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The organization I chose is the Sierra Student Coalition because I want to protect the environment "The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our 3.5+ million members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world."
The goals and purposes of this organization. are:
Organizing persons from 14 to 28 years old, in their communities on issues of climate, environmental, and social justice.
The benefits, duties, and responsibilities of being a member of the student organization.
As a memeber the responsibility is to get involve in the campaigns (marchs, learning activities) that solve problems such as air, water and land pollution and protecting wildlife.
To be involve in any student organization gives life perspective to have a sense of direction in your life and to work towards specific goals. It also helps constructing networks.
The opportunities provided by this organization for developing leadership skills are:
The Sierra Student Coalition has different programs to participate towards the goal of developing an strong environmental conscience one of the is a a 10 week program called:<em><u> Climate Justice League</u></em> in which I might attain the following skills:
- Developed leadership by taking action on climate and environmental justice in your campus or community.
- Cultivated relationships with other Organizing Fellows across the United States and in Puerto Rico.
- Received support and training from experienced organizers on how to effectively fight for climate justice in your community
Another is the <em><u>Sprog (summer program) </u></em>is a one-week leadership training program that teaches tools for environmental and social justice activism to young people across the country.
- Campaign Planning: identifying campaign goals and targets, writing strategy statements, crafting tactics, using a campaign matrix
- Leadership Development: building effective bases and coalitions, working with communities, demonstrating self-care and personal productivity, facilitating group discussions
- Anti-Oppression: identifying and confronting oppression, running campaigns for justice, emphasizing anti-oppression as central to all environmental organizing
- Media: creating outreach material, interacting with reporters, writing Op-Eds, holding press conferences
