Testimonials

"It's been the experience of a lifetime and none of it would have been possible without my decision to take part in the GOT. The GOT shaped my life. Like I mentioned earlier, who would of thought I was an activist. I mean it, from the bottom of my heart. I’ve always cared about the issues – but, doing something about it instead of just caring about them is so much more rewarding. And, the GOT taught me how to do that. And, the confidence."
— Rachel Humphreys (GOT Alum Spring '08) Cleveland State University

"The GOT by far exceeded my expectations. I was given the opportunity to gain not only the skills and tools I needed to effectively organize and run a campaign, but I also was able to apply those skills and gain first-hand experience with Greenpeace USA and International. I can only hope that by continuing to share my knowledge and experiences from the GOT with other students, you, I and the rest of our youth generation will begin to not only discuss change, but work to see it happen together."
— Christina-Alexa Liakos (GOT Alum Fall '06) Green Mountain College

"The Greenpeace Organizing Term is a really unique opportunity for students to experience true activism. It's the only training like it: three months of some of D.C.'s best environmental leaders training you and then getting out of the classroom to apply your new skills to real-life campaign work. We learned how to hold press conferences, plan campaigns, develop media strategies, influence companies and Congress, drive motor boats, climb and repel off a wall. If you want the best training out there for students you should do the GOT."
— Anca Giurgiulescu, (GOT Alum Summer '05) University of California, Berkeley

"From organizing 120 people to protest the presidential debates in Miami to training 40 women how to speak to the press about how they are personally affected by power plant mercury contamination to traveling to Germany to meet other environmental leaders, the GOT was one of the best experiences I've had. I now understand what it means to be an organizer. I can now use all the amazing skills I've learned and experiences I've had to actually make a difference."
— Charis Barnes, (GOT Alum Fall '04) University of North Carolina-Asheville

"I came to Greenpeace because I wanted to work for the people who are the best, most creative, and who go after big goals and do the unthinkable. I became a part of that and more through the GOT. I gained a home in the Greenpeace community; there has never been a group that I have been so warmly accepted into."
— Allison Black, (GOT Alum Summer ’05) American University