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LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Issues and Action and Strategic Campaigns
Training for leaders who want to wage and win campaigns that change structures of opportunity.
April 13 and April 15 (Tuesday and Thursday) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Mt Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, 353 S New Rd, Pleasantville, NJ
Building One America and the Coalition Against Racial Exclusion will conduct a four hour training for leaders and organizers to better prepare us for the fight for our children and schools. The training will be held on two evenings for two hours each. Attendees will be asked to attend both. The training will focus on the principles, disciplines, tools of waging and winning a campaign for racial justice and economic opportunity for all.
Some of those principle, disciplines and tools will include:
- Understanding power: In any contest people and organizations must understand both their capacity and their limits as well as the limits and capacities of their adversaries.
- Issues and actions: Understanding the difference between a problem and an issue. Learning how to cut an issue and make it actionable. Learn how to conduct an effective action.
- Strategic Campaign: Here we focus on issue campaigns with larger objectives involving structural social change. Strategic campaigns often have multiple objectives, targets, tactics and allies as well as strategic and organizational goals. It will be important for leaders at all levels to better understand these elements and principles of strategy.
Elements and purpose a power organization: Understanding the key elements of an organization that can fight and win a strategic campaign that changes structures of opportunity. We will spend some time on better preparing ourselves organizationally for a fight including the role of leadership, money, training, information, structure, allies and communication.
The training will take place over two evenings and run for two hours each evening. From 7 PM to 9 PM. There is a $25 fee to cover the costs of the training. Discounts are available for students and affiliated organizations.
- When: April 13 and April 15 (Tuesday and Thursday) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The training will take place in two parts over two evenings and run for two hours each evening. There is a $25 fee to cover the costs of the training. Discounts are available for students and affiliated organizations. It will take place at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Pleasantville, NJ. Attendees are asked to attend both evenings.
- Where: Mt Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, 353 S New Rd, Pleasantville, NJ. Because space is limited, interested individuals must apply and register to participate in this program. Go HERE to register.
Inquire at info@buildingoneamerica.org about congregational, organizational and students or senior discounts.
