Movement Building School is a first of its kind program in Maine to scale up activated young rural Mainers into movement organizing for our future. This program includes 10 training sessions that run from mid September 2023 through mid April 2024 for people ages 17-22 years old. Movement Building School covers organizing skills, understanding systems of oppression such as capitalism, racism, and the patriarchy in our state. This series will dive deep into why we are organizing and why we can win! See below to learn more about the trainings.
Interested in learning more? Email us here: maineyouthpower@gmail.com
Schedule
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October 4th, 2023
Introduce participants to the movement and to each other! Go through the program agenda and familiarize ourselves with Maine Youth Power
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October 18th, 2023
Understand power structures shaping our country & world and how we as young people have the power to make a change.
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November 8th, 2023
Begin to understand the 1% Agenda and Racial Patriarchal Capitalism, and how they relates to building power.
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November 29th, 2023
Ground ourselves in community to bring people together. Center ourselves on the importance of the work we are doing, and recognize the deep need to stay in the movement and not burn out.
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January 10th, 2024
A panel of four young Mainers share stories of being educated in Maine, and what we are missing.
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January 24th, 2024
Learn about how people can make change in our governmental system in Maine, and hear about a case study on how that has happened.
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February 7th, 2024
How to talk to family and friends about issues you care about especially across political lines. Use non-violent communication to have challenging conversations.
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February 28th, 2024
Understand the power of funding in organizing, and how mutual aid interacts with organizing and legislative groups.
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March 13th, 2024
Using digital organizing to build and activate our base.
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Reflect on how Movement Building School went, 2024 voter turnout plan, and how MBS participants fit into that plan.