What is Organising?: An exploration of the strategic pillars of community and movement organising through historical case studies.
Community Organising 101
AWETHU School of OrganisingAWETHU School of Organising
Community Organising 101
AWETHU School of Organising is a transformative educational initiative dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through political education and tools for grassroots organising. This course is designed for those who want to get started with or deepen their commitment to community organising in challenging times by returning to the fundamentals, exploring the core principles of effective organising, and gaining practical tools.
‣ Grassroots‣ Community Organising‣ People Power‣ Strategic, Principled & Sustainable Organising
Dates & Times
February 20: 2–4PM EST
February 27: 2–4PM EST
March 6: 2–4PM EST
March 13: 2–4PM EST
March 20: 2–4PM EST
March 27: 2–4PM EST
LocationOnline
Cost$0
Age18+
LanguageEnglish
MaterialsLaptop with Wi-Fi, Notebook, Writing Materials
Accessibility SupportsClosed-Captioning, Advance Access to Materials, Access to Recordings, BSL/ASL on Request
Max Students30
Course Description
This course will comprise facilitated discussions and break out sessions, mini-lectures, and assigned reading. Participants will explore community organising tools and principles and discuss whether and why grassroots organising is the medicine for our times, as well as how we might approach community building and organising in a way that is sustainable and rooted in transformative justice.
Participants will be encouraged to apply all that is explored to their own local organising context and will receive a collection of tools and worksheets to take into their communities. This course will meet for two hours weekly for six consecutive weeks.
Session 1
Session 2
Self-Learning / Reading / Research with assigned materials
Session 3
Principles for Sustainable Organising: A discussion on how to avoid replicating oppressive systems within organising and movement spaces.
Session 4
Organising 101 – Starting from Scratch: An introduction to foundational phases and steps for initiating an organising project, using a current local group as a case study.
Session 5
Self-Study: Participants will research local organising groups or use provided worksheets to envision their organising journey.
Session 6
Closing Session: A space for participants to share their work, receive peer and facilitator feedback, and access additional resources.
Teacher(s)
Jess Mally
Jess Mally (they/she) is a London-based anti-racism and anti-oppression practitioner, consultant, writer, speaker, podcast host, and more. Jess’s work combines all of their skills for the purpose of social change. They hope to use any and all means available to them to tell stories that shape a better world. Jess is the co-founder of the AWETHU School of Organising alongside Mikaela Loach.
www.awethu.co.uk