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It Starts With Faith: Organizing School 2021
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm CT
Aug. 25 and Nov 3.
“It Starts With Faith: Organizing School for Teams”
applications are now open!
When filling out your application, please use these answers:
Congregational Affiliate: UUCBV
I am signing up for Organizing School as a/an: Team, as part of a congregational team.
I am part of the invitational cohort of: I am not part of an invitational cohort.
I am part of a congregational team: General congregational Social Justice task force/ministry.
Does your minister support your representing your congregation in Organizing School? Yes
In two or three sentences, describe the social justice work you individually or your team are currently doing. You can write something like this:
The Confronting Our Racism Group (CORG) feels that race matters in our community and it is time that we have open and truthful conversations about it. We hope to address persistent racial disparities intentionally, explicitly, and comprehensively and to learn from these discussions. The CORG is planning several different forums to effectively engage, sustain and deepen interracial dialogue so that, as a community, we can make changes that will benefit all. The steering committee consists of UUCBV members and representatives from the Brazos Valley African American Museum, The Bryan-College Station Public Library System, and the local BLM-B/CS.
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It Starts With Faith: Organizing School 2021
The Organizing Strategy Team supports faith-aligned groups to empower leaders, provide training, political education and spiritual sustenance to show up to end oppression and build thriving communities. This year's Organizing School for Teams was developed in response to volunteers, State Action Networks, and congregations' desire to deepen organizing skills, develop broader networks of folx doing faith-based organizing, and join in the work of our Side With Love campaign.
We are excited to support 20-30 cohorts for this years organizing school. This program is designed for teams that are currently engaged in social justice work. We are encouraging congregational social justice teams to apply as a cohort. Priority will be given to teams who are based in AZ, FL, GA, KY, MN, NC, PA, TX, and WI. You may apply as an individual. If admitted you will be placed in cohorts based on geographic location. All sessions are recorded and applicants regardless of acceptance into as a cohort, will have access to recorded sessions.
Cohorts will receive up to 10 hours of 1-1 organizing support following the completion of 80% of all sessions. All
Sessions will take place on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm ET/3:30-5:30pm PT between Aug. 25 and Nov 3.
Session 1: Orientation
Session 2: Faithful Social Justice: Telling your story
Session 3: Finding Your Role: Building power in faith organizing
Session 4: Building Organizing Infrastructure: Leadership Development and
Identification
Session 5: Facing Conflict: Covenant & Transformation
Session 6: Building for a liberated future: Campaigns and program design
Session 7: Partnerships in a pandemic and recovery
Session 8: Growing your impact: Tools for evaluation and growth
Session 9: Meet the Moment: Tactics for Mobilizing Supporters and Contesting
Power
Pastor Kiya and I hope many will sign-up for this so we can go through this class as a group.