The Green Corps Class of 2027 launches two campaigns at training!
Our organizers in the Green Corps Class of 2027 are launching their first campaigns!
During our August classroom training, organizers learned how to plan campaigns, work with the media, recruit and train volunteers and more. They also learned more about current environmental issues and campaigns, including reducing toxics in our drinking water, ocean conservation, reducing electronic waste, and clean energy.
Organizers immediately put their skills into practice on two ongoing campaigns in Colorado. With CoPIRG’s “Safer Food Packaging” campaign, they collected petition signatures, engaged local businesses, and wrote letters to the editor to ask Colorado state leaders to ban toxic chemicals, specifically phthalates and bisphenols, from food packaging in Colorado.
They then recruited their first volunteers to take action at the end of our training. Organizers called individuals who signed the petition to a trash cleanup event along Cherry Creek in downtown Denver. The team picked up 17 bags of trash, including a lot of plastic food packaging.
Organizers also worked on the Sierra Club’s campaign to educate the public about the environmental impacts of data centers and to advocate for stronger guardrails for water use, energy use, and community benefit agreements.
To raise awareness and practice new skills, organizers campaigned in Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado. They educated Coloradans about this rapidly evolving issue and encouraged residents to call their state legislators to ask for stronger guardrails. They spoke with more than 2,000 community members and business owners, published letters to the editor, and delivered campaign materials to legislative staffers in downtown Denver.
Now, organizers are in the process of launching their fall campaigns across the country. We’ll keep you posted on their work to advance clean energy, protect the North Atlantic right whales, reduce plastic pollution during the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and more!
