Training for Change Workshops in 2012

WHAT'S NEW AT TRAINING FOR CHANGE?

As the Occupy movement picked up its pace last fall TFC decided to dedicate some staff time to support the growing number of individuals and organizations participating in this movement.  Here's a brief look back at the work we've done over the last few months:

In Philadelphia we organized a 1-day training of trainers that brought Occupy Philadelphia organizers, facilitators and participants together. In Minnesota TFC trainers supported a day long training on facilitation and consensus and led the conversation on diversity in Occupy for Occupy Minneapolis. Alumni from TFC training of trainer workshops have been facilitating GA’s and mini-facilitation trainings with coaching and mentorship of a number of our trainers . In late November TFC trained the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in a non-violent direct action training of trainers for their staff who are involved in Occupy’s across the country. 

In addition to the training work we've done at different Occupy sites, TFC has also participated in a national collaboration with other trainers and working with other training groups like the Ruckus Society to collect resources and help meet the training needs of various occupations.

In this newsletter you'll find some additional resources and articles that reflect some of our thinking about the Occupy movement and new insights we've gained from doing this work over the last few months.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Training for Social Action Trainers
February 17-19, 2012
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

March 16-18, 2012
Washington D.C.

April 20-22, 2012
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Effective Approaches to Working with Groups
March 2-4, 2012
Wallingford, Pennsylvania

Taller Para Talleristas en Acción Social
(Spanish language Training of Trainers)
March 30-April 1, 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota

How to Do Transformational Work
April 10-15, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Whites Confronting Racism
Mary 4-6, 2012

Super-T
June 8-24, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information or to register for these workshops, visit our website, www.trainingforchange.org