
BUILDING A BIGGER "WE": ORGANIZING CONVERSATIONS THAT HELP GROW OUR MOVEMENTS
Organizing is about listening to people, identifying what they care about, presenting a vision for what is possible, and moving people to action. It is also about bring in people that don’t agree with us on everything. To build a bigger “we,” we need to identify ways to connect with people across difference, focusing on where there is common ground. This workshop offers an outline and tools for having organizing conversations that move people to collective action.

WHAT TO EXPECT
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1 hour Orientation
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Join us on zoom to meet fellow organizers and members of The OC training team, set learning goals, and make plans for achieving them over the course of our journey together.
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2-3 hours of Self-Paced Learning
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on your own schedule, dig into videos, readings and worksheets to learn the basic concepts. At the end, submit the questions you want to answer, the challenges you are facing, and what you want to practice during the live practice & coaching session.
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2 hour Live Practice Session
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you will practice and strengthen the skills you learned in the previous weeks with feedback from experienced organizers. Be prepared to be on camera, practice, and receive feedback. Having a computer with strong internet connection and the ability to connect to video will ensure the best experience.
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By the end of this workshop you will:
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Learned a template for transformative organizing conversations
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Expanded and refined your toolkit for moving people to action with tools like asking probing questions, identifying self-interest, and deep listening
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Practiced working through the challenges you are facing having 1-1s
This workshop is right for you if:
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you are newer to having one-on-one conversations that attempt to move people to take action, or
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you are more experienced and facing challenges in your organizing conversations
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You are interested in combining independent learning time with group practice
WORKSHOP DATES
Dates are for live sessions with trainers; videos, worksheets and readings will be available in between to explore at your own pace
Want to learn more? Join us for our seasonal Q+A sessions
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Fall 2025 Q&A w/ Spanish Interpretation; Wednesday, August 6th, 12pm - 1pm ET / 9am - 10am PT
Trainers

Eboni Taggart
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Aurora Muñoz
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Cara Tratner
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Christi Clark
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