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Welcome to the 2008 Environmental Youth Conference!
GET YOUR GREEN ON!
LATEST NEWS
December 9, 2008
CELEBS WILL GET THEIR GREEN ON WITH ANGELENOS AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONFERENCE
If learning how to do your part in slowing climate change is not reason enough to be part of this event, how about an opportunity to meet some of today’s young celebrity environmentalists who share your enthusiasm about caring for the Earth?
This year’s youth conference opening ceremonies will be hosted by David Henrie of Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place and Olesya Rulin of High School Musical! Also joining them are the following:
Some very cool adult celebrities will also be in attendance:
Come to the conference and GET YOUR GREEN ON with our supportive celebrities!
WORKSHOPS ARE FOR THE YOUTH AND BY THE YOUTH!
What makes the Environmental Youth Conference different from other conferences you've attended? Well, how about the fact that the conference speakers are mostly teens like you? Yes, there won't be much adults at the mic. That's right! This conference is FOR the Youth and BY the Youth.
This year's conference panelists will discuss projects related to eco-consumption, urban forestry and water. Check out who they are:
Genesis Godoy
Genesis is 16 years old and attends Environmental Charter High School. She organized fashion shows highlighting 20 clothing outfits made from recycled materials which were created by 15 of her youth colleagues. Her goal is to exhibit the fashion show at 15 community events to over 700 people. www.greenambassadors.net
Kelley Butler
Kelly is a tenth grader at Harvard Westlake, and is from South Los Angeles. She and her volleyball team started the Clean Canteen program that promotes reusable containers for liquids. She is also a member of Jack and Jill, an African American organization, which uses its recycling program to raise funds for charities.
Tosh Sivertsen
Tosh and his mother co-authored a book called Generation Green which is an eco-guide for teens to “green” their lives through several ways, including green careers. www.generationgreenthebook.com
Jesus Navarro
As a youth, Jesus worked on a recycling project with the Bureau of Sanitation’s summer program and is now working for the City department.
Daniela Esparza
Daniela works with Pacoima Beautiful Youth group and partnered with a local elementary school to build and maintain a community garden and to plant trees. They also work to promote sustainability and environmental justice in communities. www.pacoimabeautiful.org
Alex Castro
Alex works with Pacoima Beautiful Youth group and partnered with a local elementary school to build and maintain a community garden and plant trees. They also work to promote sustainability and environmental justice in communities. www.pacoimabeautiful.org
Adam Gerard
Adam is 13 years old and is President of Board for Tree Musketeers, a youth organization focused on trees. From 2003-2008, the group has planted over 500 trees along the stretch of Imperial Highway that borders LAX. www.treemusketeers.org
Evelina Weary
Evelina is a student at Santa Monica High School, and works with a student group called Team Marine that competes in science competitions in Southern California. She and her peers have worked on numerous eco-projects including cleaner oceans and water pollution. www.teammarine.org
Daniel Farahdel
Daniel is a student at Santa Monica High School, and works with a student group called Team Marine that competes in science competitions in Southern California. He worked on a YouTube video to promote the problems associated with plastic bags called “Danny Going Green.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsDdFOaSd3c
Blanca Perez
Blanca is 16 years old and a student at Animo Film and Theater Arts Charter School. She is Co-President of her school’s Guerrilla Gardening Group that promotes eco-activism including water conservation.
GREEN TEENS AT THE ARTIST ALLEY
Catch our budding green artists at the conference Artist Alley. This special area will highlight creative, green teens and their environmentally-theme artwork or masterpieces made of eco-friendly materials. Some of our young, talented artists include:
- Iris Martinez, 16, Photo
- Ana Baranda, 19, Painting
- Peter Meitzenheimer, 13, Etching
- Juan Correa, 14, Drawing
- Charbel Rizk, 18, Sculpture
- Emmanuel Galvez, 17, Painting
- Rebecca Guerrrero, 20, Arch-shaped mobil using recycled materials
- Eugenia Barbuc, 21, Natalie Polanco, 17, and Ivan Melchor, 19, a collaborative art piece using recycled materials
Also on display will be art work by the Million Trees LA contributing artists: Juan Rosillo, Jean Wells, Hamerslag, Kevin Inkwich, Cindy Surianyi, Ron Howard, Fumiko Armano, Goose Black Finger, Steven McElroy and Abel Alejandre.
Make sure to stop by!
INCONVENIENT TRUTH YOUTH PRESENTER IS CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
(November 10, 2008)
We are excited to announce that Alec Loorz, 14, is the 2008 Environmental Youth Conference keynote speaker.
Alec is the founder of Kids-vs-Global-Warming, a youth-inspired and youth-led organization that informs, trains, and empowers kids about the issues of global warming to inspire action. He gives multi-media presentations to schools and conferences,
and starts Action Teams to empower the next generation of green leaders. After giving his own youth-focused presentation over 30 times, Alec was invited by Al Gore to be trained to give the official Inconvenient Truth presentations. He is currently
the youngest trained presenter. In June, Alec and his team installed an environmental activist project called SLAP (Sea Level Awareness Project,) showing how far underwater the city will be if nothing is done about climate change.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CONFERENCE
The Environmental Youth Conference (EYC) is one of the largest green youth events in Los Angeles. The conference will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall on December 13, 2008.
Hosted by the City of Los Angeles, the EYC brings together thousands of young Angelenos ages 12 to 21 to learn about environmental responsibility through eco-consumerism.
The conference will offer attendees an opportunity to take a leadership role on this important environmental issue, making a difference for yourselves and future generations, as well as to learn about career opportunities in the "green" industries.
EYC highlights include meet and greets with environmental industry professionals, workshops, and a program with surprise celebrity guests.
Last year's EYC featured Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; actors Wilmer Valderrama and Tyrese Gibson; youth stars from the Disney Channel including Brenda Song and Moises Arias; and MTV's Mad Mike with his environment-friendly bio-diesel vehicles on display.
Don't miss out on this cool, fun and educational event. Be part of the second annual EYC, and get your GREEN on!
To participate, gather all your friends and come on down to the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, December 13. Admission is free for all attendees ages 12 to 21.
FREE PARKING IN SOUTH HALL GARAGE WITH EVENT FLYER ONLY.
Free transportation to the EYC may be available for parties of 50 or more. To reserve a bus and for more information, send us a message here. Buses are limited. First come, first served.
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