2011 Virginia Organizing Grassroots Gathering 

Gay Community Center of Richmond

1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond, VA  23220

9:30                  Registration begins

Continental breakfast available

10am                  Official Opening of the Gathering

 Welcome

 Small Group Introductions

How do we tell the story of us: Virginia Organizing?

Workshops:

                  Track A: 

What the heck am I doing here?

Description:  a workshop for folks who are very new, may have attended 1-2 activities with VO; talk about building power and our history.

Track B:

Direct Action – Nuts and Bolts of Putting Together Direct Actions

Media – Working with the Media

 Social Security—Myths and Facts

Messaging – How do we shape our values and belief to share with others and how do we respond to all the hype!

                  Economic Justice—Understanding the connections!

Close workshops and invite people to lunch and conversation tables

 Lunch and Conversation tables

                  Set up conversation tables with big signs identifying the topic for each table

1.     NPA Direct Action (in case you missed this)

2.     Messaging

3.     “We’re talking about __________”  (people can identify topics of interest)

Introduction of statewide organizing work

                                                      Message from State Governing Board Chair

                                                      Introductions and acknowledgements

Recognitions of 3 statewide groups:

2:00 pm Speaker of the Day — Wendell Potter

Call to Action, Evaluation, Closing

3:00pm  Journey home