN DEMOCRACY Round-table with elected officials.
- February 18th: Follow-up meetings with elected officials in your home state during President's Day Recess.
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