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posted by Natascia Lypny on oct. 3, 2012 - View profile
Halifax
Student Action Day Camp
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Samedi Octobre 13 2012
Learn the skills you need to know to organize in your campus community
- Student loans getting you down?
- Are you having troubles with your landlord? What about your employer?
- Are you concerned about climate change?
- Are you sick of racism, transphobia and sexism at school and work?
Have you ever said to yourself, "Somebody has to do something about that?
Good news: you're somebody and we want to show you how to act on things you care about. So come to the Student Action Day Camp!
It will feature six skill-building workshops and a panel of local young people who've made a difference. Breakfast and lunch will be served, it's free and no prior experience with this stuff is needed!
Workshop samples
- Organizing to Win: How to win elections and maximize turnout at events
- Talking to Strangers: How to engage people in public
- Talking to Media: How to get your message out exactly as you mean it
- Public Speaking: How to speak clearly in public and not be intimidated
- Goals, Strategies and Tactics: How to plan for the long and short term
- Anti-Oppression: Challenging racism, sexism, and other forms of personal and systemic discrimination
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