Sustainability learning circle in Sydney, Australia

Since joining AIESEC Sydney in August 2006 I have had the pleasure of meeting many people with differing passions. I found out that a groupof us had a mutual interest in sustainability, and were passionate about making changes in the area. So, a learning circle was started to discuss different topics surrounding the topic of sustainability.

The experience of joining this learning circle and discussing sustainability had been a tremendous eye-opener. Sitting in thelearning circle, it's often hard to believe that I'm talking aboutnsustainability with people from all over the world! I feel incredibly lucky to have been granted these opportunities.

In this group, we have set ourselves a number of goals, which I feelwork well. Firstly, there is an element of personal commitment: we must set personal goals relating to sustainability. We also discuss a different topic each meeting, which has opened up my eyes to areas I hadn't considered before! We are also trying to make our learningcircle action-oriented, by emphasising how we can apply what we'rediscussing into a project that has a real impact on society.

In the immediate future, with the help of my friends in the learning circle, I hope to expand and challenge my ideas on sustainability and how we can make our communities, cities, countries and the world more sustainable. I will also be going to IDC 2006 this month, where I hope to discuss sustainability with other delegates from around theworld. It's going to be an awesome time!

Jeremy Higgs is member of AIESEC in Sydney and the learning circle he's talking about is comprised by 6 members and interns, from 4 different countries.