NARAL Training

Oregon NARAL and Students for Choice pro-choice activist training

  • April 20th, 2002

     Students for Choice and Oregon NARAL sponsored a large pro-choice training in the UC. Pro-choice activists from all over Oregon attended different workshops to learn how to organize and engage in activism around reproductive rights issues.

    The training went as follows:

    OREGON NARAL
    APRIL 20TH LEADERSHIP TRAINING
    Willamette University, Salem

    10:00 - 10:25 Registration
    10:30 - 10:55 Welcome
    11:00 - 12:55 Workshop I: Talking About Choice

    Track A: Presenting to Groups
    This workshop is intended for those who would like to become Choice "presenters" at house parties, small meetings of allied organizations, and other audiences. If you have been interested in working on expanding awareness of emergency contraception, becoming involved in our Choice Conversation program, or other situations where you and a partner can lead a Choice presentation, this workshop is for you.
    Track B: Speaking to the Masses
    In this workshop, you'll learn tips and skills for staying on your toes while expanding the pro-choice movement. You'll become a pro at talking about choice in situations ranging from getting out the pro-choice vote, to lobbying your legislator and interacting with the pro-choice and uncertain ("mushy middle") public.
    1:00 - 1:30 Lunch

    1:35 - 2:55 Workshop II: Volunteer Recruitment & Leadership Development

    Track A: Focus on Campus
    Learn how to build your base on campus: everything from recruiting new members, the rules of turnout, how to lead successful events, dealing with anti-choice students, and structures for leadership development.
    Track B: Focus on Community
    Learn about NARAL's principles of grassroots organizing, as well as skills and strategies for building the Choice movement such as volunteer recruitment and leadership development.
    3:00 - 3:45 Caucuses

    Join a caucus of your choice to have an informal discussion with your peers to share challenges, exchange ideas, or simply to make friends with others engaged in similar work. · Students involved with organizing on a campus, or at a school · Activists focused on electoral activism to support the movement · Activists focused on education and outreach to support the movement

    3:50 - 4:00 Closing Comments

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