[imc-st.louis] CODEPINK Activist Training Camp for Int'l Women's Day, 2/4 @ Meshuggah's

[ben]

 From St. Louis CODEPINK...

Help plan: International Women's Day Activist Training Camp
Monday, February 4, 2008
4-6pm

at Meshuggahs in U City

More info: codepinkstlouis at yahoo.com

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Activist Training Camp Recipe:
A home-grown favorite for local activists!

Creating a savory, exciting, fulfilling activist training camp is easy 
and fun! We could plan a 3 hour gathering, a day-long retreat, or a 
weekend overnight with an action!

Ingredients needed:

* activists

* Time on International Women's Day

* A friendly space

* Big helpings of ideas and imagination

* Large bowl of practical details

* Spicy pink sauce of humor and fun


Directions:

* Mix together thoroughly a team of 3 time-tested local activists who 
are committed to the local chapter and the causes of CODEPINK!

* Enthusiastically form a plan for the Activist Training Camp: goals, 
outline of training (welcome, workshops, art/talent show, etc.) and 
admin details.

* Select a space (home, community center, YMCA or YWCA) and a time (an 
afternoon, the day of March 8, or the whole weekend of March 8-9).(Optional)

* Fold in trainers or presenters from allied non-profit organizations, 
such as League of Young Voters, Veterans for Peace, the National Lawyers 
Guild, or the American Friends Service Committee.

* Cook up some tasty workshops on topics of interest to our group such 
as media, war tax resistance, outreach to new members, creating visuals, 
voter education, US-Iran relations, Women for Peace in History ~ the 
possibilities are many!

Baking:

*allow ideas rise and bake in your mind

*bring your ideas and good energy to our first meeting and we'll taste 
test our plans!

-- 
Ben West
westbywest at riseup.net
http://savetheinternet.org