Join the Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers Campaign’s–
Community Leadership Action Program
Are you concerned about increased flooding and polluted waterways in your community? Do you want to help your community solve these problems while enhancing your advocacy and leadership skills and building a network of peers who are making an impact?
Join a network of peers who want to be part of the solution and help lead efforts to solve this critical issue!
Community members from the following municipalities are invited to apply to this spring/summer program:
- Bayonne
- East Newark
- Harrison
- Jersey City
- Kearny
- Newark
- North Bergen
- Paterson
APPLY HERE
Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers (SFSR) Community Leadership Action Program is a five-session cohort-based program that provides grassroots community members and leaders residing in New Jersey’s Combined Sewer System communities with an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of local flooding and combined sewage overflow (CSO) issues, enhance their leadership and advocacy skills, and explore the best ways to take positive action for themselves and their community.
Program Participant Takeaways
- Learn why their neighborhoods are flooding and raw sewage is discharging into waterways.
- Clarify the solutions that will make a difference.
- Discover new ways to advocate and influence decision-makers.
- Build a network of peers advocating for an equitable, sustainable, climate-resilient future.
Planned Session Dates
- Session 1: Saturday, June 28, 10am-1pm (in-person – location TBD)
- Session 2: Thursday, July 17, 6-8pm (virtual)
- Session 3: Thursday, July 31, 6-8pm (virtual)
- Session 4: Thursday, August 7, 6-8pm (virtual)
- Session 5: Saturday, August 16, 10am-1pm (in-person field trip)
Program Testimonials
“I greatly enjoyed the opportunities for networking, brainstorming, and hearing from experts. I think this served as a major education session for community leaders as well.”
“Very engaging! Great speaker choices. Enjoyed the well-rounded topics and the detailed presentations, especially about successful community organizing and ways to participate in influencing the Jersey City council, and promote green infrastructure initiatives around JC.”
“This program allowed me to meet and network with local activists while gaining the knowledge needed to advocate for my neighbors.”
“I found the training super informative and loved all the guest speakers. The facilitator did a great job bringing the entire group together. I left all our meetings feeling empowered and inspired.”
“The program was very educational and well-organized. The cohort was collaborative, and each person brought their invaluable perspective.”
“Very well put together; great mix of people from different communities and clear problem and action plan on fighting it. Educational opportunity for all.”
