Canvassing & Phonebanking

Case Study: Door-To-Door Canvass In Northwest Indiana

Northwest Indiana has long been one of the most industrialized corridors in the country. The cities of East Chicago, Hammond, and Whiting, situated on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, are dominated by oil refineries, steel mills, and chemical plants. The BP Whiting Refinery, one of the largest in the U.S., anchors the area—bringing jobs, but also frequent accidents, flaring events, and generations of toxic pollution. These communities are known as “sacrifice zones”—bearing disproportionate burdens of fossil fuel pollution and health risks. Blue hydrogen is made from natural gas, with carbon emissions captured and stored underground instead of being released. It requires pipelines to transport both the hydrogen to users and the captured carbon dioxide to storage sites. JTNWI recognized the urgent need for door-to-door education and organizing to counter corporate narratives and ensure residents’ voices were heard. Launched in June 2023, the canvass aimed to educate residents, capture community concerns, and build local leadership around the MachH2 project.

Make Polluters Pay

Let’s make polluters pay. Come hear the playbook on how a diverse coalition in Richmond, California built on decades of community organizing to secure an unprecedented $550 million settlement from Chevron—without even going to the ballot. There are 132 operating US refineries (as of Jan 2024), that have been profiting, extracting from, and polluting our communities for decades. Join our webinar to gain insights and strategies on how to challenge and win against the opposition, including:

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