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How You Can Build a Local CLEA Chapter

Action Steps

1. Review the CLEA web site for information, resources, and examples of other high school chapters.

2. Talk to students or other faculty about the issue and the opportunity to get involved.

3. A faculty advisor is important to support students.

4. Contact CLEA at the School for International Training for support and ideas.

Email: john.ungerleider@sit.edu Phone: 802 258 3334

There are materials such as literature and videos available for you. We can visit your school with students educated in child labor issues that can give a presentation.

5. Call your first meeting. (CLEA can provide a resource packet with sample agendas and presentation materials.)

 

What activities can you do?

Remember that the goal is to educate yourselves, the school, and the community, and take action about the issue.

Education

Start a bulletin board somewhere in the school

Sponsor video presentations

Get speakers

Make posters to put around the school

Talk to social studies teachers about the issues

• Do they include child labor in their courses?

Develop curriculum about child labor and teach in the grade schools and other high school

Establish a study group, educate yourselves about the issues. Use the website for child labor links.

Action

Letters to the editor campaign

Candlelight vigils

Talk to your school board to require them to purchase equipment, soccer balls, uniforms, etc., that is not made with child labor.

Start consumer awareness campaigns.

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