There are lots of ways to volunteer or contribute during the next month and in the lead-up to Spring semester.
Discover our movement’s heart.
The magnitude of the climate crisis is a unique opportunity for transformation. We must go beyond issues of energy and waste and build a movement founded on our community's vision for a just and sustainable future. This vision will be the heart of our movement. Help us discover the heart- Share your vision.
Let’s plan an event to build our creative capacity to envision a flourishing future for our community. One more large-group meeting before the end of the year.
Specific needs: musicians, artists, a large gathering space, ideas on ways to facilitate group-visioning and community-building.
Email blumesa@appstate.edu with any interest or suggestions.
Build community.
We need to build communities of mutual support, on campus and the community as a whole, beginning with an end-of-semester support for students. Hot drinks, yummy snacks, good conversation, climate visioning, and a much needed break from the stress of finals. We need people to volunteer a couple of hours as bakers, musicians, hosts, etc.
Share our vision.
Help the Chancellor envision App State as a national leader: let's give Chancellor Everts her most important holiday gift -- a clear vision of what it would mean for App to be a national leader on climate change. We are creating a mock issue of Time magazine reporting on our (soon-to-be achieved) climate victory.
We need:
action team members, both those willing to think about it and those willing to do it
2-hr commitments from journalists, wannabe journalists, or good fakers who can write some of the surrounding articles and ads (i.e., not the main feature)
2-hr commitments from people who can serve as editors
10-hr commitment from one or two people skilled in graphic design
10-hr commitment from one or two good writers who can write the feature article (it’s all fiction, so getting quotes and researching examples is easy!)
Email burkebj@appstate.edu to get involved.
Develop democratic tools of the internet.
Do you know coding? Do you understand how to make web features from open-source codes? We need your help. We want to develop a platform for democratic deliberation for consensus-building, perhaps around pol.is open-source.
Grow our roots.
In winter, trees store their energy in their roots. Let’s take winter to grow our community network to build the roots of our movement. Please share this newsletter and opportunities for involvement with anyone and everyone. There is a place for all here.
Get involved with similar organizations.
Sustainability Council meeting: Friday, November 30th, 10 am, in PSU 155
Transition Blue Ridge meeting: Tuesday, November 27th, 5:30-7:30, at F.A.R.M. Café.
See the events page for more events and information.
Additional volunteer needs:
advertising for January climate activism workshop: graphic design, posting flyers, chalking the campus, sending e-mails, etc.
editing and layout for final demands
writing press release for final demands
website development