Climate Law and Policy Advocacy training with Conservation Law Foundation’s was postponed (due to covid) and will be part of this year’s Youth Climate Leaders Academy!  We will have climate advocacy trainings as part of the skills trainings on Friday and Saturday of the retreat. This is the last week to register. Climate Advocacy Workshops: Climate Advocacy with Amy Shollenberger, political strategist, campaign organizer and lobbyist with Action Circles, Friday, December 1st, 3:50-5:20 Climate Law and Policy with Chase Whiting, staff attorney with Conservation Law Foundation Saturday, December 2nd, 10:40-12:15   For more information and to sign up to join […]

Our second to last training is coming up on Thursday! Join us in Burlington to hear from Chase Whiting, Staff Attorney with Conservation Law Foundation on how YOU can effect climate law and policy in Vermont. Location: Vermont Law School offices, Burlington Date/Time: Thursday, November 9th, 5:30-7:00 Who: Youth (and their adult allies/partners)   Pizza and introductions at 5:30 RSVP by Wednesday so we can feed you!!!!   Coming up… Our LAST training will be part of a policy series at Youth Climate Leaders Academy on December 1st/2nd in Fairlee, VT. Hosted by Vermont Energy Education Program, click here for […]

Our second FALL YOUTH ADVOCACY TRAINING is this Thursday! Hosted by Youth Lobby Training: How to communicate with YOUR legislators     Trainers: Vermont Conservation Voters & VPIRG Location: Rutland, VT (RSVP for exact location) Time: 5:30-7:00pm Things start at 5:30pm with PIZZA and introductions followed by youth advocacy/civics training on how to have your voice heard by your legislators in and outside of the statehouse. Come, bring a friend or two! RSVP for directions and so we can make sure we have pizza for you!

Our first FALL YOUTH ADVOCACY TRAINING is next week! RSVP to join us IN OUR Statehouse to learn about how to get your voices heard there. Things start at 5:30pm at the Vermont Natural Resources Council office in Montpelier with PIZZA and introductions, and then will head over to the Statehouse with local lobbyist, Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, who will be training us on how to navigate OUR Statehouse. Come, bring a friend or two, and RSVP so we can make sure we have pizza for you!

  This fall Youth Lobby is organizing a series of Youth Advocacy Trainings throughout the state of Vermont. These trainings are designed to help educate and empower youth in ways that they can get involved and be heard in their state government. Each training is centered around a different topic and is hosted in collaboration with Youth Lobby partner organizations throughout the state. Each event will begin at 5:30 with a “Meet and Greet” over pizza and wrap up with a short Youth Lobby logistical meeting. We kick-off the series on October 5th with an introduction to how to Navigate […]

Join us on August 24th at Camp Meade in Middlesex, VT at 6pm to help us make a plan for our actions the coming year. If you have not joined us in the past, this is the perfect time to get involved. All are welcome! (No prior experience with Youth Lobby or statehouse policy or activism necessary) If you can’t make this meeting, keep an eye out for the upcoming exciting events that will come out of our planning meeting, and ways to get involved and have your voice heard. (P.S. This planning meeting is rain or shine, as there is […]