Become an environmental champion

School of grassroots organizing will teach you skills to work for better communities and world

Do you want to know how you can win victories for protection of open space, coastline preservation, and clean energy?

Most folks in the Bay Area share our values for environmental protection, but to build solutions we need to mobilize that environmental majority. We must make clean energy a priority for elected officials. We must build a local movement to take back Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008. We must make sure that development happens in environmentally responsible, community-minded, socially conscious ways.

The good news is that there are fun, tried-and-true techniques for winning on these and other issues you care about! Come to the Bay Chapter's third annual Grassroots Organizing training series. Here's your chance to learn the skills and political strategy behind effective grassroots organizing.

The instructors are people with real experience winning campaigns - the conservation staff of the Bay Chapter, supplemented with several outstanding volunteer leaders.

All sessions will include hands-on learning opportunities. All events are free (including snacks), and dates and places are set all around the Chapter to fit your location and schedule!

101 - Intro to Community Organizing

San Francisco: Tue., July 11, 7 - 8:30 pm.
Marin: Wed., July 19, 7 - 8:30 pm.
Berkeley: Thu., July 27, 7 - 8:30 pm.

Learn how grassroots community power wins campaigns - three proven techniques that lead to victory: grassroots lobbying, elections work, and building community organizations. Get skills training on the art of communicating with decision-makers.

201 - Grassroots Lobbying: Making Your Voice Heard at City Hall

San Francisco: Thu., Aug. 3, 7 - 9 pm.

Learn how grassroots lobbying, letter-writing, attending hearings, and meeting with our elected officials create environmental victories. Get skills training on lobbying your electeds!

202 - Elections: Getting out the Environmental Vote

San Francisco: Thursday, Aug. 10, 7 - 9 pm.

Learn how get-out-the-vote campaigns work to win environmental initiative campaigns and elect environmental leaders. Get skills training on neighbor-to-neighbor voter education.

203 - Building a Community Organization

San Francisco: Thursday, Aug. 17, 7 - 9 pm.

Learn the why and how of getting people involved in community organizations, including how to recruit your neighbors, build community support, and manage volunteers. Get skills training on phone outreach to environmental activists.

Grassroots 201 - 203 in one day

Berkeley: Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 - 5 pm (three sessions: 10 - 12; 12:30 - 2:30; 3 - 5).

Attend all three advanced trainings in one action-packed, fun day! Join us for all or part of the day!

To sign up

For questions or to RSVP, please contact Chapter organizing manager or call (510) 848-0800, ext. 307