Camp Wellstone North Carolina

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.