Hello Michiganders!
In January, many of you will have completed your first semester as leaders of the Transportation Challenge Campaign! No matter how far along you are in achieving your campaign goals, no matter how many bike lanes have fresh paint or roads you've closed, you have taken the first step toward sustainable transportation on campus and for that you deserve a pat on the back.
The Freedom from Oil team at Global Exchange and Rainforest Action Network would like to celebrate with you and offer a weekend of additional training to help you shift the Challenge into high gear this spring. PLEASE JOIN US in Detroit, January 11-13 for the first ever Transportation Challenge Weekend Getaway!
Register online: http://ran.org/transportationchallenge <http://ran.org/transportationchallenge>
We will check in with you by phone to determine the kinds of training your group desires - from facilitation to organizational development to recruitment to media, we want to give your work a boost!
The weekend will be jam-packed with workshops and networking to enhance skills that will be useful in ALL of your work across all issues. Additionally, you will have an opportunity to network with the other schools that are running the Transportation Challenge and share successes, difficulties, advice and plans for the next semester.
Then, on Sunday, we will take our concerns to the automakers! The North American International Auto Show opens on Sunday, November 13 at the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit. We will rally to announce our concerns about oil, climate change, car culture, the economy and green jobs directly to the industry that has the most influence over these issues in Michigan --- the auto industry.
With a fun and creative rally that YOU will design and build, let's tell the automakers that the next generations of car buyers WILL NOT SETTLE for anything less than the cleanest, most ultra-efficient, oil-free vehicles. Let's bring the youth voice forward yet again to keep the pressure on our worst polluters and keep our struggle in the public eye.
Please register NOW to secure a place for a weekend of training, activism and fun with RAN and Global Exchange! There is a requested $15-50 sliding scale registration fee. Some scholarships are available. Food, accommodations, and some rides will be provided. Visit: http://ran.org/transportationchallenge to tell us you're coming.
**Note that this event is open to all - there will be an introductory track offered to students who are not currently working on transportation issues - but slots will be reserved for students already working on the Transportation Challenge who wish to learn new skills and give existing work a boost in the New Year.
Thanks all. We can't wait to see you in January,
Jodie Van Horn and Brandon Knight
Freedom from Oil Campaigners
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