Camp Courage: Sign up to participate in our San Diego training on April 18-19
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 and Fresno. Both events received phenomenal reviews from participants, with evaluations averaging 9.36 (on a scale of 1 to 10) in Los Angeles and 9.56 in Fresno. To see highlights of the Los Angeles training, watch the YouTube video below.
WHAT: Camp Courage, for marriage equality activists and organizersCamp Courage will cover basic community and political organizing skills, including:
WHERE: San Diego (location address provided after registration is confirmed)
WHEN: Saturday, April 18 (8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.) AND Sunday, April 19 (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
- 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
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 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 founder of United Lesbians of African Heritage.
Our San Diego training is the third of several planned around the state in the coming months. Apply for the Bay Area training here. If you are interested in our future trainings, please email CampCourage@couragecampaign.org.
If you have any questions, please email: CampCourage@CourageCampaign.org