Where Does Inspiration Live?

I'm back in my country...it says so on my passport...this is where I belong.

The Amtrak train from Miami has been rolling for 8 hours and we're just leaving Florida. I'm re-reading EAARTH by my friend Bill McKibben, putting together my slide show and reflecting on my next steps.

Although I was only at COP 16 and in Mexico for 3 weeks it feels a little like when I returned from the Peace Corps after 5 years in Asia back in 1975 as a young man. Part of being a Peace Corps Volunteer is to 'bring it back home"...says so right in the third goal statement in the brochure. What am I bringing home this time? Who's going to listen and what's the plan?

YEA! MN is co-hosting this live on-line presentation in partnership with  Solutions Revolution from the front lines of the UNFCCC Climate Negotiations

"The Solutions Revolution: Here's a team that's spreading the most important number in the world-350-one mile at a time across the middle of the nation. The ride is waking up a country that needs waking up, because our Congress holds one of the keys to solving the climate conundrum!"

In the words of Bill McKibben, “the time has come to get mad, and then to get busy."

On October 10th 2010 the planet is getting to work on climate change with over 2800 events in 150 countries. 350.org, founded by renowned author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, is calling for a 10/10/10 “Global Work Party” with emphasis on both 'work' and 'party'. “In Auckland, New Zealand, they’re having a giant bike fix-up day, to get every bicycle in the city back on the road. In the Maldives, they’re putting up solar panels on the President’s office. In Kampala, Uganda, they're going to plant thousands of trees, and in Bolivia they’re installing solar stoves for a massive carbon neutral picnic.” (350.org)

So many things are happening at the U.N. Climate Change Summit - it will make your head spin! Bringing awareness and attention to an issue or group can be done in many ways. "Actions" are a large part of the Climate Change Summit and in making statements worldwide. Particular planned "actions" with different organizations and groups must be planned, requested and approved by U.N. with certain regulations and guidelines for all. I just wanted to share some amazing action photos with you here.

These are just some of the incredibly inspiring youth actions that took place at the U.N. Climate Summit.