Fall Workshops and Trainings
After a very productive year of anti-oppression workshops and organizer skill trainings, we are delighted to announce the workshops and trainings for the last months of 2013. Read on for details on Founding and Funding your Grassroots Group Workshop, Media 201, Core Organizer Training, and Training for Social Action Trainers.
We would also like to mention that our last Grassroots Organizer Training for Power in Spanish (G.O.T. Poder) was a complete success! This training, unique in the Mid-South, had 20 participants from different backgrounds and of a range of ages, and had an emphasis on nonviolent direct action. In light the current proposal of the bill for immigration Reform, the Latino community organizers of Tennessee are getting ready to take more drastic actions.
On Wednesday, September 12th, one of G.O.T. Poder’s participants, a long time activist of the Latino community of Memphis and MSPJC board member, Cristina Condori, was arrested in Washington, DC with other 100 women from all over the country. They were part of the nationwide action organized by We Belong Together, urging the house of Representatives to keep families together, stop deportations of fathers, mothers and kids, and pass a fair immigration reform bill.
MSPJC continues offering support and trainings for our communities develop and discover the power we have with in our selves and with each other.
Upcoming Workshops and Trainings
Founding and Funding your Grassroots Group Workshop
Learn the process, skills and actions you can use to found and sustainably fund your grassroots group.
Led by Jacob Flowers
REGISTER NOW Registration online or by phone is required for all workshops.
This session starts with an in-depth look at the mission, vision and values that you are organizing from and ends with concrete actions that you can take to fund your work sustainably over the long term.
Join us to learn how you can found and fund your organizing group to be successful from the beginning.
Date: Saturday, September 21
Time: 2p.m. – 5p.m. Please be on time.
Location: MSPJC, 3573 Southern Ave. Memphis TN 38111 wheelchair accessible
Cost: $20-$45 Sliding scale.
*Limited to the first 18 people who register.
REGISTER NOW Registration online or by phone is required for all workshops.
Some scholarships may be available.
Donations for workshop scholarships gratefully accepted!
For more information call 901-725-4990 or email to gio@midsouthpeace.org
Media 201 Workshop
In this advanced media workshop we will focus on practicing the skills of:
•Media Planning
•Messaging
•Creating talking points
•Pitching your story
•Advanced interviewing techniques.
REGISTER NOW for Media 201 Workshop
Registration online or by phone is required for all workshops.
Date: Saturday, October 26
Time: 2p.m. – 5p.m. Please be on time.
Location: MSPJC, 3573 Southern Ave. Memphis TN 38111 wheelchair accessible
Cost: $20-$45 Sliding scale.
*Limited to the first 18 people who register.
REGISTER NOW for Media 201 Workshop
Registration online or by phone is required for all workshops.
Some scholarships may be available. Donations for workshop scholarships gratefully accepted!
For more information call 901-725-4990 or email to gio@midsouthpeace.org
Core Organizer Training
MSPJC is offering our second weekend Core Organizer Training of 2013 on November 8-10.
The Core Organizer Training teaches participants the foundational skills they need to be effective organizers and win on issues that are important to them.
We train using popular education and integrating experiential education, allowing people to learn in a hands-on, direct manner, while also drawing out the expertise that the individual already has within. The result is a training that is fully interactive and has direct application in each session.
Topics covered include:
Intro to Organizing, Organizing your Community, Campaign Planning, Facilitating Meetings, Media, Transforming Conflict and Nonviolent Direct Action
REGISTER NOW for Core Organizer Training
What: Core Organizer Training. A maximum of 20 people will be trained in order for all to get individual support and for the maximum learning potential for the group.
Where: 3573 Southern Ave. Memphis, TN 38111
When: Friday, November 8: 6-9pm
Saturday, November 9: 9am-5pm
Sunday, November 10: 1-5pm (No partial attendance allowed)
Cost: If your annual income is:
Less than $15,000 You pay: $30
$15,000-$25,000 $50
$25,000-$35,000 $100
$35,000-$45,000 $150
$45,000-$55,000 $225
Over $55,000 $300
Sliding scale based on the individual’s income. If your organization is sending you to the training, use the organizational budget to determine the fee. It costs MSPJC $200 per person to do the training. Fee includes over 15 hours of training, simple snacks and lunch on Saturday, and follow up support from a network of the mid-south best organizers and activists.
REGISTER NOW for Core Organizer Training
Registration online or by phone is required for all trainings. Some scholarships may be available.
Donations for workshop scholarships gratefully accepted!
For more information call 901-725-4990 or email to gio@midsouthpeace.org
Training for Social Action Trainers – TSAT
In collaboration with Training For Change, MSPJC is glad to announce the host of our second TSAT in the Mid-South, to be in December 6, 7 and 8, 2013.
For Registering and more detailed information about this training please visit Training for Social Action Trainers.
G.O.T. Power, a Mid-South Peace and Justice Center’s training program, is committed to building our community’s capacity through building skills in grassroots organizing, providing support to people doing community work and offering anti-oppression and liberation education.
For more information call 901-725-4990 or email to gio@midsouthpeace.org
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