Political Education Facilitation

Posted by on March 19, 2007

Please contact SOUL for more information….

Dear Food Justice Educators & Activists,
I wanted to pass on the application to an upcoming training that can help you learn to facilitate workshops that are educational, grounded in people’s real experiences, and move them towards action. There is an activity designed to help you create workshops on any chosen topic. Have you been wanting to create an interactive workshop such as “racism in the food system” or “who controls the food system?” Wanting tools to lead people through a process to turn their experience into analysis & action? Apply today!
Hope to see you at the training!
Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan

(School of Unity and Liberation) SOUL’s Training for Trainers has returned for Spring 2007! We are hosting a 3-day intensive training on political education facilitation. Please send out broadly to interested folks. Thanks!
NOTE: Application and sliding scale in text below.

3 Day Training for Trainers Workshop
Thursday, April 19th-April 21st, 2007
9:00am-6:00pm each day
Location: TBA

Our people do not learn about our history, our struggles, our communities, and our legacies of resistance. It is our responsibility to teach one another.

Training includes the following topics:
What is facilitation?
The role of the facilitator
Understanding popular education
The workshop process
Workshop intake and assessment
Tailoring curriculum to specific needs
Workshop preparation
Facilitation do’s and don’ts
Types of workshop activities
Using visuals and butcher papers
Dealing with difficult situations
Tools of facilitators
Working with a co-trainer
Developing a personal training style
Deconstructing difficult topics
Curriculum development and documentation
Workshop evaluation
Challenges to facilitating political ed.
Giving task instructions
Hands on facilitation practice

Designed for experienced facilitators who want to improve skills and for beginners who want to develop them.

Each participant will receive SOUL’s NEWLY REVISED Political Education Workshop Manual, SOUL’s Training for Trainers manual, as well as breakfast and lunch for all three days.

This training is limited strictly to 25 people.
A short application is required.

People of color, working class people, women, young people, and LGBTQQ people are especially encouraged to apply.

Training priced on a sliding scale from $140-$690 based on organizations budget or individual income. Please contact SOUL for specifics of fundraising support.

To apply for this training, call 510-451-5466 x 317 or email liz@schoolofunityandliberation.org. Please call early to ensure space.

Applications are due March 19th, 2007.

SOUL is a political education and youth organizing training center. Since 1996, we have trained over 3,500 young people on radical political education and organizer training. We are putting our experience together to help other groups develop their capacity to run political education workshops with their members. The training space is wheelchair accessible.