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SEAC -- pronounced "seek," as in "seeking" -- is a student run and student led 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, economical, political and cultural conditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure which threatens these environmental conditions, SEAC works to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels.
Through this united effort, thousands of us have translated our concern into action by sharing resources, building coalitions, and challenging the limited mainstream definition of environmental issues.
SEAC began in the spring of 1988, when students from the University of North Carolina placed a notice in Greenpeace Magazine asking to hear from student environmentalists interested in forming a network. Since then, through campaigns, conferences and a lot of hard work, SEAC has grown to over 1,500 high school and college groups in all fifty states.
Locally, you and your group can work with other youth environmental and social justice activists through a coalition of SEAC groups in your region.
Nationally, SEAC runs an office in Philadelphia (formerly in North Carolina) which provides a number of resources for young environmental and social justice activists including, ranging from publications to skills trainings, to one on one consulting, and on-the-ground campaigns for social change.
For more information on SEAC National, please take the time to browse the SEAC National Web Site. The site has extensive information regarding:
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