Spring Workshop Series
All classes are in person 7:00 – 8:30 pm
at the Justice Center at All Peoples 4934 Brownsboro Road
(aka, the “farmhouse”)
Enter through the “front” entrance (closest to the church)
Workshop Schedule:
Our advocacy is more meaningful and effective when we first recognize and connect with the humanity and begin by building a relationship with policy makers. Further, our advocacy is more effective when we know and are liked by our policy makers than when we are strangers.
This workshop outlines an approach to advocacy that begins with creating a relationship, recognizing the strategic nature of this kind of relationship.
Meaningful activism starts with defining the impact(s) we seek and then outline what we do in order to achieve these impacts.
This workshop facilitates a process to help advocates and activists develop their capacity to begin with impact.
As advocates and activists, we often lead with our thinking: crafting a political and/or theological analysis, developing a strategic plan, crafting talking points… But we feel the passion, joy, hope, anger, pain, sorrow, grief… that fuels our efforts. We experience injustice in our bodies.
This workshop invites participants to explore these embodied responses and the wisdom that comes from listening to our bodies. Our activism and advocacy becomes more authentic, meaningful, and sustainable when we are more attuned to how we are feeling in the journey.
Seeking a just world is long-term work. The work for justice often feels daunting, difficult and at times impossible. Finding, creating and sustain joy in the struggle is critical to sustaining ourselves and each other, and to sustaining our efforts.
This workshop invites participants to locate where we all find joy (individual and collective) for justice, and encourages us to wallow in this joy. Participants will also learn some habits for finding, creating and sustaining joy.
Our human nature is to be and act in relationship with one another. One aspect of this relationality is to act in solidarity. So by nature, we act in solidarity. If we aren’t paying attention, however, we tend to act in solidarity with people who are similar. Men, by default, act in solidarity with other men; white people, by default, act in solidarity with other white people… It takes intentionality and practice to act in solidarity with others.
This workshop, designed for people of privilege, will define solidarity, and will help participants to develop their confidence and abilities to engage in solidarity with people who are most marginalized and/or impacted.
Cost:
Members and friends of All Peoples congregation may attend free; we ask all others to contribute to the Justice Center @ $25 – 40 per class.
