Environmental Studies Department

Beyond the Program

Who is looking after your community? Who is making sure your neighborhood is not being exploited or overused? Involve yourself in the happenings of your community and educate yourself enough to know who the people are that make the decisions. By involving yourself you can be a very powerful individual. Educating yourself about your local government and local organizations can make you a more effective activist. This provides a solid foundation of information to justify your argument or stand on a particular issue. The resources section of this Website is designed to help you effectively voice your opinions allowing politicians and leaders to know you’re watching their actions and concerned with your community.

Ways to Get Involved

You can get involved in your community by attending city council meetings, planning commission meetings, state assembly and senate meetings, by joining committees that deal with issues of concern, by writing letters to leaders and politicians, and by joining organizations which deal with issues of concern. To obtain a list of scheduled meetings you can visit the headquarters of the organization holding the meeting you wish to attend and many organizations provide meeting dates and times on the internet as well.