----- forwarded message ----- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:27:05 +0100 From: info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Political skills training! ----- forwarded message ----- Subject: [starcgrassroots] political skills training! Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:16:26 -0500 From: Amy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please pass on to your classes and groups. Thank you! TIRED OF POLITICIANS IGNORING YOUR COMMUNITY? It's time to build political power and make your voice heard! Learn how at the 2001 Environmental Justice Summer Training Academy (EJ STA). Join other community and student organizers who are leading the charge to make environmental justice a priority in the 2001 elections and beyond. EJ STA is an intensive 6-day program that trains young people of color in political skills to protect our communities. Through skill sessions and campaign simulations you'll learn: -How to run a winning campaign -How to impact critical social and public health issues -How to organize online and in the media ...the tools you need to make a difference in your community and on your campus! Rolling Admissions -- APPLY NOW for your best chance to get in!! Apply online now and learn more about environmental justice at http://www.ejnow.org Time: June 9 - 14, 2001 Location: Catholic U., Washington, D.C. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 13, 2001 It's only $50, due upon acceptance, for 6 days of housing, food, and amazing trainings. For more information contact: Aditi Vaidya, EJ STA Director, at 202.547.8658, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] EJ STA is sponsored by the Center for Environmental Citizenship, http://www.envirocitizen.org, and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, http://www.voteenvironment.org -- Amy Fisher Northeast Organizer Center for Environmental Citizenship 59 Temple Place #669 Boston, MA 02111 617.542.2782 Tired of politicians ignoring your community? Learn how to build political power and make your voice heard at the Environmental Justice Summer Training Academy. APPLY NOW at http://www.ejnow.org Check out what's going on in the Northeast at http://www.envirocitizen.org/northeast