Neighbours United is a community-led group initiative dedicated to empowering environmental advocacy, activism, and awareness through community research. We have conversations with people who live in St. John’s and Mount Pearl to learn about our neighbours' perspectives on oil and gas exploration, climate change, and the cost of living while empowering them to share their thoughts, feelings, stories, and make their voices heard. By training volunteers to have non-judgemental conversations with their neighbours we offer the opportunity to learn about our neighbours’ real experiences, develop crucial leadership and communication skills, and learn what it means to be a caring and effective environmental advocate in our own backyard.

Location: St. John's & Mount Pearl

Contact email: jamie@neighboursunited.org

Contact number: 709-746-1469

Website: https://neighboursunited.org/campaign/defend-our-island/ 

Requirements for Volunteering: We encourage volunteers at all levels of experience, and no one is turned away. This position may be of particular interest to individuals with an interest in social research, environmental advocacy, and activism.

Duties of Volunteers: Attending a training session followed by a canvassing session two Saturdays a month. The training takes place indoors with snacks provided and the canvassing is done door-to-door using a well-tested script to talk to local residents of the St. John’s and Mount Pearl areas. There are opportunities for advancement to become a volunteer leader and expand your impact and skill development, as well as a special training series for those interested in becoming community organizers.

Commitment: We hold volunteer training and canvass sessions every other Saturday. These sessions are in-person. Specialized community organizer training workshops occur once every two weeks and are entirely online.

How to apply: Contact Jamie (email and phone listed above) or fill out our application form https://form-can.keela.co/nu-doi-volunteer-application