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Graduation Pledge Alliance-
6th Update for 2006-2007; March 31, 2007
Hello Pledgers!
Earlier in the year, we
re-launched the Yahoo Group listserve. Now: BIG
NEWS!
Join the brand new
Graduation Pledge Facebook
group! (http://mit.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2252440487)
It was created by Mel Chua
at Olin College to allow past, current, and
future Pledge-takers from all schools to get to know
one another, network together, and share their ideas
and goals on social and environmental
responsibility. This group is not a replacement
for, but rather a compliment to, Pledge-related
Facebook groups that you may already have for your
campus. We hope to have representation from every
Pledge-taking school so that Pledge-takers and their
allies can see and explore the huge diversity of
people who care about the environment and the future
of humanity. We hope to see
you on either the Yahoo listserve or the new
Facebook site!
As the year draws to a close,
you should be thinking about information you’ll need
for the year-end reports
we’ll be sending out. Here is the link to a copy of
the report so you can assemble relevant information
for it ahead of time:
http://www.manchester.edu/Common/pledge/gradpledge.htm
.
We’re working on a
press release
that will most likely go out late April. We will
include it in the next update, so be thinking of
ways to localize it so you can use it in your town
or with your school paper. Here are some
samples of previous press
releases:
http://www.graduationpledge.org/media_and_articles.html
.
Here is a
sample letter that
Manchester sends to its graduating seniors
to tell them about the Pledge:
http://www.graduationpledge.org/Basic%20Information/letter.html
. And don’t forget that there are other resources
(cards, posters, and brochures) available on the
website here:
http://www.graduationpledge.org/cards.html .
Also, if you’re very busy and don’t have time to
make your own green ribbons, you can go here and
order them, pre-made:
http://www.ribbonfactory.com/html/awareness_ribbons.html
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If you’re getting ready to
graduate and have thought about working in the
federal government, check out this site:
www.makingthedifference.org. It has lots of
job postings for socially-
and environmentally-minded folks who want to work in
a government capacity.
The first-ever
United States Social Forum
(www.ussf2007.org)
will be held June 27 through July 1 in Atlanta.
Over 20,000 activists of all ages are expected to
attend, representing hundreds of groups working for
democracy, sustainability and social justice, under
the banner “Another World is Possible.” This is a
great opportunity to learn
and network. For more information, check out
the website or contact Julie Matthaei,
jmatthaei@wellesley.edu.
Finally,
don’t think it’s too late to
get something going at your school. You
could do something as simple as tabling or, at a
minimum, get a group together to do some planning
for next year.
Good luck!
Zach and Neil
Zachary Paul Burton
The Graduation Pledge Alliance
Co-coordinator
www.graduationpledge.org
zpburton@gmail.com
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