Action training in US this summer

jj May 24th, 2007

June 9-16 End the Occupations of Iraq and Palestine: This session includes the opportunity to join with End the Occupation for a teach-in on the Israeli occupation of Palestine on Sunday, June 10, and a lobby day on Monday, June 11. Application and program details

June 10-14 Iraq Action Camp. Join us for an intense week of training, campfires, lobbying, s’mores, and connections. Get trained by experienced organizers from MoveOn, Democracy Matters, the United States Student Association, Campus Progress Action, and elsewhere. Learn what a good campaign looks like and how to work with the media to get your message out. Then qualify for grant money to turn your vision into reality. Together, we can bring our troops home. http://www.campusprogress.org/page/content/iraqcamp/

June 17-23 Weeklong Activist TrainingApplication and program details
June 24-30 Weeklong Activist Training Application and program details

July 1-7 Red, White, Blue, and PINK: 4th of July Action with CODEPINK: This session includes actions at the DC national Independence Day Parade and other 4th of July actions. Congress is not in session during this week, but there will be many actions to do in DC.Application and program details

July 8-14 Youth Summer of Resistance: This session will focus on campus organizing. Application and program details
July 15-21 Weeklong Activist Training: Application and program details

July 19-29th-Youth Summer of Resistance. No War-No Warming, Defend Democracy. Training in political theatre, organizing, street speaking and then relentless work downtown confronting and cajoling the powers that be to LISTEN TO YOUTH perspectives.  Nadine Bloch, Michael Beer, Pete Perry, Pat Elder, Paul Magno and others will provide training. See the application and details on this website.  http://www.summerofresistance.org

July 20-26  Change It 2007 All expenses paid, including travel and housing, week-long skills training in Washington, DC. Accepted students will receive free travel to D.C. for training on campaign strategy, message development, lobbying, recruitment, and event planning. Students will travel offsite to participate in a campaign event and will emerge from the program with the skills and tools they need to become effective leaders in the environmental and social justice movements.  http://www.changeit07.org/blog/05/15/1-200-change-it-applicants/ . For more info, write to changeit@wdc.greenpeace.org or call Charlie Fredrick at 202-319-2468.

July 22-29 Weeklong Activist Training-Application and program details

June-August weekly. All Summer-SSC Summer Programs (SPROGs). Join the Sierra Student Coalition for one of these Student Environmental Leadership Training Programs. Each week-long training session in organizing skills is led by the nation’s top student organizers.  http://www.ssc.org/sprog or contact jon@ssc.org 202.548.4592.          

Thanks for helping our efforts to bring citizen voices to Washington DC. Donations to any or all the actions camps are welcome.

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