Meet Carmen, Onboard Campaign Manager
Carmen (otherwise known as Nautical Goddess) is a very experienced campaigner, having spent 12 years volunteering and working with Greenpeace , in various roles. I asked her to start from the beginning.
“When I was in high school I set up an environmental group and we were sent a message about a youth conference being run by Greenpeace in Wellington. It was during the time of French nuclear testing and about 60 secondary school kids from around the country met to learn about campaigning. She was transfixed (and not just by the campaigning spiel, but more on this later).
The following year, Carmen began university in Auckland, studying environmental science. And she began volunteering in the Greenpeace office; “doing anything I could do really.” But before long, she was doing most of her volunteer work in the actions division. After a couple of years she became Greenpeace New Zealand’s Action Coordinator. Read more »
