December 4-5 Training Weekend

Planning on joining us in the streets at the Deadline for Democracy mobilization on December 7? New to direct action? Looking to brush up your skills? Join us for a weekend-long direct action training December 3-5.

Join us for the entire weekend or drop in on a couple of sessions that you’re excited about! We’re still finalizing the training agenda but sign up here to let us know what you’re excited about learning!

Training location:

Petworth United Methodist Church
32 Grant Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20011

Agenda

Saturday, December 3

• 9am to 12 noon

  • Direct Action Planning:

• Noon - 1pm

  • Lunch! (Make sure to note any dietary restrictions on the registration form below!)

• 1pm - 2pm - Workshop Blocks (Pick one)

  • Health and Safety In the Streets

  • Live Streaming Actions and Events

  • Working Together in Affinity Groups

• 2:15pm - 3:45 pm - Workshop Blocks (Pick One)

  • Working as a Police Liaison

  • Action Media and Communications

• 4pm - 5pm - Workshop Blocks (Pick One)

  • Running Legal Support for Actions

  • Facilitation and Consensus Decision Making

Sunday, December 5

• 9:30am - 10:30am - Workshop Blocks (Pick One)

  • Using ShutDownDC’s Gear! PA Systems, Projectors, Stages, Oh my!

  • Working Together in Affinity Groups (repeat of previous day’s session)

• 10:45am - 11:45am - Workshop Blocks (Pick One)

  • Action Media and Communications (repeat of previous day’s session)

  • Making and using stencils

• 2:30pm - 5pm - Action Prep Meeting

  • Planning on participating in the Deadline for Democracy Action on December 7 but don’t know how to plug in? Join us for the Action Prep Session on Sunday afternoon. We’ll cover:

    • Overview of the action plan

    • Breakout into blockade groups

    • Legal briefings

    • And more!

Register for the Training Weekend!

NOTE: You can take part in this weekend in two ways:

1. If you are interested in deepening your skills in people powered action planning + coordination, or in training or supporting others, and you can commit to attending Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday -- we invite you to apply to be part of the training weekend Cohort. As part of this crew, we will also be supporting you with coaching/mentors/buddy system to build longer term capacity in our local progressive movements.

2. If you are interested/ only available part time over Saturday/Sunday, we invite you to attend any of the sessions that are of interest and fit your schedule that are open to all. A schedule of sessions will come out soon.