Alumni Network
The graduates of the groundWork Environmental Justice School are a group of inspiring activists. They come from diverse backgrounds and grassroots organisations. They have experienced first-hand the environmental injustices and abuses caused by corporates and governments that affect their communities and livelihoods.
The Alumni Network is a space for the graduates of EJS to connect with each other and keep the struggle alive. groundWork has created a forum on Facebook where all alumni can engage. You can join the group here.
In 2021, as part of the organisation’s ongoing reflection, groundWork conducted a Tracer Study to find out what participants remember about their attendance, what the participants thought was valuable for them and their organisations, as well as any constructive criticisms for groundWork to improve on in order to improve or modify the programme. Click here to access the report.
2019
In 2019, the School was held at Dawn View Christian Centre. The initial intensive three-week residential school ran from 24th of March to 13th of April, and the fourth return week from 28th July to 2nd August.
2019 EJS activists and groundWorkers at Dawn View Christian Centre outside Baynesfield, KwaZulu-Natal
2019 EJS participant, Thando, presenting during the “Mapping Our Worlds” session
groundWork EJS Class of 2019 T-shirt
2022
After a hiatus of three years, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the groundWork Environmental Justice School for activists (EJS) was conducted at Vuleka Centre in Bothas Hill, KwaZulu-Natal.
The initial intensive three-week residential school ran from 21 April to 14 May 2022 and the fourth return week from 8 August to 14 August 2022.
2019
In 2019, the School was held at Dawn View Christian Centre. The initial intensive three-week residential school ran from 24th of March to 13th of April, and the fourth return week from 28th July to 2nd August.
2019 EJS activists and groundWorkers at Dawn View Christian Centre outside Baynesfield, KwaZulu-Natal
2019 EJS participant, Thando, presenting during the “Mapping Our Worlds” session
groundWork EJS Class of 2019 T-shirt
2016
The 2016 Environmental Justice School was held from the 5th of June until the 24th of June at Red Acres.
Graduates of 2016 and groundWorkers at Red Acres
2018
In 2018, the School run for four-weeks and was coordinated in two-phases. The first three-weeks of the School was held at Red Acres, Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal from the 11th of February to the 3rd of March. The comeback week was facilitated at Vuleka Centre, Bothas Hill, KwaZulu-Natal.
EJS 2018 participants at Red Acres, Merrivale, KwaZulu-Natal
2018 activists in session at Vuleka Centre, Bothas Hill, KwaZulu-Natal