We are pleased to announce the 2012 GKC Community Conference, to be held on October 20th at BRIDGES. This year’s conference has a unique local focus on the key issues that are most important to our communities in securing lasting peace for all.
Register now! Registration is based on a sliding scale starting at free. Please sign up and attend to change our community.
This is an annual movement building space for activists, organizers, grassroots leaders and people that just want to improve their community and the world to gather in a unique environment that will leave them better equipped and connected to better our community.
The day long conference will be broken into three sessions that will build on one another so that you will leave inspired, connected and ready for action.
- IgniteAction: A series of short, dynamic and engaging presentations on the issues that are most pressing in our community. Each short presentation will be led by an inspiring grassroots leader from the community focusing on the key issues of equality, poverty and homelessness, community led development, immigration reform, healthcare, education reform, and community-police relations.
- Peoples Assembly Forums: Going deeper into the topics that were just presented to develop our own analysis of the issues and collaborate on ways that we can create change. Each session will be led by a panel of organizers working on these critical issues and will feature an open space discussion.
- G.O.T. Power? (Grassroots Organizer Training): Apply the knowledge and analysis around community issues using new skills. Deepen your skills in participatory workshops designed to build upon your knowledge and experience so that you can take effective action. Workshops will include yoga and meditation, creating and working with media, greening your community, nonviolent direct action, embodied activism with Playback Memphis, nonviolent communication, and more.
Take a moment to register for this amazing opportunity. You will leave connected, inspired and already engaged in action.
The Community Conference will be held at the BRIDGES facility (477 N. Fifth St.) and will feature a sliding scale registration fee with no-one turned away for lack of ability to pay. This is a community conference and we are working to make it as accessible as possible to all people in our community.
We look forward to connecting, learning, and working with you to create the peace and justice vision of Dr. King and Gandhi. You can find updated info including the full schedule on our website, www.gandhikingconference.org