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Members of the Melbourne local group help the public send solar powered faxes to Prime Minister Howard, asking for better climate change policies.
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They work tirelessly behind the scenes, too, planning activities,
painting campaign banners, preparing and distributing campaign
materials.
Local group volunteers come from all walks of life. Grandmothers, lawyers, students and construction workers all play their part in furthering our campaigns. Some are seasoned environmental activists but, for many, joining a local group is a first step.
They attend regular meetings to plan activities and share campaign information. They are trained in activist skills, from non-violent direct action to campaign strategy and social change theory. All local group members are volunteers. Each group has a voluntary local group coordinator.
Since the launch of the Greenpeace local group network in 1998, local group volunteers have spearheaded letter-writing campaigns, kept watch on Greenpeace ships, lobbied local politicians and collected thousands of signatures from the public. After completing Greenpeace's non-violence training program, many local group volunteers have joined in our trademark non-violent direct actions to protect the environment.
Who are they?
Local group volunteers come from all walks of life. Grandmothers, lawyers, students and construction workers all play their part in furthering our campaigns. Some are seasoned environmental activists but, for many, joining a local group is a first step.
They attend regular meetings to plan activities and share campaign information. They are trained in activist skills, from non-violent direct action to campaign strategy and social change theory. All local group members are volunteers. Each group has a voluntary local group coordinator.
What else do they do?
Since the launch of the Greenpeace local group network in 1998, local group volunteers have spearheaded letter-writing campaigns, kept watch on Greenpeace ships, lobbied local politicians and collected thousands of signatures from the public. After completing Greenpeace's non-violence training program, many local group volunteers have joined in our trademark non-violent direct actions to protect the environment.
Check out our Flickr site to see what our local groups have been up to
And they've made a difference!
Thanks to the efforts of local group volunteers, Greenpeace has made significant gains for the environment and communities. Our local group teams have:- alerted thousands of consumers to the risks of genetically modified food
- shut down a polluting shale oil industry on the Great Barrier Reef
- helped communities stop toxic waste incinerators in Western Australia and Tasmania.
