Green Corps 2008 organizer Liz Gary speaks at a news conference on behalf of Toxics Action Center.
Green Corps organizers get the bulk of their training in a
hands-on setting. Working with groups like Sierra Club and Greenpeace,
organizers develop the skills that will enable them to lead such efforts in the
future. Responsibilities include recruiting, training and supervising
volunteers; increasing public awareness; securing media coverage; building
strong coalitions, fundraising; and developing a strategy.
After completing the
Introductory Classroom Training in August, Green Corps organizers lead
three to five different campaigns in communities across the country.
"The earth, which is taking a beating at human hands, is awash with people who express concern about it, but there is a drought of people able to organize to stop the abuse. Green Corps prepares university graduates for the essential commitment to end the drought."
- The late David Brower, Chair, Earth Island Institute
