lpi community org-coalition-building workshop 2010

8/8/2019 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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