SCARBOROUGH IN-PERSON: Organizer Training
Saturday, April 09, 2022
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
550 Markham Rd
Scarborough, ON M1H 2A2
Canada
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
550 Markham Rd
Scarborough, ON M1H 2A2
Canada
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தமிழ் மொழியிலான பயிற்சி பட்டறைக்கு பதிவு செய்ய, இங்கே கிளிக் செய்யவும்
AGENDA:
9:30 am to 10:00 am: Registration and snacks
10:00 am to 12:00 pm: Choose either:
Getting Started: Reviewing the Agenda for Decent Work
- Why decent work is a matter of racial justice?
- Where do our demands come from and why do they matter to our communities?
- Why must we build power and not simply rely on elected representatives to do it for us?
Building our base: Effective outreach and follow-up
- Growing our movement means follow-up.
- Engagement: Building the confidence of new leaders.
- Learning, testing, assessing, and trying again.
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm: Lunch & local keynote speakers
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Choose either:
Busting the Big Business BS
- Dealing with difficult questions from the minimum wage to how we make change.
- Who creates wealth and how do we close the wealth equity gap?
- Common myths about raising the minimum wage.
MPP visits as an organizing strategy
- Demonstrating our power from rallies to phone zaps and from petitions to MPP visits.
- How do we show our power when we meet with MPPs?
- Know Your Rights workshops as organizing strategies to build workers’ confidence in the workplace.
