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The Power of Online Spaces in Our Movements

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The Power of Online Spaces in Our Movements

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A 2-hour hands-on workshop designed for facilitators to improve their facilitation of online meetings and gatherings with impactful, generative, and energizing tools.  Participants will gain fundamental design and facilitation skills using principles of popular education - so you can lead online community meetings that deepen connections and move your work forward.

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Dates and Times

There are two date options. When you pre-register please indicate which date(s) you'd be available for. When we reach at least 25 sign-ups for a date we will notify you of the final date and share a link for you to finalize your registration.

  • June 12, 3-5pm ET
  • July 17, 12-2pm ET
Program Full-Description

In the current movement moment, we often need to call our people together to do rapid response, group study, strategy, and mobilization. We know that online meetings are a fast and accessible way to gather, but they don’t need to be chaotic or boring snoozefests. When people show up, be prepared to offer them a space that will build on the momentum that’s already there! This training will help you learn how to design for impactful, generative and energizing online meetings. 

 PeoplesHub trainers will share our methodology, which draws on years of learning and experimentation with building accessible, popular education spaces online.  We’ll dispel common myths about what is and isn’t possible online through interactive practice. 

This training is ideal for:

  • Those looking for more skills to strengthen the depth of their online connections.  
  • Those who feel overwhelmed by the barriers of online events or uncertain of what’s possible
  • Those who are already working online and want to bring the participatory/popular education element to help them move past webinar-type or less participatory spaces
  • Community organizers who want to hold meetings online to be more inclusive to those observing COVID-19 precautions, folks without transportation, caregivers, etc.

Training Outcomes:

Participants will be able to...

  • Identify barriers to positive online experiences and ways to overcome them
  • Understand what makes online learning effective and engaging
  • Apply practices for creating restorative and supportive online spaces
  • Adapt popular in-person facilitation exercises for virtual settings
  • Design online spaces for different event formats
  • Incorporate basic accessibility considerations to make your spaces welcoming to participants

What do you do to prepare?

  • Please choose a location with a strong internet connection, where you are able to share and listen comfortably.
  • You’ll need headphones and a laptop or desktop computer that is capable of video/webcam and with Zoom meetings installed.
  • You cannot do this training on a phone or mobile device!
  • If possible, bring a recent or upbringing presentation from your group to practice with.
  • We will send 2 resources for you to review prior to the workshop

Access:

  • AI captioning will be provided.
  • Access requests, including interpretation and captioners, can be made during registration or by emailing Dustin Gibson at info@peopleshub.org.  Requests for interpreters and captioners that are made less than 48 hours before the event typically are more difficult to meet. We will try and notify you if we cannot secure requested access.

Pre-Registration

The registration link is to pre-register for The Power of Online Spaces in Our Movements. Here's how it works:

  • There are two date options below. When submitting your pre-registration form please indicate which date(s) you'd be available for.
  • When we reach a certain amount of sign-ups for a date, that date will be the date of the workshop.
  • We will then notify you and also send you a link to a web page where you can complete the registration process including payment.
  • Your registration is not confirmed until you submit your registration info and send payment.

Issues with Pre-Registration?

If you have questions about this offering or technical needs registering for this event, please contact registration support.

We recommend you also sign-up for Still Zoomin':

Still Zoomin' in the Current Movement Moment is a hands-on Zoom tech and online accessibility training for community organizers. This workshop prepares folks to provide tech support to your facilitators and your audiences on Zoom. Click Here for more info and to Pre-Register.

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Cost

Choose what to pay, starting at $40. The true cost of this workshop is $100/person.

At PeoplesHub we are committed to communication access, radical hospitality, supporting facilitators, and making our offerings financially accessible.

This sliding scale allows us to continue offering programs like this one and pay trainers, interpreters, captioners, and other support staff a fair wage for their time and expertise. Like you, those who support our trainings work hard for change in their communities and have often developed the knowledge, skill and gifts that they are offering through many unpaid hours — let’s support them to be sustainable in their work and craft!