Create your Activism Plan
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| Objectives:Objectives Create, refine, clarify and implement your personal activism plan. Develop your campaign strategy in the context of your own specific environment. Set your goals and objectives, understand your civic environment, and learn to develop effective messages and build coalitions. Learn how to handle potential roadblocks, such as dealing with critics, managing your goals and objectives in a changing environment, and staying on message.
Outline: Lesson 1: Introduction Lesson 2: The Building Blocks of an Activism Plan Lesson 3: Prepare Yourself to Lead Lesson 4: Define Your Goals and Objectives Lesson 5: Assess Your Activism Environment Lesson 6: Develop Your Message Lesson 7: Deliver Your Message
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Testimonials from Stephanie and Adel's mentees:
- "My mentor is really excellent, because she’s understanding, well-informed, and aware. She also respects my ideas, communicates with me by e-mail, and provided me with lots of skills and experience." - Omnia, one of Stephanie's mentees
- "I gained new organization skills and learned how to work in an organized, scientific way, and that I should always have back-up plans before beginning anything. I learned a lot about how to do an activism plan that would fit all the information and resources currently available to me, and how to develop it and make it better. My favorite aspect of the mentorship was gaining new, different experience in how to run a successful, effective activism plan. I also liked getting to know some women activists and pioneers, whether trainers or participants. Stephanie Vance was excellent; she presented the material in a simplified way and was very encouraging to us, which helped us be creative and persevere." - Madlen, one of Stephanie's mentees
- "The way I conduct activism changed after I completed the mentorship, as I became more aware of how to organize my thoughts, priorities, and needs, and to define the goal I need to achieve and how to reach it, and how to define the audience I'll address. I've become very passionate, and I feel challenged and able to do a lot to create change in the environment I live in. I've learned new skills that will be useful to me as I work towards my activism goals. And I'll benefit from the experience I gained from the trainers as I implement projects that will benefit and serve my community." - Manal, one of Adel's mentees
- "My mentor was very good, and the program was excellent in every way." - Amani, one of Adel's mentees
Learning options:
- Partner with a Mentor: Work one-on-one with Adel Esmat or Stephanie Vance on a topic of your choice to receive customized feedback as you begin implementing your ideas. You will use our "virtual classroom" from your home computer or one of our regional computer labs for live interaction with your mentor. To express interest in participating in this mentorship, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .