Organizing 101: Know Your Rights: A Protest Guide for Activists and Organizers

This blog is part of a larger series called “Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing”  Knowing Your Rights Matters Now More Than Ever Protests and demonstrations are a way people show the powers-that-be they are mighty and deserve to be heard. Throughout history, protests have helped create real change, pushing leaders to make changes that improve people’s lives. But attending a protest can feel uncertain, especially if it’s your first time. To be fully prepared and stay safe, read up on your rights during protests. Knowing-your-rights trainings and educational materials exist…

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What is Organizing? A Beginner’s Guide to Building People Power

Introduction to Organizing Are you the one to gather the friends for a movie night? A birthday dinner? Or even a volunteering event? That’s organizing. If you enjoy getting your friends, families, or coworkers together and you feel impassioned to make a difference in your community, we will walk you through how to use those skills to become a leader and activist within your community.  What is organizing?  Grassroots organizing is connecting people to a shared goal and strategy to build collective power. Power isn’t inherently good or bad—it’s simply…

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