Today, Environment Texas is teaming up with the Public Interest Network to help build train local volunteers and activists on basic organizing skills, such as recruiting volunteers, working with the media, and building strong coalitions. This training is applicable to people who want to make a difference on a wide range of issues, from health care reform and environmental protection to education reform and immigrant rights.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Activist Workshop in Houston takes place Saturday, Feb. 6, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Texas Southern University campus, Sterling Student Center, room 207.