Register for the Midwest and Heartland Regional Convergence!

Submitted by Brian Cesarotti on Wed, 01/02/2008 - 01:20.

February 1-3 in Indianapolis, IN at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Registration is $20 at the conference.

Join us for a weekend of skill building, networking with other student and movement leaders, and planning regional Fair Trade strategy!

Learn more about the Fair Trade movement, as well as leadership and organizing skills!

Financial aid for travel and the conference fee is available until January 28th, so register before then!

Housing and breakfasts and lunches will be provided.

 

Schedule 

    Friday

    6:00-9:00pm

    Registration

    6:00-7:30pm

    Ice Breakers

    7:30-8:30pm

    Purpose, Vision, Values

    9:00-11:00pm

    Black Gold Screening

     

    Saturday

    9:00-9:30am

    Breakfast

    9:30-10:00am

    Game - problems in campus organizing

    10:00-11:00am

    Theatre of the Oppressed - campus organizing

    11:00am-1:00pm

    Workshop Block I - campus organizing, media and messaging, recruitment, tabling, fundraising

    1:00-2:00pm

    Lunch

    2:00-4:30pm

    Anti-Oppression Trainings

    4:30-6:30pm

    Workshop Block II - Fair Trade 101, Fair Trade movement, and more!

    6:30-7:30pm

    Dinner on your own

    7:30pm-9:00pm

    Popular Education Games

    9:00pm-12:00am

    Party! or Screening of The Big Sellout

     

    Sunday

    9:00-9:30am

    Breakfast

    9:30-11:30am

    Workshop Block III - facilitation, consensus, popular education, campaign planning, leadership development

    11:30am-12:00pm

    Regional Breakouts

    12:00-1:00pm

    Lunch

    1:00-3:00pm

    Open Space Technology and Closing