Build It Up, West Virginia! Summer Program

In this groundbreaking summer program, West Virginia youth will get the opportunity to work side-by-side with grassroots groups who are pioneering community sustainability projects. These community sustainability projects have crucial political significance, as they are grounded in the idea of transitioning communities that are heavily economically dependent on & impacted by dirty industries to local & healthy economies. All of our site locations are low-income communities, and we are heavily prioritizing the participation of low-income West Virginians through this Program to build a more diverse movement. We are running projects in Charleston (threatened by chemical plants which hold the same chemicals that killed more than ten thousand in Bhopal, India), Beards Fork (which has been economically left behind by the coal industry), and the Coal River Valley (which suffers from high levels of Mountaintop Removal and three dams full of billions of gallons of toxic sludge sitting about the community).

PLEASE Donate to Make This Summer Program a Reality - Every Donation Counts. Be sure to check the "Build It Up, West Virginia!" Summer Program box at the bottom of the donate page - Thank You!

APPLY to be a volunteer in the July 11th - August 2nd session of the Build It Up, WV Summer Program. We will be helping to sell vegetables from the community garden we helped to plant in Fayette County; helping to publicize a Solar Thermal Installation Day in the Coal River Valley; helping to expand a bicycle program in Charleston; and much more (all while have a great time with great people!

Schedule

June 5: Suggested Energy Independence Day in Williamson, WV
June 7 - 13: Southern Appalachian Labor School , Beards Fork, Fayette County
June 13 - 20: Seeds of Unity and Hope for Coal River, Coal River Valley, Boone/Raleigh County
June 21 - 27: Optional: US Social Forum in Detroit (All participants are invited!)
June 28 - July 5: Pedalers' Paradise, Charleston (including July 3 & 4:
Mountain Keepers Music Festival as a mid-way celebration point)
July 5 - 11: Recollect Ourselves, review Our Program, rest
July 11 -18: Southern Appalachian Labor School , Beards Fork, Fayette County
July 18- 25: Seeds of Unity and Hope for Coal River, Coal River Valley, Boone/Raleigh County
July 25 - Aug. 1: Pedalers' Paradise, Charleston
August 4 - 8: Suggested Energy Action Coalition Fall Training in Chicago, IL
August 13 - 15: Suggested Alliance for Appalachia Coalfield Youth Training in Charleston, WV

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Summer Program Brochure is a front & back brochure that outlines our program and is a great way to find out and spread information about our Program

Summer Program One Page Description has all the basic information you'll need about this Program

Funders & Supporters (THANK YOU!)

Americorps VISTA

Coal River Mountain Watch

Energy Action Coalition

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

From Sierra Club

Step By Step

The Student Environmental Action Coalition or SEAC is a student and youth run national network of progressive organizations and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustices through action and education. We define the environment to include the physical, economic, political, and cultural conditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure which threatens these conditions, students in SEAC work to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels.