Camp Courage: Sign up to participate in our Sacramento training November 7-8
Inspired by the "Camp Obama" trainings that powered neighbor-to-neighbor organizing across America in 2008, Camp Courage is an intensive two-day training designed to teach the principles and skills of community organizing to activists working to restore marriage equality to California.
Drawing on techniques honed for decades by progressive social movements, Camp Courage teaches empowerment, team building, leadership development, and grassroots organizing skills.
Camp Courage is designed primarily for new activists or those who have never engaged with the broader community about marriage equality as well as veteran LGBT activists and allies.
Camp Courage trainings have already been held in Los Angeles, Fresno, Oakland, San Diego and East LA. All five events have received phenomenal reviews from participants, with evaluations averaging 9.06 (on a scale of 1 to 10).
To see highlights of the East Los Angeles training, watch the YouTube video below.
Camp Courage Sacramento -- which will take place on the one-year anniversary of the passage of Prop 8 -- will be an opportunity for activists and organizers to come together, recommit our energies and our talents to the marriage equality movement, and show the nation that we will not rest until all Californians are treated with the equality they deserve.
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WHAT: Camp Courage, for marriage equality activists and organizersCamp Courage will cover basic community and political organizing skills, including:
WHERE: Sacramento (location provided once registration is confirmed)
WHEN: November 7-8, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
RECEPTION: Location TBA
- Finding your voice by telling your “story of self”
- Leadership development
- Principles of successful organizing
- Developing collaboration and building effective teams
- Techniques of voter persuasion
- Organizing a phonebank
- Canvassing
- Tabling
- Throwing house parties
- Online organizing
In addition to providing these essential tools Camp Courage provides a unique opportunity for community members to meet like-minded individuals.
A background in community organizing or an organizational affiliation is not a requirement to attend Camp Courage. The only requirements are energy, commitment, and a desire to broaden your leadership abilities.
Camp Courage is organized by our faculty Torie Osborn, Mike Bonin, and Lisa Powell. Osborn is a senior advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the United Way, and former executive director of the Liberty Hill Foundation and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Bonin is a former regional field organizer for Obama for America, a veteran campaign staffer, and a community activist. Powell is an attorney, longtime trainer, community leader, and co-founder of United Lesbians of African Heritage.
Several amazing organizations will be represented at Camp Courage Sacramento, supporting the event or sending staff to participate or present, including Black Lesbians United, California Faith For Equality, CapPac, The Coffee Garden, Equality Action Now, Equality California, Equal Roots Coalition, The Greens Hotel, Latino Equality Alliance, Marriage Equality USA, McGeorge Lambda Law Students Association, National Union of Healthcare Workers, Outword Magazine, Sacramento Democratic County Committee, Sacramento for Democracy, Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, Sacramento LGBTQI Leadership Coalition, Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays And Lesbians, Sacramento State College Pride Center, Sacramento Stonewall Democratic Club, The 20 Somethings, and various alumni/ae of Obama for America.
Our Sacramento training is one of many planned around the state in 2009 and 2010. If you are interested in our future trainings, please email CampCourage@couragecampaign.org.
If you have any questions, please email: CampCourage@CourageCampaign.org