How many people does it take to win a campaign?

How many? Heaps.

Rarely can Greenpeace win campaigns alone. It’s the power of acting together that creates positive change. Our power often lies in our ability to act as a catalyst in mobilising others. Without the support of thousands of passionate people who share our vision for a greener world, we could not achieve important changes.

We need you to help us!

Join one of our fabulous groups taking action in various ways and help us win our campaigns. These groups carry out specific tactics and offer different levels of involvement to suit you.

Armchair Activists

• Do what? Respond quickly to current issues and shape public debate. They ensure the green voice is heard in the media, in the online world or by key targets.
• How? Send emails to MPs or companies, write letters to media, use Facebook or Twitter or call talkback radio.
• Suitable for? People who have access to a computer at home or work and who want something that’s easy but effective. Suitable for those who live inside and outside capital cities.
• What will you receive? An Armchair Alert in your email inbox every 1 – 3 weeks with a single call to action. It will also contain tips, interesting articles and a space for you to share your story with other Armchair Activists.

Community Activists

• Do what? Get mobile and spread the word in their community.
• How? Help out at information or market stalls, distribute flyers or posters, collect petition signatures, visit MPs or join in rallies.
• Suitable for? People who like talking to community members, have free time on the weekend or after work and enjoy being outdoors.
• What will you receive? An email newsletter once a month with all the latest opportunities to take action. Occasional one-off emails with a specific opportunity that may be relevant to you.

Office Volunteers

• Do what? Help our daily operations at one of the Greenpeace offices in Sydney, Canberra or Suva.
• How? From working on administration tasks to more strategic campaign work.
• Suitable for? People who can commit to volunteering during office hours on a short-term or ongoing basis. All abilities, including students and seniors, are welcome to apply.
• What will you receive? An email newsletter once a month with all the latest opportunities to take action. Occasional one-off emails with a specific opportunity that may be relevant to you.

Event Fundraisers

• Do what? Get creative and organise or participate in events that raise money for Greenpeace.
• How? Get sponsored to join a fun run, walk or swim, or organise a trivia night, garage sale or cake stall.
• Suitable for? People of any age, including children. Those who want to involve their friends and family in the issues they’re passionate about.
• What will you receive? An email newsletter once a month with all the latest opportunities to take action. Occasional one-off emails with a specific opportunity that may be relevant to you.

Each activist group plays an essential role in winning our campaigns. Join a group and meet like-minded people or grab your friends and family and have fun taking action together.

To join one or more of these groups – click here

To read volunteer profiles – click here

1. EcoAnnie Says:
   August 21st, 2010 at 1:27 am

   I’ve just come back from a wonderful and exhilarating holiday touring around Pilbara. The scenery is beautiful, totally unspoilt and teems with wildlife. When we were there, we also visited the caves to see the famous cave drawings. They’re estimated to be forty thousand years old. Isn’t that wonderful? We were told by the guide that Geologists have found rock shards which they’d determined were brought all the way from Tasmania to Pilbara. Obviously, the caves were holy places to the native Australians. You can still feel an atmosphere as you stand quietly with your eyes shut and open your senses.

   But I’m very concerned maybe even afraid, that such a near mystical place will soon be destroyed by the insatiable hunger of Capitalism. A tribal elder told us they had been approached by a representative of a mining company. Apparently the company was buying up options on the land because large deposits of various metals had been found in the northern part of the blessed land. They wanted the blessing of the tribe in exchange for some thinly disguised bribes. They’re talking about mining a mile wide, thirty feet deep seam that runs across the whole of the north of Pilbara. The proud natives don’t want to sell out but they’ve been beaten down by centuries of oppression and injustice. If only people could see how beautiful a place it is, then the whole thing could be stopped at an early stage. Something must be done.

2. tamara Says:
   August 23rd, 2010 at 9:01 pm

   These Capitalist Miners are raping the Earth. They have no respect for the Aboriginal Dreamtime. We must add our voices to help the proud tribal people. We in the wealthy cities of the world MUST protect Natures resources before it’s too late.