Think of how much better a place this world would be if young people ran the show. In SEAC, that reality is played out on campuses and in communities on a daily basis through everything from teach-ins to petition drives to regional conferences and benefit concerts. No matter how small the work of your local group may seem, the impact of your grassroots activism knows no boundaries within the SEAC network.

Groups that choose to affiliate with SEAC will sign on to our Anti-Oppression and Non-violence policies as well as receive resources on our national campaigns, including the Campus Climate Challenge. We welcome any group that is fighting the power structures that threaten our environment.

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SEAC Group Membership Benefits

1. A shipment of materials, including SEAC stickers, buttons, pamphlets, and two (2) organizing guides per chapter.
2. Support from Regional Coordinators and Organizers who can provide campaign strategy support, advice, resources, and trainings.
3. Eligibility for internships and positions within SEAC National's leadership, including the National Council and Regional Coordinators program
4. Fundraising assistance from our organizers to fund Speakers Bureau events on your campus or in your community.
5. Receive periodic updates from local SEAC chapters around the country, and from SEAC National.
6. Access to camps, trainings, and materials.
7. Be part of a network with hundreds of other radical youth organizers working for social and environmental justice.
8. Ability to participate in Energy Action Coalition campaigns and initiatives with thousands of youth and students around the country.
9. Get informed, educated, supported, and inspired by our organizers and leaders. Help others do the same.
10. Learn from over 20 years of our organization's history, lessons and experience.
11. Being able to say that you are part of SEAC!

Chapter Requirements

1. Must apply and be chartered by the national organization.
2. Must be registered and in at least monthly contact with the national organization through communication with a Regional Coordinator and/or staff person.
3. Have 10 or more registered members. (see www.seac.org/getinvolved/membership for responsibilities and requirements for individual membership). If you cannot initially meet this requirement, please mention this in your application and request a temporary exception (you will be required to submit an updated chapter roster at a future date).
4. Pay chapter dues, the amount of which is set by the National Council
5. Recognize that grassroots fundraising is vital in order to help SEAC grow and be successful. Chapters are expected to pay chapter dues, participate in at least one SEAC organizational fundraising drive, and to be in contact with SEAC's fundraising coordinator to discuss and plan other fundraising opportunities.
6. Recognize that grassroots fundraising is vital in order to help SEAC grow and be successful. Chapters are expected to participate in at least one SEAC organizational fundraising drive, and to be in contact with SEAC's fundraising coordinator to discuss and plan other fundraising opportunities.
7. Participate in SEAC campaigns and activities; help build the organization by increasing its membership, both numerically and qualitatively by increasing the commitment, knowledge and experience of its members.
8. Submit reports of your work and accomplishments, through written updates, blog posts, and submissions to our magazine, Threshold. Have an understanding of how this work builds SEAC by growing our numbers, exciting our members, and helping to meet SEAC's reporting requirements for our grants and funding sources.
9. Understand the need to support other local chapters in their work and growth to help build SEAC.
10. Resubmit an application yearly with updated contact and campaign information.

Your group's membership allows SEAC to hire organizers and maintain the national office, to develop new materials, to provide resources and organizing assistance to the grassroots, and to increase each activist's ability to use our collective energy more effectively in the struggle for environmental justice and an end to oppression.

If your group has a permanent contact like a faculty advisor or community activist who works with the group, please encourage them to fill out the Individual Member form so we can be sure not to lose touch with your group after you move or graduate.

In order to enhance our power as a youth and student led coalition, SEAC must continue to work as an organized cooperative. Having your group contribute annual SEAC membership dues is one sure way to put your stake in SEAC. Through membership in SEAC, your group can help build our network in a way that will both amplify your efforts in the short term and help to sustain those efforts in the long term by ensuring that future youth and student activists can benefit from what your group does right now.