CYAN Convergence 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
8:30am - 8:00pm
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06515
This event is being hosted by the Environmental Futurists at SCSU.
Skills Workshops include:
Organizing 101: Intro to Activism
How to form a group and run a meeting
Campaign Planning
Event Planning
Recruitment
Lobbying
Working with the media
Fundraising
Conflict Resolution
Public Speaking
Direct Action
Issue Workshops include:
Global Warming
Racism
Electoral Reform
Sex and the Environment
LGBT Issues
Local Food Production
Recycling and Waste Reduction
Bicycle Advocacy
Pro-Peace (Anti-War) Activism
Immigrant Rights
If you are planning on attending please be sure to register at:
http://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/survey/start?sid=964&cid=173564
Tentative Agenda
8:30 Registration and breakfast
9:00 Welcoming ceremony and introductions
9:30 Group breakouts
10:00 Issue workshop session A (up to 4 concurrent workshops)
11:00 Issue workshop session B (up to 4 concurrent workshops)
12:00 Group breakouts
12:30 Lunch (possibly with speaker)
1:30 Skills workshop session A (up to 4 concurrent workshops)
2:30 Skills workshop session B (up to 4 concurrent workshops)
3:30 Fun activity
5:30 Skills workshop session C (up to 4 concurrent workshops)
6:30 Dinner
7:15 Keynote speaker (To be announced)
8:00 Earth Hour
For more information contact
namdol@greatlandtrust.net
or call 860-853-8059
Connecticut Youth
Activist Network
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