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Advocacy Clinic- Environmental Advocacy and Organizing - Environmental Studies - Antioch University New England

Examples of Advocacy Clinic Work

bringing the award-winning radio news show “Democracy Now!” to Keene on behalf of a local civic education group and building a sustainable base of support for community radio
Researching and drafting communications pieces for UN advocacy and corporate engagement & shareholder activism in support of the Western Shoshone Defense Project's efforts to stop expansion of gold mining operations onto sacred tribal lands by Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation.
providing research and advocacy support for two natural resource extraction corporate shareholder proposals by the New York City Employees Retirement System
Successful advocacy to establish a town conservation commission in Burlington, Connecticut
Building effective grassroots campaigns for passage of legislation supporting New Hampshire’s Land and Community Heritage Program (LCHIP) and a Maine ballot initiative to grant current-use tax status to working waterfronts
Organizing a state-wide strategy meeting for Vermonters working to challenge the harms of genetically modified seeds and foods
Rights-based community organizing and advocacy to challenge a polluting power plant and to strengthen democratic governance in Russell, Massachusetts
developing a media strategy for a Connecticut-based healthy schools grassroots organization
designing/testing a member development strategy for a national campaign finance reform group
completing research on access to municipal water systems on behalf of Public Citizen
developing a template for municipal climate change action plans on behalf of Massachusetts Climate Action Network
Completing research on alternative pest control models for the Boston-based Neighborhood Pesticide Action Committee
providing campaign strategy guidance and a corporate profile to a Massachusetts’ North Shore citizens’ organization seeking better environmental practices by a multinational mining corporation operating in their town
developing a corporate profile of Wal-Mart for national organizations campaigning to pass federal legislation mandating greater transparency of U.S.-based multinationals’ overseas operations.

Last Updated: 6/5/08