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Young Voices Demand Green Agenda In D.C.
Jessica Silber
Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: News
Other onlookers at UConn are more skeptical.
"My initial instinct to the rally is that any presidential candidate will have a position on global warming already - it's redundant to force candidates to have a position," said Robert Bosco, currently a graduate student in political science, while teaching classes in globalization at UConn.
He is also skeptical about the presence of partisanship in the rally.
"What you end up doing is just drawing attention to the problem, which is good and should be encouraged, but you have to be careful that the event doesn't degenerate into simply a general anti-Bush statement," Bosco said. "It has to be held together by conviction of this important issue, and not partisanship."
However, the presence of so many young and enthusiastic leaders and attendees at this historic conference, ranging from the University of Connecticut to the University of California at Berkeley, is cause for optimism. Despite some problems that the activists may encounter, said Bosco, "The bottom line is you can't give in to cynicism. You can be cynical about the issue, but you still need to encourage events like this."
Contact Jessica Silber at
Jessica.Silber@UConn.edu.
"My initial instinct to the rally is that any presidential candidate will have a position on global warming already - it's redundant to force candidates to have a position," said Robert Bosco, currently a graduate student in political science, while teaching classes in globalization at UConn.
He is also skeptical about the presence of partisanship in the rally.
"What you end up doing is just drawing attention to the problem, which is good and should be encouraged, but you have to be careful that the event doesn't degenerate into simply a general anti-Bush statement," Bosco said. "It has to be held together by conviction of this important issue, and not partisanship."
However, the presence of so many young and enthusiastic leaders and attendees at this historic conference, ranging from the University of Connecticut to the University of California at Berkeley, is cause for optimism. Despite some problems that the activists may encounter, said Bosco, "The bottom line is you can't give in to cynicism. You can be cynical about the issue, but you still need to encourage events like this."
Contact Jessica Silber at
Jessica.Silber@UConn.edu.
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