Workshops
Descriptions of workshops taking place at CSTI 2011
Advancing Equity: Beyond Basics for Moving Racial and Gender Justice
-Kalpana Krishnamurthy and Kelley Weigel, Western States Center
Beyond Diversity: Dismantling Racism
-Bob Fulkerson, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada and Kenya Pierce, College of Southern Nevada
Cómo Usar la Educatión Popular Para Organizar a la Comunidad
-Monica Hernandez, Highlander Research and Education Center and Roberto Tijerina
Cross Cultural Organizing
-Monica Hernandez and Elandria Williams, Highlander Research and Education Center
Flash Mobs, Handcuffs, and Successful Campaigns: Direct Action and Civil Disobedience for the Win!
-Nancy Haque and Sarah Howell, Western States Center
Grassroots Fundraising: Show Me the Money!
- Amy Herzfeld, Idaho Human Rights Education Center and Uma Rao, Pride Foundation
Immigration as a Matter of Reproductive Justice
- Stephanie Alvarado and Verónica Bayetti Flores, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
It’s Okay to be Fat: Unpacking Obesity Stigma & Fat Acceptance
- Lesley Kinzel, Blogger and Nancy Haque, Western States Center
Make Yourself Heard: How to be an Effective Spokesperson
-Celia Alario, PR for People & the Planet, Nell Greenburg, Rainforest Action Network
The Movement “Likes” Your Status: Building Online Relationships for Social Justice
-Alejandro Juarez, Basic Rights Oregon
Organizing 101: Strategy and How to Use It (Friday)
-Jen Lleras, Basic Rights Oregon and Aeryca Steinbauer, CAUSA
Organizing 101: Strategy and How to Use It (Sunday)
-Shahid Haque-Hausrath and Olivia Riutta, Montana Women Vote
Personal is Political: Bringing Your Whole Queer-Self to Organizing
-Jordan Garcia, Coloradans for Immigrant Rights, a project of AFSC
REPRESENT! Indigenous Peoples Self-determination and Sovereignty
-Grace Dillon, Portland State University and Robert Kentta, Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Rolling Back Immigration Enforcement: Challenges and Opportunities for Immigrants and Allies
-Laura Rivas and Catherine Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Strategic Planning and Evaluation for the Real World
-Jonathan Poisner, Jonathan Poisner Strategic Consulting
Strong Families
-Moira Bowman, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice and Aimee Santos-Lyons, Western States Center
Supervising for Social Change: Support, Direction and Accountability
-Cliff Jones, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
Tea Parties, “Patriots,” and Militias: Muckraking and Counter-Organizing the Far Right
-Rachel Carroll Rivas and Travis McAdam, Montana Human Rights Network
Theater of the Oppressed: A Tool for Social Change
-Jeannie LaFrance and Terrie Quinteros, Act for Action
Uniting Communities: LGBTQ Equality in Organizations of Color
-Levi Herrera, Mano a Mano and Walidah Imarisha, Western States Center
We Recruit! Building Our Teams to Make Change
-Demi Espinoza and Aubrey Harrison, Basic Rights Oregon