Rise As Leaders - 2024 Cohort

Rise As Leaders - EJ Leadership Training

REGISTRATION FOR SPRING HAS CLOSED!

Are you a BIPOC high school or college student who wants to
become more involved in community organizing?

This 7-week workshop is a space for students of color to explore leadership opportunities within the fight for environmental justice. The program will be held at the Beyond Toxics office* in the Eugene/Springfield area. We will also volunteer at a community garden, create a collaborative art piece with a local artist and learn from community partners! Participants will receive a $400 stipend amount.

WORKSHOPS
April 6th - May 18th, 2024
Every Saturday starting at 10am
Length of workshops varies between 2 - 3 hours depending on the workshop

Download the Rise As Leaders flyer (PDF)

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

Train emerging BIPOC leaders in grassroots organizing with an environmental and climate justice lens.

Emphasize the importance of community resilience when standing up against injustice and discrimination.

Empower students to make change and organize in their community.

Create a safe space for students of color to identify and process feelings of overwhelm and anxiety in relation to the climate crisis.

WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR IN A COHORT MEMBER?

High school and college students who identify as a person of color (nonwhite).

Interested in learning from community partners to advance climate and racial justice in their community.

Lives in the Eugene/Springfield area.

REGISTRATION for Spring has closed

We strongly encourage women, immigrants, people with disabilities, low-income, and LGBTQ BIPOC folks to apply.

Download the Rise As Leaders flyer (PDF)

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*The Beyond Toxics office meets ADA accessibility requirements.

For more information, contact Olivia: ofarnham@beyondtoxics.org

Download the flyer (PDF)

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Students in the Rise As Leaders program help harvest vegetables, prepare crops for the winter season, and set up a greenhouse with staff from Huerto de la Familia. Eva, pictured here, finds a carrot during her tenure working in the Spenser Butte Community Garden in the Fall 2023 Cohort group.