Lift Off!

Speakers including Dick Smith, Jess Tovey (actress), Anna Rose (Co-Founder of AYCC) and Ellen Sandell (AYCC National Director)

Panels & workshops 1

Panel: Prosperity without growth
Speakers: Dick Smith and Ian Lowe.

Panel: A vision of a sustainable Queensland
Speakers: Alison McDonald, QUT Sustainably Design Coordinator

Workshops (Mouseover for more information)
Transforming How we Campaign
How Change Happens
Advanced theories of change
History of Social Movements
Understanding the basic of climate change
Secrets of the Obama Campaign
Advocacy: How to lobby your politician
Creating a sustainable transport future
Leadership intensive stream

Panels & workshops 2

Panel: Seeing the impacts firsthand
A discussion of environmental law and climate justice, as well as viewpoints from Greenland, the Pacific, and the Antarctic. Speakers will include Rob Purves, Rowena Maguire, Kalara McGregor and Gemma Borgo-Caratti.

Panel: Lessons from grassroots organising
With Amanda McKenzie (AYCC co-founder), Mitch Hart (Together), Lisa Caripis (AYCC) and Rufus Coffield-Feith (AYCC).

Workshops (Mouseover for more information)
History of Social Movements
Climate justice simulation
Communicating climate change
Effective communication: Reframing the climate debate
Campaign strategy
Debate: Environmental law and justice
Human rights and climate change
Climate change and consumption
Leadership intensive stream

The problem, solutions and politics

Speakers will include John Cook (founder of skepticalscience.com), James Bramwell (Beyond Zero Emissions) and Skye Laris (Campaigns and Communications Director at Getup!)

Comedy night

A night of comedy with ig nobel laureate Dr. Karl, Toby Halligan, and a striking array of T-shirts. Want a taste of what’s on offer? Check out Toby on youtube

Plenary: Global perspective

Speakers including Bill McKibben (founder of international organisation 350.org) via videolink, and Amelia Telford.

Political Q & A

With speakers from all the major parties, this is your chance to ask politicians the hard questions about climate policy in Australia.

Speakers include:

• Christine Milne, Australian Greens Senator
• Wyatt Roy, Liberal MP for Longman, Queensland, the youngest person ever to be elected to an Australian Parliament
• ALP representative to be confirmed

Panels & workshops 3

Panel: Renewable energy and climate solutions
Join Beyond Zero Emissions’ James Bramwell for a Question and Answer session on moving Australia to 100% renewable energy in a decade. We live in the sunniest and one of the windiest countries in the world, we have the technology available to power Australia entirely with renewable energy.

Workshops (Mouseover for more information)
Secrets from the Obama campaign
Communicating climate change
Effective communication: Reframing the climate debate
Kickstarting action in your community
Project Management
Campaign strategy
Creating Repower events
Communicating climate change through Deep Ecology
Leadership intensive stream

Regional breakout 1

Regional breakouts are your chance to connect with other Power Shifters from your town or region. In small groups you’ll get to know who else is active in your local area, learn what other people are doing, and plan to take action together after Power Shift.

Panels & workshops 4

Panel: Learning from successful campaigns
This informative panel session will feature representatives from Greenpeace and Coal Seam Gas campaigns, as well as other successful and experienced organisers.

Panel: Getting paid to change the world
Always wanted to work for the United Nations or Amnesty International but don’t know where to start in a career of creating positive change? Join this panel to find out what you can do to make sure you can secure your dream job. This panel will include inspiring youth leaders, climate campaigners and social change makers – bringing experience from organisations such as GetUp!, Oaktree and the AYCC.

Workshops (Mouseover for more information)
Creating Repower events
How to facilitate for effective outcomes
Kickstarting action in your community
Starting a school group
Project management
Communicating climate change
Despair and empowerment, with John Seed
UN climate talks simulation
Overcoming barriers to social change
Leadership intensive stream
Campaign strategy

Power Shift Concert!

Featuring some awesome local acts, including Asa Broomhall, Very Unique Existence, and Charlie Mayfair – for more info click here.

Plenary

Speakers including Jessica Watson (Young Australian of the Year) and Kumi Naidoo (Head of Greenpeace International) via video.

Action practice

The Power Shift action

We’ll be taking to the streets for a huge, creative action! For an idea of what kind of action we’ll be doing, check out this video from Power Shift 2009.

Regional breakout 2

Regional breakouts are your chance to connect with other Power Shifters from your town or region. In small groups you’ll get to know who else is active in your local area, learn what other people are doing, and plan to take action together after Power Shift.

Closing plenary

Reflecting on the last three days, and the journey after Power Shift