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NJPIRG at Rutgers-Newark

We're off for summer break but we'll be back on campus in the fall!

In the mean time sign-up for information on our volunteer and internship opportunities next semester and learn more about our campaigns.

We're looking forward to hitting the ground running next year on our fall campaigns, and we hope to see you around!

Campus Volunteer and Internship Opportunities

To find out how to get involved with NJPIRG Student Chapter campaigns on your campus fill out the form below.

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Accomplishments

Here are a few of our accomplishments from this last year. 

Over the course of this year our agenda was packed with public interest campaigns. We're proud of our victories, but more than that, we're as energized and determined as we've ever been to take on serious problems, to push for common sense solutions, and to work with you, our supporters, friends, and allies, toward positive change.

Hunger and Homelessness: We are facing one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Unemployment rates keep going higher and more people are forced into poverty every day. This spring we joined the national Hunger Cleanup, Through our annual Hunger Cleanup 50 students from the Newark campus joined 5,000 students across the country for a day of service in our communities. Together, we raised also raised $3,000 for the Newark Covenant House, Oxfam’s Haiti Relief and national efforts to combat poverty.

More Affordable Higher Education:

In March, President Obama signed the largest student loan bill in history into law. The new law increases financial aid for students by $36 billion, and it won't cost taxpayers a dime because it's funded by cutting wasteful hand-outs to banks and loan companies like Sallie Mae and Citibank. Across the country 10,000 of you called, wrote, emailed, and tweeted your Congressmen asking them to take action. In addition, our DC staff worked tirelessly to bring your message to legislators and their staff.

Global Warming: Building support for global warming solutions.

We're calling on the Senate to build a clean energy economy that will create jobs and enhance America’s national security while protecting the environment. Across the country, we mobilized over 30,000 students and community members to contact their Senators to call for clean, renewable energy and an end to our dependence on oil and coal.  We held events on campus and off to educate thousands of people, resulting in more than 100 news stories about our work.

Reforming the health care system in order to make health care affordable.

Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the insurance industry to stop reform, health insurance reform became law. Our priority has been to make health care affordable. This law takes unprecedented steps to lower costs for families and small businesses, and it prohibits insurers from using pre-existing conditions, errors on forms, and lifetime or yearly caps to drop your coverage or price it out of reach. It also helps young adults – a highly uninsured demographic - by allowing them to stay on their parents’ coverage until age 26.  Here at Rutgers Newark we held a Health Care Forum to educate students on the campus about the realities of reform.  We also collected over 200 petition signatures from students that wanted more affordable Health Care

Contact Info

NJPIRG Campus Organizer:

Jake Shirk
jake@njpirgstudents.org

Energy Service Corps Organizer:

Lyndsey Scofield
lyndsey@njpirgstudents.org


 

Getting Involved

Our local office is located in Room 303 of the Robeson Campus Center. Stop by anytime to find out how to get involved.

You can also fill out the volunteer form, or give us a call at (973) 353-5021. 

This semester, we're working to make a difference on a ton of important issues! In order to accomplish our goals, we need volunteers like you to help us! Here are the campaigns we're working on: 

New Voter's Project- To make sure that politicians are prioritizing the issues that young people care about, we're registering students to vote and encouraging them to participate in this year's local elections. 

Energy Service Corps- We're working to educate and engage the Newark community around energy efficiency so that residents can save energy and money, all while reducing their impact on the environment. 

Global Warming Solutions- We're educating the campus community about the solutions to global warming and mobilizing students to demand strong federal climate legislation this year. 

Hunger & Homelessness- We're planning events to raise money and resources for those in need, volunteering at local food banks, and bringing more attention to the issue of hunger & homelessness. 

Affordable Higher Education- We're working to make higher education more accessible by increasing financial aid and encouraging the use of free open source textbooks. 

Water Watch- We're cleaning up Newark's waterways and educating the campus about water quality issues.

 

Meetings

NJPIRG Core Meetings are Wednesday 2:30-4:50 in HIL 203

Come to discuss & plan upcoming events, learn campaign skills, and get to know other students who care about the same issues you do! 

Chapter Blog - Recent News and Updates • Search

By Patrick Adams - 11/18/2009 My X-perience

By Levia - 11/17/2009 My experience

By Danny Dominguez - 10/27/2009 Energy Assessments & Weatherization

By Jake Shirk - 10/13/2009 We Have A Blog!


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