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Announcing Camp Wellstone North Carolina!

Camp Wellstone is coming to the Raleigh/Durham area on November 11-13. Camp Wellstone is for anyone interested in:

*Learning new strategies to win on issues
*Helping elect progressive candidates
*Building your leadership and the leadership of others

Camp Wellstone is a dynamic weekend-long training program that teaches progressives how to win on issues and elect good candidates. We use a distinctive approach to politics, based on Paul Wellstone's success at integrating grassroots organizing, electoral organizing, progressive public policy and ethical leadership. Camp Wellstone will begin at 3:00 pm on Friday and run until about 4:00 pm on Sunday.

Camp Wellstone is for anyone interested in gaining valuable skills in effective political action: candidates and those considering a run for office, volunteer and paid campaign workers, and citizen activists involved in community or issue organizing. The program is fast-paced and highly interactive. Sessions are led by grassroots organizers and campaign professionals from across the United States and the local community.

Participants can choose from one of three tracks:

1. Being a Candidate: How to Run and Win the Wellstone Way
This track covers the fundamentals of grassroots political campaigns, successful fundraising, field organizing, budgeting, planning, volunteer coordination, get-out-the-vote and media relations. It focuses on ethical leadership and standing up for a set of values, and is designed to help participants to run and win successful campaigns. We recommend this track for individuals who are now, or who are interested in becoming, candidates for political office.

2. Working on a Campaign: Tools and Tactics for Success
This track also covers the fundamentals of grassroots political campaigns, successful fundraising, field organizing, budgeting, planning, volunteer coordination, get-out-the-vote and media relations from the perspective do those who make it happen. Participants learn the skills that are essential to putting your candidate or local team in the best position to win. We recommend this track for individuals who would like to work in a paid or volunteer capacity in political campaigns.

3. Citizen Activism, Advocacy and Organizing
This track presents ideas, strategies and tactics to strengthen issue-based organizing, as well as to develop the capacity of grassroots leaders. It gives citizen activists the skills to plan and implement successful campaigns, develop a message, build the base, work with volunteers, advocate within legislative bodies and build sustainable organizations. We recommend this for track for individuals who want to more strategically move their issues forward.

The cost is $75 or just $35 for students, low-income, or unemployed participants. If you have questions about the training, contact Sultan Shakir: sultan@grassrootssolutions.com or 202-546-6752.