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2018 RootSkills Conference

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2018 RootSkills Conference
2018 RootSkills Conference
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Fri, December 07, 2018 @ 08:00 AM — Sat, December 08, 2018 @ 04:30 PM (AST)
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THIS EVENT IS 100% FREE!

The Grassroots Fund is excited to announce the keynote speaker for RootSkills!


Kali Akuno

Cooperation Jackson


Kali Akuno is Co-­Founder and Director of Cooperation Jackson. He served as the Director of Special Projects and External Funding in the Mayoral Administration of the late Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, MS. Kali is also an human rights educator, writer, and an organizer focusing on building organizations and institutions for working class and oppressed communities.


To find out more about Kali and Cooperation Jackson, click here.


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The Grassroots Fund supports change makers who not only experience marginalization but face systemic and structural barriers to traditional funding. We’re investing in individuals, groups and organizations working across a broad range of environmental and social justice issues that traditional funders often overlook. And we encourage them to take creative approaches to challenging existing systems. 


The RootSkills conference is about building networks. We’re strengthening movements by making powerful, intersectional connections between a broad spectrum of participants all working towards a common goal. The Conference agenda and workshop track learning objectives are co-created by a 27-member planning committee. An open call to our networks for workshop sessions has resulted in 33 offerings that are about helping grassroots organizers develop their own solutions to complex environmental and social justice issues that affect where they live. Where Friday focuses on issue area technical sessions, Saturday sessions create space to have process-focused conversations. 


We want your voice, your perspective here! Please join 350 grassroots organizers in Worcester (MA) as we take on a shared responsibility to reduce our impact on the planet and improve the lives of the people who live here. Contribute to identifying, selecting and accessing the specific tools, resources and connections needed to create healthy, sustainable and resilient communities.

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Hogan Center at College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA  USA
Summary Agenda
Friday, December 07
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM to 9:10 AM
Welcoming remarks
9:15 AM to 10:30 AM
Catalyst Conversations
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Climate & Energy 1: Building Community Power for 100% Renewable Energy
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Env Health 1: The Green Amendment - Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Food Systems 1: The New Food Narrative
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Land & Water 1: Exploring Wabanaki Maine History
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Living Economy 1: Solidarity Economy- Building Beyond Capitalism for a Just and Sustainable World
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Zero Waste 1: Zero Waste Strategic Visioning
12:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Lunch & Keynote speaker Kali Akuno
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Climate & Energy 2: Partnerships & Collaborations- How lowering the trust barrier can engage diverse
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Env Health 2: It Takes a Village
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Food Systems 2: New Haven Farms- An innovative approach to community based public health
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Land & Water 2: Mobilizing our forests and reducing our heat trapping emissions to prevent extreme c
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Living Economy 2: Workforce Development as a Tool for Economic and Social Justice
1:45 PM to 3:00 PM
Zero Waste 2: School meals connect communities for for health, education, and environmental sustaina
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Climate & Energy 3: Organizing On the Ground- How local context shapes our work in the energy arena
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Env Health 3: People versus Pipelines
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Food Systems 3: Building a Sustainable Seed Community
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Land & Water 3: Land Trusts- Conservation that Builds Community
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Living Economy 3: Divestin' from Capitalism, Investin' in Ecological Justice- Time Banking 101
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Zero Waste 3: Organizing and Inspiring Zero Waste Events
4:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Mix & Mingle Reception
Saturday, December 08
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM to 9:10 AM
Welcome
9:15 AM to 10:30 AM
Catalyst Conversations
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Communications & Asset Mapping 1: Power Mapping for Policy Change: Methods for Assessing Community R
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Equity & Inclusion FULL DAY SESSION
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Fundraising 1: Be Strategic in Grant Seeking to Succeed
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Group Resilience 1A: Reclaiming Our Roots: Equity and Safety in Movements and Organizations
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Group Resilience 1B: Equity as Practice: Creating a culture of equity in your organization
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Legal Support 1: Corporate Structure Matters
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Young Adult Leaders 1: EmPOWERing Young Environmental Changemakers: Youth Challenging Norms and Buil
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Communications & Asset Mapping 2: Building Power: Harnessing Narrative-based Multi-media Communicati
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Equity & Inclusion FULL DAY SESSION
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Fundraising 2: In/Equity Issues in Fund Development
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Group Resilience 2: Effective and Egalitarian: Governance and Decision Making
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Legal Support 2: Nonprofit Incorporation
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Young Adult Leaders 2: Building Youth POWERRR: A Case Study of the LIPS Leaders Program
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Communications & Asset Mapping 3: Concepts and Skills for Community Outreach and Engagement
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Equity & Inclusion FULL DAY SESSION
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Fundraising 3A: Building and Sustaining a Grassroots Fundraising Base
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Fundraising 3B: Funder Conversation-equity & participatory decision making
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Group Resilience 3: Effective Collaboration- Key Insights and Practices for Social Change Leaders
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Legal Support 3: Pull Up A Chair
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Young Adult Leaders 3: Redefining Leadership: a youth-centered approach
4:10 PM to 4:20 PM
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