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Get Out the Vote Workshop

How can you and your neighbors effectively organize to make sure the candidates are embracing your issues? At the GOTV training you will learn how to organize a Get Out The Vote operation in your own neighborhood.

The City of Memphis elections for Mayor, City Council and City Court Clerk are but a few months away and across the city candidates for office are gearing up their campaigns and seeking your support.

  • How can you and your neighbors effectively organize to make sure the candidates are embracing your issues?
  • How can you and your community create your own agenda and how can you and your community turn out the vote to ensure victory?
  • How can you and your community most effectively support the candidate of your choice?

At the GOTV training you will learn how to organize a Get Out The Vote operation in your own neighborhood.

You will receive training in all the basic skills that you will need to be able to effectively..

  • Register Voters
  • Door-To-Door Canvassing
  • Phone Banking
  • Precinct Organizing

Your community’s vote is part of your community’s power. Use it and the candidates will come to you seeking YOUR SUPPORT.

Date: Thursday, July 30th

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Please be on time.
Location: 450 Mulberry St. Memphis, TN 38103  Links Education Center, National Civil Rights Museum. Wheelchair accessible
Cost: $20-$45 Sliding scale.

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For Know Your Rights Theatre, Memphis United collects surveys from over 600 young people

Over this summer, we facilitated 30 Know Your Rights Theatre workshops with hundreds of young people across the city of Memphis.

These free workshops educate young people about their rights and demystify encounters with law enforcement.  By teaching young people how to safely and respectfully interact with police, our programming makes our community safer for both civilians and police.  And unlike traditional education that lectures students but does not engage them, Know Your Rights Theatre lets students participate in the lesson, which makes them want to learn and helps them retain what they learn.

How do we know Know Your Rights Theatre works so well?

We have gathered more than 600 evaluations by young people aged 5-19 who participated in our workshops.

Here are some things young people told us about Know Your Rights Theatre:

— “I liked that the students were able to participate instead of them just lecturing us.”

— “I like the fact that they broke down our rights with a visual.”

— “It was relevant to things happening currently.”

— “It actually showed through skits how we could use our rights.”

— “[I learned] statements such as ‘Am I being detained?’ and ‘I will exercise my right to remain silent.’”

— “It was entertaining, yet educational.”

We hope to expand this programming into the fall.  Please contact us to schedule a workshop for your organization.

Memphis United is a project of the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center.  To sustain our work, please click here. 

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Mark Your Calendars! Summer Public Workshops

Community organizer training is about unveiling the mainstream power dynamics that exist to keep marginalized people “in their place,” and then realizing that we have the power to bring those dynamics into balance.
We can’t and shouldn’t sit back and wait for those in authority to make changes for us. We know best what our communities need. The most powerful and lasting way for change to occur is by doing it ourselves.
Mid-South Peace and Justice Center’s training program,Grassroots Organizer Training for Power, expands our community’s capacity to create social change through building skills in grassroots organizing, providing support to people doing community work, and offering oppression awareness and liberation education.
What can we offer you?
  • Trainings and workshops can be designed specifically for any kind of group in a variety of formats including comprehensive weekend workshops on specific issues and skill sets.
  • Trainings in Spanish are also available upon request. We work and collaborate with bilingual trainers and facilitators.
  • Click HERE to see the wide variety of workshops and trainings we offer.
  • Training and workshop fees are negotiable, scholarships are available, and donations for scholarships are greatly appreciated.

 

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