How Do We Get Out of the Bubble?
THIS COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN GERMAN! The multiple crises of the present meet a crisis of the societal left and many social movements. But there are examples that give hope: the successes of the German hospital movement, the successful Berlin referendum by Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen, the Leipzig door-to-door campaign for a left direct mandate, or the election successes of the KPÖ in Graz, Innsbruck, and Salzburg. Many of these examples share an organizing strategy that has enabled movements to empower those affected to organize societal majorities. Organizing is essentially about the question: How do I manage to encourage people to act based on their personal concern? In the course, we want to discuss what organizing is and how we can build majorities for transformative politics in social movements using organizing methods. The goal is to develop concrete ideas on how participants can establish an organizing approach in their political practice.
Modules:
- Origin and History of Organizing
- Why Do We Organize?
- Organizing Methods: From the Organizing Cycle to the One-on-One Conversation
- Story of Self: Why Am I Politically Active?
- How Do I Plan an Organizing Campaign?
This course is for you if ...
- ...you are already organized in a group or a larger context (trade union, party, community center, or self-organization).
- ...you and your organization are considering applying organizing elements in your political practice.
- ...you attend the course together with comrades from your group (individuals are also warmly welcome).
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, we know central elements and steps that are applied within the organizing approach. By completing this course, participants develop concrete ideas on how they can plan, establish, and implement an organizing approach in their political practice.
Trainers
Fabian Hattendorf
Fabian (he) has supported labor struggles in Bavaria and Hanover as an organizer in the German hospital movement. In his master's thesis, he dealt with the potential of organizing for trade unions in Austria. He has been active in the Austrian climate movement for several years, currently in the project "Wir Fahren Gemeinsam" ("We Ride Together")..
Lucie Hammer
Die Linke.SDS
Lucie Hammer studiert Informatik an der Uni Leipzig, unterstützt den Aufbau von politischen Bewegungen und ist Teil des Bundesvorstands von DieLinke.SDS. 2024 war sie im Rahmen des Landtagswahlkampfes als Haustürwahlkämpferin im Team von Nam Duy Nguyen aktiv.
Sasha Josette
Diaspora Alliance & Working Class Climate Alliance
Sasha (she/her) is a political strategist and organiser with over 20 years’ experience in: electoral campaigns, participatory policy, organizing training and curriculum development, organising strategies to challenge the rise of ecofascism, and political education embedded in a practise of collective care and her work is rooted in working class environmentalism. Sasha works for the Diaspora Alliance and is a Co-Director of the WCCA.
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