Free Organizing and Advocacy Workshop

“Working Locally for Social Change”

presented by

Democracy North Carolina and the League of Women Voters

Do you want to learn how to organize more strategically around issues in your community, work with the media, and lobby your elected officials?

Share lessons learned and network with other activists?

Find out more about voting rights and campaign finance reform efforts underway in NC?

Then you should plan to attend one of Democracy North Carolina and the League of Women Voter's FREE skills-based organizing workshops.

These basic organizing workshops cover organizing fundamentals for anyone wishing to work for change in their communities. While geared towards those just getting started in organizing, previous participants have said that the workshops are also a valuable refresher even for seasoned activists. All participants will receive a 103-page "activist's toolkit" with how-to guides and sample materials that you can adapt to any organizing campaign, as well as materials on organizing around voting rights and campaign finance reform.

In this workshop you will learn to:

• Choose an issue to organize around
• Develop an effective organizing plan based on a power analysis
• Plan and host an educational house party
• Maximize the impact of telephone calls to legislators
• Organize successful accountability sessions with legislators
• Build relationships with local reporters and editorial boards and get positive media coverage on your issue
• Make the links between your issue and money in politics

Fall 2005 workshop dates To Be Announced.

*To try to schedule a workshop in your community, contact Elizabeth Waugh-Stewart toll free at 1-888-687-8683 ext. 17 or elizabethw-s@democracy-nc.org.

To Register or Become a Co-Sponsor:

Call or e-mail Elizabeth Waugh-Stewart toll free at 1-888-687-8683 ext. 17 or elizabethw-s@democracy-nc.org.