ORGANIZING SCHOOL 101 — January 13 – 31, 2025
Ongoing organizing with membership is critical to your association's capacity for collective action. It's also key when advocating for diversity, equity, inclusion, collegial governance, academic freedom, and other social justice causes. This course looks at how to increase the engagement of your association's members and strengthen your association as a whole.
During this three-week foundational course, you will:
- Assess your association based on an “organizing model” and analyze your workplace
- Identify organic leaders within your association
- Practice the five steps to conducting one-on-one conversations with members
- Develop strategies to move members up the ladder of engagement
- Improve internal, two-way communication strategies within the association
- Create a campaign and an organizing plan
Alongside colleagues from across Canada, participants take three weeks to complete five online learning modules and attend four three-hour webinars, including a welcome webinar at the beginning of the course.
| Date | Time | Event Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 13 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST | Webinar 1 |
| Monday, January 20 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST | Webinar 2 |
| Monday, January 27 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST | Webinar 3 |
| Friday, January 31 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST | Webinar 4 |
| Week of January 13 | Self-guided | Online module 1 |
| Week of January 20 | Self-guided | Online module 2 |
| Week of January 27 | Self-guided | Online module 3–4 |
Participants learn to grow their association’s base of active and engaged members who are willing to organize and take collective action. By practicing the tools and strategies to increase engagement among their members, participants become better equipped to strengthen the power of their association.
Registration — Organizing School 101
- To register, please contact your academic staff association.