CALPIRG at UC Santa Cruz

1. Come to one of our upcoming events and volunteer or take action by signing a petition, taking a picture, making a call or other taking some other action.

Check out the Google calendar at the top of this page for a list of upcoming events to volunteer at or participate in.

2. Stop by one of our meetings.

    * Campaign meetings – see the calendar for the schedule of campaign meetings (meet on the 3rd Floor, Student Union-across from the bookstore):

Campaign Coordinators, Interns, volunteers and anyone interested in the campaign get together to plan the campaigns, set priorities, assign roles for the week and make decisions that impact the campaign.  This is the best place to get involved in a specific campaign.  All meetings are open to the UCSC community.

    * Core meetings 7-8PM, Mondays, Office (3rd Floor, Student Union-across from the bookstore):

Where interns and volunteers plan future events, make decisions about campaigns, and give updates on the status of the chapter.  One stop shop for finding out what CALPIRG is up to at UCSC.

    * Intern class 7-8PM, Wednesdays, office (3rd Floor, Student Union-across from the bookstore):

Come learn the skills you need to make in impact on the issues you care about. Interns, volunteers, student groups, and curious folks welcome.

3. Get an internship.

Check out one of our info sessions or email the campus organizer at Carolina@calpirgstudents.org  to find out about how you can get an internship and earn course credit.

Interested in internships, volunteering?  Contact by e-mail/phone, or drop by our office.

3rd Floor Student Union
831-459-4649

Campus Organizer
Carolina Van Horn [carolina@calpirgstudents.org]

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Hallie Kraus

UC Santa Cruz Chapter Chair and Global Warming Solutions Campaign Coordinator

Global Warming Solutions Campaign Meetings: Sundays at 6pm, 3rd floor, Student Union

I'm a sophomore majoring in psychology and minoring in politics, and have been a CALPIRG intern since the first quarter of my freshman year! I'm working on The Global Warming Solutions campaign because I've always been passionate about our environment, but when I came to UCSC I decided I wanted to do something more effective than recycling and taking shorter showers. Being an intern has already given me the means to fight global warming on personal, state wide and national levels. I've done everything from creating a silly video petition parodying "The Sound of Music," to lobbying our Congressional leaders directly in Washington, DC!

I'm most excited about reaching out to the Santa Cruz community this year. We're planning on organizing a CFL lightbulb canvass, educating local elementary school students about ways they can fight global warming, and even asking Mayor Rotkin and Chancellor Blumenthal to support Senator Boxer's climate bill! Come to our Sunday meetings and help us make sure that we solve global warming now.