environmental organizing career trends

Dear Service-Learning Colleagues,

Thought this posting on another listserv would be of interest:

From: "Steve Chase" <schase@igc.org>

Vocations for Social Change Are Making A Come-Back!

On February 3, 2003, National Public Radio ran an interesting
news story on "Activism as a Profession." In the ten-minute story,
NPR claimed that increasing numbers of college-age people are
thinking about making their careers in the growing field of public
interest advocacy and grassroots organizing. The Boston-based
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) has also noted this
growing trend. Indeed, ECO now lists community organizing as one
of the twelve most dynamic environmental career opportunities in
the decades ahead.

In an effort to offer people who visit ECO's website more
information about the environmental advocacy and organizing field,
ECO just posted an interview with me on emerging trends in the
field. I thought people on this list might be interested in reading the
interview, which will be on their main careers page from now until
April 1, 2003. You can access the interview at:
http://www.eco.org/career/career.html or write me directly for the
full text.

Also, I would appreciate it if you would forward this message on to
anyone you think might be interested in checking out Antioch New
England's new master's program in Environmental Advocacy and
Organizing. We are currently accepting applications for September
2003. For information on our Environmental Advocacy and
Organizing Program:
http://esdept.antiochne.edu//advocacy/default.html

Steve Chase
Director
Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program
Department of Environmental Studies
Antioch New England Graduate School
40 Avon Street
Keene, NH 03431
Phone: 603-357-3122  x298
Fax: 603-357-0718
Email: Steven_Chase@antiochne.edu OR schase@igc.org

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