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Join the 2010 Canadian Youth Delegation!

Applications are now open for the Canadian Youth Delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Meetings in Cancun, Mexico, taking place at the end of 2010 and for the leaders of the Canadian Youth Delegation Home Team. If you want to make a difference, learn about international climate policy, have a great time, build your capacity, work with a diverse group of youth from every province and territory in Canada, and support the international youth climate movement, then this opportunity is for you. Check out the applications below (available in French or English) for more information. Applications are due on 6:00 pm PDT, Friday June 11th, 2010.

Rejoignez la Délégation de la jeunesse canadienne 2010!

Le processus de sélection pour la Délégation de la jeunesse canadienne à la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques à Cancun, Mexique, est maintenant ouvert à tous. De même, les formulaires de candidature pour l’équipe à domicile de la Délégation sont disponibles. Si tu as envie de faire une différence, d’apprendre sur les politiques climatiques internationales, de t’amuser, de travailler avec des jeunes de toutes les provinces et territoires afin de contribuer au mouvement international de la jeunesse sur le climat, alors cette opportunité est pour toi ! Consulte les formulaires d’application ci-joints pour plus de détails. La date limite de dépôt des candidatures est le 11 juin 2010, 18h heure du Pacifique.
CYD-Cancun New Member Application (English) (Anglais)

CYD-Cancun New Member Application (French) (Français)

CYD-Cancun Returning Member Application (English) (Anglais)

CYD-Cancun Returning Member Application (French) (Français)

CYD-Home Team Leader Application (English) (Anglais)

CYD-Home Team Leader Application (French) (Français)

My name is Malkolm Boothroyd and I am a graduating high school student from Whitehorse, Yukon. I am planning a bike ride to Cancun for COP 16.

This is a great opportunity to show politicians, negotiators and the general public how committed youth are to building a clean energy future. Our group would depart from Vancouver in early September and cycle along the Pacific Coast to southern California, then head into the desert towards Tucson, Arizona. We would enter Mexico through the border crossing in Douglas, and ride through mountainous central Mexico towards the Gulf of Mexico. We’d follow the coastline from Tampico to Cancun, arriving on November 25th.
 

Along the way we’d have chances to visit places threatened by climate change; coastal communities endangered by rising seas, farmlands in California facing droughts and water-shortages, and towns on the Gulf of Mexico that stand in the path of hurricanes strengthened by warmer water temperatures. By getting a first-hand look at climate change’s ground-zero we’d be able to send an even stronger message about the crisis that our generation will inherit thanks to climate change.
We’d cycle for an average of around 110 kilometers on our travel days, and would take a rest day every 5-7 days. We’d be on the road for just short of three months. There is no obligation to cycle the entire way, and you’d be welcome to join us for as long or as short as you like. However, in order for this to happen, I need to have companions committed to cycling with me through Mexico. Safety in numbers is necessary because of the level of violence in that country. I wouldn’t feel safe unless we had a group of at least four, through the forty-day Mexico leg. Without that assurance, the trip, or at least the Mexico portion, would have to be cancelled.

If you are interested in being part of this trip, or have any questions, please get in touch with me. My email address is malkolmb@ yahoo.ca and my home number is 867 668 7370. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
 

Malkolm Boothroyd
 

PS... I need a catchy name for this bike ride and I so far I’ve been drawing blanks, so please send me your suggestions!