Regional Groups

Third Act Regional Groups

General Description

Lead: Laurel Green. Send an email to Laurel. Click here.
Encourage grassroots organization regionally, or by county, to promote camaraderie and results-focused actions on climate and democracy at the local, statewide, and national level.

Positive Effect on the Climate Crisis and Democracy
Creating and supporting local networks of active TA VT members builds a foundation of active TA VT members who will participate in TA campaigns that take tangible actions to reduce GHG and enhance democracy.

Goals

Establish regional groups in each of Vermont’s 14 counties, or based on logical social geography for that part of the state.

  • Email all TA VT members in the county and invite them to help organize their locale.
  • Members of the Coordinating Committee who are available come to an in person meeting to help launch the Regional Group in coordination with the local leaders.
    The Regional Group selects one or more projects to begin working together and tie in with the statewide organizer.

Support Regional Group leaders.

  • Schedule and lead quarterly meetings for the leaders of Regional Groups. These meetings could include checking in, reports of successes and lessons learned, brainstorming ways to strengthen the Regional Groups in the future.
  • Offer trainings on a particular topic by leaders of TA VT Campaigns

Counties underway or with potential

  • Addison
  • Bennington
  • Caledonia
  • Chittenden County
  • Franklin: Beebe Potter
  • Grand Isle
  • Orange
  • Rutland
  • Washington
  • Windham: John Woodland, Shaun Deane
  • Windsor

Strategies Regional Groups Could Work On
* State legislative agenda, build relationships with members of the legislature, hold constituency meetings with legislators
* Take action locally on Senior to Senior
* Public education related to TA VT campaigns
* Expand Third Act membership

Outreach Possibilities for Regional Groups
* Third Act members not yet active
* Our personal circle of acquaintance who might be interested in Third Act
* senior living facilities
* senior centers
* libraries
* farmers’ markets

Actions (The “Ask” – what we want to be able to tell people what we’re looking for them to do/get involved in)
* reach out to their legislators
* identify potential new members and reach out to them
* Learn about and take part in existing TA campaigns
* identify union members (specific to divestment)

Schedule (timing)
* Fall, 2023 ->
* Recruit leaders for each county, in person meetings by region including Coordinating Committee members
* Schedule and facilitate the first meeting with all regional leaders
* Offer local training related to legislators and upcoming legislative session

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