Two Sessions | 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 16 and Wednesday, Sept. 18
| Relational Organizing and the One-on-One Conversation examines how personal relationships and interactions enhance leadership capacity, engage members, and drives successful organizing and contract action campaigns. In this course, we will learn the basic principles of relational organizing, why it is important to leverage strong and weak networking ties, and how to build strong coalitions that drive successful campaigns. We will also delve into the specifics of various 1:1 conversations, including the ISHUAY method of engaging. This course is broken into two parts, and will be delivered through on-line lecture, videos, role-playing activities and group discussions, offering a comprehensive learning experience that provides opportunities for 1:1 conversation skills development. Although not required, there will be several videos we strongly encourage you to watch to prepare for each session to enhance your learning journey. Participants will: Learn basic relational organizing principles, Learn the importance of relational organizing in the workplace and community, Learn how to leverage strong and weak networking ties to build capacity and power, Gain practice experience through case study and interactive exercises. Target audience: This workshop is ideal for union activists, local leaders, committee chairs, building representatives and anyone interested in developing personal relationships and networking strategies that can drive change. Facilitators: IEA UniServ Director Crystal Bush and IEA Organizer Ursula Gruber Location: Zoom |
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