We can achieve a world without plastic pollution but we need to build a bigger, more powerful grassroots movement to do it.
How can you help? Just register for the upcoming Beyond Plastics Grassroots Advocacy Training for Local Groups and Affiliates to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.
Join us for a free, two-hour online training designed to give you the knowledge and tools needed to take meaningful local action on plastic pollution. Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your advocacy, this session will provide both context and practical steps for making lasting change — beginning right in your own community.
We will cover the following:
What’s new in Beyond Plastics’ fight against plastic pollution? Get up to speed on the latest research on plastic pollution and learn how to connect it to local organizing and action in your community.
From local action to lasting change: Learn how to organize in your community, recruit volunteers, engage elected officials and the media, and host impactful events—both in-person and online—that inform, inspire, and lead to meaningful policy change.
Explore real-life advocacy campaigns: Get inspired by innovative local campaigns and apply their strategies to lead effective advocacy in your own community.
Explore Your Role in the Movement: Discover how to plug into the Beyond Plastics Network and explore ways to get more involved.
We’ll finish with a practical Q&A and summary to help you take what you’ve learned into your community.
Ready to Get Started?
Please choose the date below that works best for you and click on it to register for the training via Zoom. After you register, check your inbox for a Zoom invitation from beyondplasticszoom@gmail.com and be sure to add it to your calendar.
January 2026
April 2026
July 2026
November 2026
Questions?
Contact Rebecca Martin, director of community partnerships and training, at: rebeccamartin1@bennington.edu
Please note: These trainings are geared toward people in the United States, where Beyond Plastics has deep experience with policy change. People from other countries are welcome to take part, but we most likely will not be able to support you in seeking regulatory change in your own country. We also regret that we cannot offer translation in languages other than Spanish at this time.