We spent a whole week with the organizers, leaders, and front-line activists of the Power Vote campaign training them on the skills needed to successfully fight for a clean energy future on their campuses and in their communities.
Campus Camp Wellstone trains students nationwide on how to run energized, community building, winning campaigns. We focus on campus and community organizing and young voter engagement.
As a former coal miner, concern for our environment, love of
the Applachian Mountains and Camp Wellstone has encourged me to be more active in my community.
Campaign Corps trains recent progressive-minded college
graduates in a week-long Campaign
School, and then puts
them to work on the last three months of a targeted Democratic campaign.
Campus Progressgives a voice to motivated individuals nationwide whom wish to
become progressive leaders and connect with other progressives to from strong
movements for the future.
Campus Camp Wellstone Director Mattie Weiss gives young people the
scoop on what to tell political campaigns when they come asking for our
dollars, hours, connections, and cache.
At Camp Wellstone for High School Students in St. Paul, Minnesota students reflected on their training experience by contributing to a memory book. These are their drawings, stories, and ideas.
As progressives, we know we can find better leaders. We are looking for
leaders who can restore hope, empower citizens, and be effective voices
for change.
What does an Action Plan bring to your organizing? A good action
plan gives your work focus, leverages your strengths, and lays out a
blueprint for winning.