Community Organizing Skills Training
Community Organizing Skills Training explores with the participants the foundational skills to be organizers and create systematic change in a group or community, keeping nonviolence as a foundation.
This training is fully interactive and has direct application in each session. We train using popular education and integrating experiential education, allowing people to explore in a hands-on, direct manner, while also drawing out the expertise that the individual already has within.
Who should attend this Community Organizer Training?
Experienced and less-experienced organizers, activists, community leaders and any other people who wants to learn what ‘community organizing’ is about.
Topics covered include:
Roles of Social Change, Campaign Planning, Facilitating Meetings, Working with Media and Intro to Nonviolent Direct Action.
Where: 3573 Southern Ave. Memphis TN 38111 - Mid-South Peace and Justice.
When: Friday, December 7: 6-9pm
Saturday, December 8: 9am-5pm
Sunday, December 9: 2-6:30pm
****** 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
$55,000-$65,000 $300
Over $65, 000 $375
Institutional budget over $65, 000 $375
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. Please consider that it costs MSPJC $200+ per person to do the training.
Fee includes 14+ hours of training, simple snacks, light breakfast and lunch on Saturday, materials and follow up support from a network of the mid-south best organizers and activists.
Some scholarships may be available, please request scholarship application by email.
Donations for workshop scholarships gratefully accepted!
Disclosure: If there is a need to cancel registration, the participant must cancel a week in advance of the training in order to receive a full reimbursement. If a participant cancels within 48 hours, the G.O.T. Power Training department will keep 25% of the reimbursement for administrative costs.
Registration online or by phone is required for all trainings.
Find the events on Facebook: www.facebook.com/midsouthpeace
For more information call 901-725-4990,
email to bennett@midsouthpeace.org
Memphis, TN 38111
United States
| If your annual income is: Less than $15,000 | $30.00 |
| If your annual income is: $15,000 - $25,000 | $50.00 |
| If your annual income is: $25,000 - $35,000 | $100.00 |
| If your annual income is: $35,000 - $45,000 | $150.00 |
| If your annual income is: $45,000 - $55,000 | $225.00 |
| If your annual income is: $55,000 - $65,000 | $300.00 |
| If your annual income is over: $65, 000 | $375.00 |
| Organizational budget over $65,000 | $375.00 |