99% Spring: Direct Action Training (Special Skillshare)

Register at: http://bit.ly/99springsojust

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 6:00 PM

The NonProfit Center

89 South Street, Boston, MA

Free.

Ready to take on big banks and greedy corporations? You'll need the skills to articulate the story of our economy and learn how direct action supports the fight for justice.

Join Socializing for Justice for a special skillshare on Direct Action on April 11th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. There is no charge for this training.

SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work on different issues. We host monthly socials that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a monthly Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity for movement building.

SCHEDULE
6:00PM - this skillshare will start promptly at 6
Bring your own dinner. A microwave and a water cooler is available at the venue.

9:00PM - we expect to go until 9 for this skillshare

Direct Action Training
Join with 100,000 other Americans across the country to learn how to tell the story of what happened to our economy, the history of non-violent direct action, and how to use that knowledge to fight the corrupting influence of big money on our political system. With this 3-hour training you'll be prepared to join dozens of actions taking place in Boston this spring, including a Tax Day Action and a May Day Action.

Join the 99% Spring Movement!
Training has been essential to every change-making movement, and this April 9-15 we’ll walk in the footsteps of history. Can't make the SoJust training? Sign up for one of the many 7-hour or 3-hour trainings in the Greater Boston area: http://moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_i...

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER
Robbie Samuels has extensive community organizing, events logistics and fundraising experience. In 2006 he co-founded Socializing for Justice to build a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based on the philosophy of abundance. He is the Senior Manager of Events and Donor Engagement at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). On the side he offers trainings and consultation to non-profit boards, venture capitalists and grassroots organizers. In 2011, Boston City Council named his birthday, September 16, "Robbie Samuels Day". Learn more about his trainings, including: Art of the Schmooze, Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of Asking, Suicide Prevention Training for Community Leaders, at www.robbiesamuels.com.

*DIRECTIONS: http://bit.ly/tweyZQ
The NonProfit Center is located one block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is accessible through the main lobby to people who have restricted physical abilities.

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SOCIALIZING FOR JUSTICE - http://www.sojust.org
Since 2006, we've been building this great sandbox where we can bring progressives of all stripes together and try out new ideas in this "Movement Moment". Spaces like this are crucial as we start to reframe and build new visions for our movement(s).

With 2000 members and 5 1/2 years of creating a diverse cross-issue community in Boston (115+ events!), Socializing for Justice is the best place to find the great people, organizations and community you're looking for while putting the SOCIAL back in social justice.

YES, WE MEAN YOU. We've got members of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, levels of activism and professions. We hope you see someone like yourself and meet someone you otherwise wouldn't have.

Want to know more about SoJust? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions- http://www.sojust.org/messages/boards/thread/3187615- and past event photos- http://www.sojust.org/photos/!