Re-Energize the Northwest Notes

Heather's notes from Re-Energize the Northwest Summit Nov 14 - 16 in Seattle!

Online Organizing
You can embed maps in any site (see the contacts area of CCN site)
Student Sustainability Initiative at OSU has a google site
citizenspeak.org - create a campaign
ipetitions.com - $40 for a custom petition or free for a simple one
uncoverintelsecrets.blogspot.com

Working with Volunteers
Operation Green Beaver

Components of Delegation
1) tasks - are they meaningful? Let peole start their own projects but connect to a common vision
    Give titles to the individual tasks
2) Timing - set deadlines for things to be done.  How consequential is it? How important to the person?
3) Measures - how to quantify the task so people know what's expected of them

3 Components of Commitment
    1) Recognition
    2) accountability
    3) Feedback

Jefferson Smith has called our generation the "Coalition of the Irrationally Benevolent"

Volunteers who come to help should get almost as much recognition as the organizers.  Step back and allow them to get it.

Set up a structure of group accountability rather than having just one person blaming.

Check in during the process to make sure they know what's going on

Enabling conditions - structure, coaching/mentoring, context


Making a career out of social change
Switch off between working a higher paying position and volunteer-type work
become a "development director" and have side schools to offer organizations

Create green teams and terminology in job descriptions
Make sust. related terminology part of organization objectives
Do informaitonal interviews - just ask if you can come and hang out with the staff and tell them about yourself without a specific position in mind. If they don't want to, you probably don't want to work there anyway.
Require that you receive 3 weeks of vacation a year if you're in activism type stuff - because you're going to work more than 9-5


Equity in elementary education at rural and tribal schools
Alternative Spring break at UW
research state science standards
Pea Patch gardens
Read Last Child in the Woods
Hanna wants to teach outdoor education with kids
Send Kristiane the Story of Stuff
What are the mandatory minimums for environmental education in Oregon.
Look at the Multnomah educational service district (MESD)
James John Elementary School needs volunteers for projects.

LNG
nolng.net
longpollutes.org
Contact Dan Serres (503) 890-2441 or dserres@gmail.com
LNG working groups are needed on college campuses (would someone at PSU like to start this like Scott?)
January 13th - rally for renewable energy/no LNG
Eddie said Zach will organize a group to go to Salem