Summer Training Program with the Sierra Student Coalition

[Christa]

Hey Minnesota Activists,

Got any summer plans? Want to hone your environmental organizing
skills? Want to kick it in the woods with some rad students? Then
consider doing the Sierra Student Coalition's Summer training program,
aka Sprog. http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-leader-training-program/index.html

For those of you who have been to Powershift, this training is pretty
similar but longer and more in-depth. I'll be one of the trainers at
the Midwest program in Indiana, and it'd be so cool to have more
Minnesotans there. Here's more info!
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Come to Midwest Sprog with the Sierra Student Coalition July 11-18 to
develop your organizing and leadership skills, network and bond with
fellow young change-makers, and have fun outside.

Change only happens when we organize, and organizing is a craft that
must be learned like any other. At Sprog, you’ll learn the skills you
need to be a force for change:

• Public Narrative: The art of telling your story in a way that moves
others to act;

• Leadership Development & Team Building: Engaging volunteers, helping
them
become leaders, and developing an effective team;

• Strategic Campaign Planning: Setting goals and devising a winning
strategy,
planning and implementing your campaign for change;

• Communication Skills: How to frame issues and talk about them in a
way that speaks
to values; use the media to get your message out;

• Anti-Oppression: Examining how dynamics of power and privilege play
out in our
organizing work, and exploring how we can become more inclusive,
diverse and
welcoming; and

• Grassroots Tactics: Strategically applying various tactics for
recruitment, actions,
and campaigns!

To get more information or see the dates and locations of other
regional Sprogs,
visit www.ssc.org/sprog. To apply, visit
http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-leader-training-program/sprog-training-0001.html.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at
ceo...@gmail.com.

Thanks so much,
Christa Owens