1. Organizing - Level 2

2. to level two organizing
Welcome
to level two organizing
Introduce ourselves: Nathan, Gretchen and Jesse

3. Organizing Matters! Examples
Milwaukee (Positive)
Port - Saved Middle School Reading Specialist (Positive)
Supreme Court Election (Negative)
LAX JFC/Budget (Difficult to measure)
Gretchen
Nathan
Gretchen and Nathan Jesse
Jesse - Red4Ed May Day Videos. We had a really large turn out of members who participated. We had over 100 videos from members and we had several retired and ally videos submitted as well (including our school board president). These were put out in a Facebook blitz and shared with WEAC. It was obvious that we had community support and we were able to put a little bit of pressure on our representatives as WEAC was dropping videos to key JFC members each day leading up to Evers’ partial veto, but in the end it was still hard to tell what the direct impact was state wide. These videos were also shared with our superintendent and he and our school board president wrote a joint letter to the committee asking them to pass Evers’ full budget.

4. What are the problems that locals are still facing?
What’s not working?
What is working?
Nathan - Last year those of you who were in level one chose an issue to approach. How are we doing on our attempt to complete this goal?

5. Step 1 - Identify Issue: Selection Process
Do you want to: continue with your goal, add, modify, change?
Take a few minutes with your team to prioritize goals you’d like to address

6. Step 2 - Create a Plan Identify Issues Create a Plan
Identifying issues is easy, the rest of the process takes time and energy
Nathan Introduce
Jesse Spreadsheet -- Finished spreadsheet linked to the left. First you need to identify your potential members. Who do you want to recruit? What do you know about them? What school are they at and who is at that school that can help you set up a meeting? Then you need to make contact. Do not do this via , you need to meet them face to face. You can call them and set a time, but as we know, s are easily deleted. If you are not comfortable cold calling, utilize the building representative to help you set up a meeting. Make sure to keep a running record of your meetings with each potential member so that you can remember the conversations you have with them and be prepared for the next contact. You might not get a YES the first time, but you need to keep going back (politely, not pushy) and following up. You will get them to yes eventually! -- Story about lost sheep, Java Vino Card.

7. Step 3 - Develop Materials & Create Contingency Plans
Identify Issues
Create a Plan
Develop materials & contingency
Jesse continue with Spreadsheet
Use/Insert information on the “Hard Questions” - This part Gretchen will jump in for addressing “Hard Questions”

8. Develop materials & contingency Mobilize members & execute plan
Identifying issues is easy, the rest of the process takes time and energy
Identify Issues
Create a Plan
Develop materials & contingency
Mobilize members & execute plan
Spreadsheet
Gretchen - mobilize members and execute plan-(wearing buttons, standing up at work, wearing red, informational pickets, and strikes. Political activities include rallies, lobbying, get out the vote and voter registration drives. (Remember to evaluate your action when done.)Maybe add this from the NEA Trainers Guide on to a slide?? Key Points A good action should be: • Visible and public, so that members are aware of what is taking place and the result.
• Collective, involving as many members as possible. • Confrontational, shifting the balance of power by mobilizing members to challenge the decision-makers who can resolve the problem.
At this point we give them a template and let them go to work

9. Necessary components of a good action
Key Points A good action should be: • Visible and public, so that members are aware of what is taking place and the result.
• Collective, involving as many members as possible. • Confrontational, shifting the balance of power by mobilizing members to challenge the decision-makers who can resolve the problem.
At this point we give them a template and let them go to work

10. Time to
get to work!
Directions for choosing then have them go through the process
Gretchen

11. Thanks! Any questions? You can find me at emailnathanluke@gmail.com