Are you an organizer, community leader, or activist looking to engage with your community around deeply polarizing issues? Are you an individual hoping to understand how to have compassionate, non-judgmental conversations across lines of difference? Or, are you someone who’s heard about this thing called “deep canvassing” and you’re curious to learn more?

This information session will cover the core components of deep canvassing and help you decide if our three-day, nine-hour “Deep Canvass 101 Skills Training” is for you. 

Learn and practice how to deep canvass including; script structure, storytelling, compassionate curiosity and assertiveness.

Our ‘Fundamentals of Organizing’ training is a two-part training that is held quarterly and has an emphasis on building relationships grounded in mutual self-interest that balances an expansive sense of how a multiracial democracy should operate and a long-term vision for the world with the realities of building power in the world as it is today.

The Organizer Boot Camp is focused on helping organizers build a powerful base of leaders and move them into action. The goal for all participants to graduate equipped to double their leadership base within three months.

For experienced organizers who are ready to take their leadership to another level. People’s Action Weeklong uses an agitational training methodology combined with introspective political education. We call people into thinking deeply about themselves, their community and their vision, and we push people to make commitments about how they need to show up to make that vision a reality. The outcome is deeper commitment to building power. 

Trainers are the heartbeat of the Training Program. Training for Trainers (T4T) is where we identify and develop Trainers. T4T uses a mix of Plenary Sessions, Demo Sessions and Practice in Small Groups. Because of the coaching-intensive nature of this event, we can accommodate a limited number of participants. We are looking for folks who can make a serious commitment to their capacity as a trainer to develop and enhance local training programs at your organizations.

Base Building & Campaigns Boot Camp is a training series focused on helping organizers build powerful base of leaders and move them into action and the goal for all participants of the Boot Camp to be equipped to double their leadership base. The Boot Camp consists of two training sessions every week and includes homework to build a stronger base and tactics for organizing. This Boot Camp will consist of building your team and finding new leaders in your community to put into action. This is an exciting opportunity for organizers to build their organizations towards a path to power and an opportunity to build a stronger base that wants to win going into 2024 and beyond.