Focus the Nation, the largest teach-in in U.S. history, will attempt to educate college students and demand action on climate change.
On January 31, Lynchburg College will join more than 1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states to ask professors to focus at least part of their classes on climate change.
The teach-in will culminate in solutions-based round table discussions between students, elected leaders and Congress. All participants across the country will then vote on top solutions. The top five results from the Choose Your Future vote will be announced in early February 2008.
"Much as the first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized public support for clean air and healthy water, Focus the Nation is mobilizing people to demand real solutions to global warming," said Dennis Hayes, Earth Day founder.
Focus the Nation's teach-in has four key components:
- 2% Solution Web Cast - Live web cast at 8 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 30. This will feature Stanford and I.P.C.C. climate scientist Stephen Schneider, Natural Capitalism President Hunter Lovins, and environmental justice leader Van Jones, executive director, Ella Baker Center. LC students can watch the web cast in Schewel 215.
- The National Teach-In - faculty-led symposium across campuses
- Green Democracy - live and videoconference round table discussions between Congress and campuses on solutions to global warming.
- Choose Your Future - online ballot for participants to vote on top five solutions to global warming.
For more information, please visit www.focusthenation.org.