Grassroots Organizing and Advocacy

Goals of Internship
1. Learn about pressing environmental issues facing Maryland and the nation.
2. Acquire the skills used by Environment Maryland and other citizens' organizations to counter special interest influence in politics and to advocate for the environment.
3. Advance Environment Maryland's environmental program at the state level.
 
Skills to Learn
Environmental advocates employ various skills to present problems, solutions, educate and mobilize the public, win important reforms, and protect existing programs.

As an intern, you would learn skills such as how to help organize a press conference to release a report or announce a coalition; submit letters to the editor and op-eds; organize a coalition of citizen groups and medical professionals concerned about public health; generate citizen letters, signatures, or phone calls in support of an environmental bill; and help organize a meeting to lobby a member of Congress or the General Assembly.

Contact: Brad Heavner, (410) 467-0439.