{"id":59962,"date":"2019-03-15T12:42:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/?page_id=59962"},"modified":"2019-08-19T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T04:01:52","slug":"activity-6-reaching-out-to-local-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-6-reaching-out-to-local-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"GS Post-Program Activity 6: Reaching Out to Local Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-59962\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-59962-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-59962-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-59962-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59962-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_side-navigation panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-side-navigation so-widget-side-navigation-side-navigation-d75171398898-59962\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><section class=\"comp--wrap\">\n  <nav id=\"nav--resource-center\" class=\"nav nav-pills flex-column\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-1-starting-your-service-resume\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 1: Starting Your Service Resume\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-2-out-of-the-box\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 2: Out of the Box\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-3-the-circular-economy\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 3: The Circular Economy\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-4-staying-informed\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 4: Staying Informed\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-5-what-now-returning-from-abroad\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 5: What Now? Returning from Abroad\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-6-reaching-out-to-local-leaders\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 active\">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 6: Reaching Out to Local Leaders\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-7-mapping-out-your-change\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 7: Mapping Out Your Change\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-8-stay-connected\/\" class=\"nav-link mb-3 \">\n              GS Post-Program Activity 8: Stay Connected\n          <\/a>\n\n                    \n                  <\/nav>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59962-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59962-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Global Sustainability Activities \u2013 Post-Program<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Activity 6: Reaching Out to Local Leaders<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59962-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-59962\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/walkingtree.org\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1039-e1551726869570.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/walkingtree.org\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1039-e1551726869570.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/walkingtree.org\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1039-e1551726869570-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/walkingtree.org\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1039-e1551726869570-1024x351.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" title=\"IMG_1039\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59962-0-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><b>How It Works<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This activity teaches a number of important lessons. Here you will look up, find and reach out to their local political representative, conduct independent research on a local issue that you are concerned about in your own community and teach you to think critically about how local government and policy can possibly make a difference in your local environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59962-0-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><b>How You Do It<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First, identify an issue that you are passionate about in your community. This could be the same environmental topic you identified in a previous activity or a new issue that you would like to address.<\/li>\n<li>Either hand write or type a letter to your local legislator regarding this issue. The leader may be a state Senator, Representative, Councilmember, Governor, etc.<\/li>\n<li>This letter could also be written to a business or corporation that affects the environmental issue you feel strongly about. Sometimes writing a big business corporation that relies on youth consumers can be just as powerful, if not more, than writing to politicians!<\/li>\n<li>If needed, use the <em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/walkingtree.org\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSA-POST-Activity-6-Letter-to-Leaders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sample Letter Template<\/a><\/span><\/em>\u00a0to help compose your letter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Take Away Points<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you have come to learn over the course of your program, environmental issues are often complex and require everyone\u2019s cooperation to solve. Reaching out to your local leaders is a great way to make solving these issues a priority in your community and one of the most effective ways to spark positive change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59962-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59962-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59962-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_simple-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-simple-button so-widget-simple-button-simple-button-d75171398898-59962\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"text-left\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-5-what-now-returning-from-abroad\/\"\n    class=\"btn btn-normal btn-primary\"\n    style=\"width: \">\n    Activity 5: Returning from Abroad\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-59962-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59962-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59962-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_simple-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-simple-button so-widget-simple-button-simple-button-d75171398898-59962\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"text-right\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/gsa-portal-post\/activity-7-mapping-out-your-change\/\"\n    class=\"btn btn-normal btn-primary\"\n    style=\"width: \">\n    Activity 7: Mapping Out Your Change\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This activity teaches a number of important lessons. Here you will look up, find and reach out to their local political representative, conduct independent research on a local issue that you are concerned about in your own community and teach you to think critically about how local government and policy can possibly make a difference in your local environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":60020,"parent":60310,"menu_order":87,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59962","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59962\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/60020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walkingtree.org\/wtt-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}