Looking for Rise for Democracy? Visit risefordemocracy.org to learn more about the in-person teach-in we held on Jan 25th.
TAKE ACTION!
We don’t have kings in America, and we won’t let a handful of billionaires run our country into the ground.
Join the Rise for Freedom coalition for a series of live online trainings intended for in-person groups nationwide for 6-8 weeks. The goal of the training series is to bring people together, grow & strengthen their local networks, and get ready to mobilize to demand democracy in this new challenging environment. Training timeline:
Join the Rise for Freedom coalition for a series of live online trainings intended for in-person groups nationwide for 6-8 weeks. The goal of the training series is to bring people together, grow & strengthen their local networks, and get ready to mobilize to demand democracy in this new challenging environment. Training timeline:
- Thurs. March 27 – First In-Person Meetings & Onboarding for New Folks: Program Orientation & Context Setting, Outreach & Digital Hygiene
- Thurs. April 3 – How did we get here? Intro to organizing under creeping autocracy
- Thurs. April 10 – Building to a critical mass locally (outreach)
- Thurs. April 17 – How to Talk to People You Might Disagree With
- Thurs. April 24 – Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence and Repression
- Thurs. May 1 – BREAK (no training): Find or host a May Day mobilization: may1dayofaction.org (immigration focused) or maydaystrong.org (union led)
- Thurs. May 8 – De-escalation & Advanced Strategic organizing skills
- Thurs. May 15 – Mutual Aid & Structures for Stronger Local Organizing
- Thurs. May 22 – Advanced Organizing Skills: Choosing your Tactics
- Thurs. May 29 – Digital Hygiene for Activists
- Thurs. June 5 – Media Storytelling with a Focus on Broadcast and Social Media
*May wish to do trainings en masse in-person, repeat training series and/or move focus more to mobilizing.
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Why Trainings?
Trainings are critical for our movement because they:
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Engage and recruit more people into the freedom and democracy movement
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Educate and onboard new activists
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Energize large numbers of people for mobilizing and create space for local organizing and planning
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Elevate: train higher skill activists and new and younger movement leadership
This training is for people who love our country and understand the threat of autocracy before us, and want to do something about it. If you’re moderate politically – this is your place! You are welcome and important here. If you’re a pro-democracy conservative – this is your place! You are welcome and important in these trainings. If you’re progressive, this training is for you.
Public Citizen - Women’s March - League of Women Voters US - League of Conservation Voters - Declaration for American Democracy Coalition - Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice - The Workers Circle
Center for Common Ground - Clean Elections Minnesota - Corporate Accountability - Generation Common Good - Lift Our Vote - NAACP - NextGen America - No Voice Unheard - Peace Action
AFGE Local 704
Blue Future
Citizen Action/Illinois
DC Peace Team
Fourth Branch Action
Free Speech TV
Indivisible Hill Country
Indivisible Portola Valley
LWVSECT
Media and Democracy Project
Our Revolution
Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW!
Blue Future
Citizen Action/Illinois
DC Peace Team
Fourth Branch Action
Free Speech TV
Indivisible Hill Country
Indivisible Portola Valley
LWVSECT
Media and Democracy Project
Our Revolution
Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW!
People For the American Way
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Resist United Midwest
Speaking the Key of WE/Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice
Task Force for Democracy
Texans Against Gerrymandering
This Land
#ResistTrump Campaign
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Resist United Midwest
Speaking the Key of WE/Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice
Task Force for Democracy
Texans Against Gerrymandering
This Land
#ResistTrump Campaign