Be an Electoral Activist

Posted by on July 23, 2004

We’re looking for recent college graduates who are ready to take a Crash Course in Changing America.

The Campaign Institute is a non-partisan effort to train a new generation of electoral activists who care about education, the environment, health care, jobs, global trade, and America’s role in the world, to run and win a new type of campaign: driven by the issues, funded by small donors, and fueled by grassroots activism. The problem with today’s campaigns isn’t who wins and loses. Politics has become more about product marketing and placement than building a constituency for change. Funded by the wealthy and the powerful, shaped by media consultants, most campaigns fail to offer a real vision for change, much less fight for it.

You can watch our short flash movies to see what our political system is cooking up at: http://www.campaigninstitute.org/flash.html

Building on the example of conviction-driven candidates such as the late Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone and Arizona Senator John McCain, the Campaign Institute will teach up to 200 recent college grads how to run grassroots, issue-driven campaigns. After completing the Campaign Institute, campaigners will know key skills for running an effective grassroots campaign. Most important, they’ll learn how to make campaigns address the issues that matter to them. At the end of each session, they’ll meet recruiters from national, state and local issue-groups and campaigns to learn about opportunities to sign on to work as a paid political staffer this fall and beyond.

SESSIONS: August 2-9 in Boston, MA or August 13-15 in Boston, MA – (long weekend session will focus on organizing a successful precinct field operation).

Apply now online or email for more information: [email protected].