Training Opportunities
Training is a key part of leadership development, community organizing, and anti-oppression work. UU Mass Action offers trainings in order to support our collective work for justice and liberation. Below is a sampling of some trainings we can offer. Additionally, at our monthly All Network Gatherings there is often a training component on various topics, and we hope you will join us for these! You are welcome to reach out to UU Mass Action staff to request further trainings for your congregation. (We also encourage you to explore becoming a Partner Congregation, which provides even further structure for supporting your congregation through trainings.)
Building a New Way Workshop Series
The Building a New Way Training Series is offered by UU Mass Action to build our skills, political education and campaign knowledge as we continue to live our values in action. Join one or many- we hope it will increase your ability to be in motion for our collective liberation.
If you are interested in learning more about this series and how to bring it to your congregation, contact Claire Müller claire@uumassaction.org
Having Great Meetings
So much of social justice is meetings- and a good meeting can make all the difference. We will draw from our own experience of “bad meetings”, think about anti-racism/anti-sexism/anti-classism in our meetings, as well as share some straight forward tips and how-tos.
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Honing Personal Stories for Activism
Want to know the best way to persuade and connect? It's the oldest of human ways to communicate- STORIES. All too often, we can get caught up in wishing we had the perfect facts and figures- and yet, our ability to share a personal story can be the most powerful of all. Join this workshop to hone a personal story for a campaign you are working on- whether it’s climate justice, indigenous justice, immigrant justice or ending solitary… tapping into your stories will make your social justice work come alive.
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What is Power and Power-Building?
What is your relationship to power? Hate it? Love it? Well, whether you like it or not- it's critical to social justice. Join this discussion to gain clarity, unpack common myths about power, and learn concrete ways to power build. If you have particular needs you’re hoping this workshop will get at, feel free to email claire@uumassaction.org
Turn out training
Do you struggle to recruit people for your events? Does it feel like the same people are the ones taking on responsibilities in your congregation’s justice work? This training will focus on the community organizing framing of turning people out for events in the context of prioritizing a long term relationship building strategy to strengthen your groups.
Reach out to Tali for questions: tsmookler@uumassaction.org.