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Ready to organize for power? From Africa to Asia, people across the regions and their families want a just and sustainable future. To achieve it, we must use non-violent organizing principles and methods passed down from successful anti-colonial and other movements, combined with new digital tactics being used across the globe. We must understand how movements can be built and nurtured.
This training series and support program is for activists and campaigners who want to deepen their ability to lead movements and campaigns for justice.
The program is free to groups of 10+ activists who register together.
1. Training Series for Activists & Campaigners
7-session series online once per week, 2hr/session. Starts March 20, 2025.
Interpretation to French, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, and Urdu.
A “Certificate in Movement-Building” can be earned with completion of assignments related to your activism.
Topics covered, with examples from across Africa and Asia:
- Movement stages and what to expect in each
- Movement ecology: keys to building unity across foundational theories of change
- Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your leadership role
- Tools and practice for strategy development
- Narrative development and storytelling to drive action
- Building a strong activist pipeline – tools and tactics to build and activate a broad base
- Tactics that work when civic space is limited and risk is high
- Combining online and offline tactics strategically
- Activating the diaspora
- Making your movement visible to the media and international community
- Fundraising to sustain our movements
- Personal safety and digital security: the essentials
2. Support for groups of activists
Groups of participants who have successfully completed the program with a high level of involvement will be eligible to apply for a year of free coaching from SMT staff. SMT staff are able to coach in English, French, Swahili and Tagalog.
Language
Most sessions will be instructed in English. Simultaneous interpretation in French, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, and Urdu. We will do our best to make more language access available if at least five groups of activists need it.
Session times:
Sessions held Thursdays from March 20 – May 1, 2025 (12PM Nairobi | 11AM Jo’burg | 9AM Accra | 2PM Karachi | 2.30 PM New Delhi | 4PM Jakarta | 5PM Manila)
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Cost & Registration
Free if registering a group of 10+ activists. Register using the form below in your preferred language once you have a spreadsheet of the 10+ activists who will be participating.
Registration form in English, French, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Urdu.
$300 if registering as an individual.
This program is funded by donations. If you are able to support, please donate here.
In order to support a movement organization learning space, this training is for activists and staff of non-profits. Trainings are not for consultants or agencies.
Please feel welcome to reach out with questions to Joscar Amondi, SMT Africa Movement Support Coordinator, [email protected], OR Mickey Eva, Asia Movement Support Coordinator, [email protected].
Instructor bios:
Instructors will include SMT staff and additional experienced activists from across the regions.