Its going to be 6-weeks of intense training, community solidarity work, service work and organizing. We’ll be in West Virginia helping organize a mountain top removal fly over with the President of the Sierra Club and another prominent figure and 3 weeks in Meigs County, OH supporting Elisa Young and the Meigs Community Action Network fight the proposed power plants, mining and sludge impoundments in their community. We’ll be doing canvassing, training and working on Elisa’s farm as well as coordinating with other Mountain Justice Summer programs and some of the most inspiring community leaders and organizers in Appalachia.

Because this is such an incredible opportunity (and I’ll be in Michigan all weekend), we’re extending the first round deadline to Tuesday April 3. Its crucial for the success of the program that everyone who is currently interested apply by this first round deadline so we can set up our leadership team and begin some of the planning for this event. Its important to us that you all have a say in what the program looks like, so the sooner you engage, the better it will be.

During the 6-weeks we will cover all of your housing, food and transportation expenses as well as the occasional movie and other fun stuff. We’ll kick off the program at the Mountain Justice Summer training in Knoxville, TN May 20-27 and then travel to Charleston and Meigs to help out community groups, learn about the true costs of coal and develop our skills as organizers and trainers.

Please go ahead and apply even if you’re not certain about your availability, just note that on the application.

Here’s the link with more info and the application, so check it out and be sure to pass it on to others in your group: http://www.ssc.org/climate/climatesummer.php

Let me know if you have any questions and please be sure to pass this opportunity on to anyone you know who would be interested!

Thanks,
Kim
–contact Kim at: kim [at] ssc.org

PS. Once you’ve been accepted into the program, you will be expected to participate in 3-5 1-hour long conference calls in April and May leading up to the program. Part of the program also requires you to commit to leading trainings based on your experiences once you return to your home areas throughout the coming year. There will be extensive training for trainers to prepare you for this. Also, you will be invited to the SSC’s National Grassroots Leadership Gathering ( a.k.a. Shindig) in New Hampshire August 6-12 (an amazing space to meet and plan with other student leaders from around the country)!

PPS. I know about student schedules, so if you’re interested but have trouble with the Monday deadline, please just let me know so we can work something out.

A week long training camp designed to for grassroots activism, mobilization of communities, a forum for opening communication between students and directly affected communities. The main focus of the training will be on addressing and fighting proposed Coal fired Power Plants in Florida in Glades(1960MW) and/or Taylor (800MW) counties.

For more info contact Jason@climateaction.net