lpi community org-coalition-building workshop 2010
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The Latino Partnership InitiativeThe Latino Partnership Initiative
Presented by:
Rafael Vega
Bartizan Perspicax Consulting S aturday, January 16, 2010
Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing
&&Coalition Building WorkshopCoalition Building Workshop
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Learning the ROPE SLearning the ROPE SR espect: Everyone and their opinions
O pen-mindedness: L ike a parachute
Participation: GI=GO
E ducate: Each one teach one
Sh are & S upport: S haring is Caring
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Workshop Goal:Workshop Goal:T o impart a basic understanding of t h eimportance of building proactive
coalitions t h at create consensus;promote our ric h diversity, engender respect for one anot h ers culture andspiritual identities; and, give voice to our s h ared social consciousness.
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S ession ObjectivesS ession Objectives
1 : An O verview of t h e Key E lements of Community O rganizing & Coalition Building
2 : An O verview of t h e some useful tools andtec h niques to S uccessful CommunityE ngagement
3 : Praxis T eam Coalition Building E xerciseand Presentation
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ParadigmsParadigms
Group ExerciseGroup Exercise
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PART IPART I
Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing&&
Coalition BuildingCoalition Building
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The process by which people are brought
together to act in common self-interest whereby group objectives transcend theindividuals personal agenda via a shared vision of success born out of common values.
Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing
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K ey Arts of Organizing:K ey Arts of Organizing:R elations h ip Building
Motivating O urselves & O th ers
S trategizing
Moving to Action
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There are three basic types of There are three basic types of Community Organizing Community Organizing 1. grassroots organizing
2 . faith based community organizing
3 . coalition building Additionally, political campaigns often claimth at t h eir door-to-door operations are in fact
an effort to organize t h e community, oftenth ese operations are focused exclusively onvoter identification and turn out or G O TV .
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Common Aspects of Common Aspects of Organized CommunitiesOrganized Communities
O rganized community groupsseek accountability from electedofficials, corporations andinstitutions as well as increaseddirect representation wit h indecision-making bodies andsocial reform.
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K ey Elements to S uccessfulK ey Elements to S uccessfulCommunity Organizing Community Organizing
Ideas
MoneyPeople
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PART IIPART II
S trategies for BuildingS trategies for BuildingS uccessful GrassrootsS uccessful Grassroots
Coalitions for Coalitions for S ustainable ChangeS ustainable Change
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What is a Coalition?What is a Coalition?
A coalition is a group of organizationsor individuals working together for a
common goal; the group builds astrong base of power necessary to dosomething that one organization or
individual could otherwise not doalone.
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Why are Coalitions ImportantWhy are Coalitions Importantto Our Communities?to Our Communities?Coalitions are increasingly
important ve h icles for accomplis h ing positivecommunity c h ange benefiting our
communities in a broader way.
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Why start a coalition?Why start a coalition?T o address an urgent situationT o control t h e future of t h e communityT o increase communication amonggroupsT o launc h community-wide initiativesT o develop and use political cloutT o create long-term, permanent socialch ange
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Who should be part of aWho should be part of acoalition?coalition?
S take h olders
Community opinion leaders
Policy makers
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Barriers to starting a coalitionBarriers to starting a coalitionT urf issues
Bad h istory
Poor links to t h e communityMinimal organizational capacity
Failure to provide and create leaders h ipwith in t h e coalition
T h e costs of working toget h er outweig h th e benefits for many coalition members
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H ow do you start aH ow do you start a
community coalition?community coalition?Put toget h er a core group
Identify t h e most important potentialcoalition members
R ecruit members to t h e coalition
Plan and h old a first meeting
Follow up on t h e first meeting
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D eveloping a CompellingD eveloping a CompellingNarrative and Call to ActionNarrative and Call to Action
F rom Professor Marshall Ganz - Organizing Course, Harvard College
Motivation, Story and Celebration (2006)
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F our Critical Questions:F our Critical Questions:W h o are t h e actors ?
W h at are t h eir interests?
W h at resources do t h ey need to act onth ose interests ?
W h ere can t h ey get t h e power tomobilize and deploy t h ose resources onth eir be h alf ?
From Organizing: People, Power, and Change by Prof. Marshal Ganz, K ennedy S chool 2009
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Why Must We Build BridgesWhy Must We Build BridgesAcross Race, ClassAcross Race, Class
and Ethnicity?and Ethnicity?
T h ere are startling h istorical andempirical similarities between t h estory of t h e A frican American andth e Latino diasporas in t h e U S A .
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M odus VivendiM odus Vivendi
Group ExerciseGroup Exercise
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N eed a break? N eed a break?
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Power ConcedesNothing Without a
Demand; It Never Did and It Never
Will! - F redrick Douglass
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Strategic Planningfor
Successful CommunityE ngagement
P AR T III P AR T III
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Q uick R eview
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D id You Capture K ey Concepts?D id You Capture K ey Concepts?
W h y is important to develop a publicnarrative ?
W h at are t h e elements of t h e publicnarrative ?
W h y is organizing key in politicaleducation and community development ?
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PraxisPraxis
ininCoalition BuildingCoalition Building
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H ousekeeping ItemsH ousekeeping Items
Complete Class E valuation
Clean up work areas Announcements
H ave a good day and gochange the world! - - Gracias! Gracias!
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