On September 28-30th, ten grassroots community groups from across the city came together for the Movement Building Training, hosted by MSPJC. This exciting training was facilitated by two national organizations, Center for Community Change and Green for All.
The MSPJC training team worked hard collaborating with them in designing the curriculum to fit the needs of the groups present, and what transpired was a dynamic weekend in which new, powerful connections were made and lots of important internal work was done within each attending organization as well.
Groups had the chance to develop powerful narratives to tell others who they are and why they’re doing the work. They also had an opportunity to do campaign planning and develop an action plan of tactics to reach a specific goal they’re working towards. We also did lots of important big group learning and connecting. Many people present said they had never been in a training before where they felt so much support, like we were a family. Groups present included: Memphis Center for Independent Living/ADAPT, Tennessee Equality Project, Memphis Bus Riders Union, H.O.P.E., Comunidades Unidas, Women’s Action Coalition, Grow Memphis, M3, Change Memphis, Vance Avenue Collaborative, and S.O.L.I.D.S. This was a huge power building opportunity, and we are thrilled that we’re already seeing new collaborations and engagement from many of the groups which were present.