Activism Workshops

TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM
Learning how to make a difference

Camp Wellstone
All year long, Camp Wellstone offers a dynamic weekend-long training program that teaches progressives how to win on issues and elect good candidates.  We use a distinctive approach to politics, based on Paul Wellstone's success at integrating grassroots organizing, electoral organizing, progressive public policy and ethical leadership. There are several across the country. Keep checking the website above.

Campaign Institute: A Crash Course in Changing America
We're looking for recent college graduates who are ready to take a crash course in changing America . The Campaign Institute is a non-partisan effort to train a new generation of electoral activists who care about education, the environment, health care, jobs, global trade, and America 's role in the world, to run and win a new type of campaign: driven by the issues, funded by small donors, and fueled by grassroots activism. After graduating from the Campaign Institute, campaigners will know key skills for running an effective grassroots campaign. Most important, they'll learn how to make campaigns address the issues that matter to them. At the end of each session, they'll meet recruiters from national, state and local issue-groups and campaigns to learn about opportunities to sign on to work as a paid political staffer this fall and beyond. .

Green Corps Environmental Leadership Training Program
Green Corps' mission is to teach the next generation of environmental leaders the strategies and skills they'll need to win tomorrow's environmental battles while providing critical field support for today's pressing environmental problems. It offers year-long full-time PAID training positions!

Greenpeace Organizing Term
The Greenpeace Organizing Term, an action-packed semester of travel and training. It’s a hands-on training program that gives you the skills to be an environmental leader. You’ll learn about current environmental issues and solutions and you’ll get trained by the experts in grassroots organizing, leadership, media, and campaign strategy. You’ll travel abroad with Greenpeace to work with international activists. Many students are also able to receive class credit for the semester.   Summer and Fall 2007 programs are filling up, and early applications are due Feb 28th. Apply at http://www.greenpeace.org/got. The semester is based in both the Washington D.C. and San Francisco Greenpeace offices. Contact program staff with questions at got@wdc.greenpeace.org. Diana Silbergeld Greenpeace USA 415-255-9221 x342.

Greenpeace and Seventh Generation
This summer, Greenpeace is partnering with Seventh Generation to offer an all expenses paid weeklong training for the 100 best student environmental leaders in the country.  The program is an intensive week of training, facilitated by some of the nation's top environmental leaders. Key speakers will include John Passacantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace USA , and Jeffrey Hollender, President of Seventh Generation. Selected students will be flown to D.C. to work one-on-one with Greenpeace mentors who will provide training on campaign strategy, message development, lobbying, recruitment, and event planning. You will travel offsite to participate in a campaign event and will emerge from the program with the skills and tools you need to become effective leaders in the environmental movement. Your housing, food, and flight will be fully covered by Seventh Generation.
Find out more and apply now at www.ChangeIt06.org
For more information, contact:
Julia Silbergeld
Student Recruitment Coordinator
Greenpeace USA
202-319-2464
changeit@wdc.greenpeace.org
www.greenpeaceusa.org/got

Midwest Student Leadership Conference
Date tba, 2007, Madison, WI
Student leaders from across the Midwest will come together in Madison, WI to address social and environmental problems. You can follow one of our two campaign tracks to get a more in-depth training on coordinating Get Out the Vote efforts or the Campus Climate Challenge or choose workshops from the leadership and activist tracks to create a training that best fits you. The conference is a great place to meet other student leaders, build your skills and learn about important issues. The weekend will include:

• Issue briefings on a variety of topics including Making Textbooks More Affordable, Federal Higher Education, and the Campus Climate Challenge.
• Skills trainings including how to run an effective get out the vote operation, developing leaders, and using the internet to mobilize and organize your group.

In 2006, the conference was in October, and it cost $75 per person - which covered all of the trainings, materials, at least three meals, and there was free housing available if you need it.

Oxfam CHANGE Initiative
US college students entering their sophomore or junior year can take advantage of Oxfam America's leadership training and become skilled and knowledgeable agents of change. Exposed to the international development issues that direct Oxfam's work, CHANGE Leaders use their new skills and insights to run Oxfam campaigns on their campuses and in their local communities. We strongly encourage online applications. If you have any questions please call 1-800-77-OXFAM x464 or email change@oxfamamerica.org.

SEAC (Student Environmental Action Coalition) Activist Training Camp
Come gain the skills, knowledge, and inspiration necessary to fight for the environment and social justice during this week of education, skills-building, action, networking and fun! For more information, check the ATC website above, email SEAC atc@seac.org or call 215-222-4711 (SEAC Office).

Student Empowerment Training Project
The SET Project's purpose is to support student governments and state student associations in their efforts to be stronger, more effective advocates for the student voice by providing training, consultation, materials and staff support. Over the past 20 years, the SET Project has worked with student leaders in every state to help them develop stronger associations and win concrete victories for students.