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Great one-day training in Boston coming up in November! The
application deadline is this Friday by 5 pm. <a
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here</a> -- and read more below.<br>
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style="font-size: large; ">Story-based Strategy: Framing
and Narrative for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Social Change Makers</span></strong></span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Frustrated
with the current terms of the debate around your issue? Is the
right wing meme machine getting you down? Do you want skills
to change the story? Join us!</span></h4>
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style="color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><strong><span
style="font-size: large; "><span style="font-size:
smaller; ">A one-day training for organizers,
communicators & activists<br>
</span></span></strong></span></em></span></span><span
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Thursday, November 10<br>
At the <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.seiu615.org/">SEIU
Building</a>, 26 West Street in Downtown Crossing<br>
Application deadline: Friday, October 21 by 5 pm EST<br>
Notification date: October 28<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5191/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6342">Apply
now</a>.<br>
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padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">“Challenging,
productive, practical.”</p>
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padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 18px; ">“Excellently
executed.”</p>
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style="font-family: Arial;"><em>"The most useful training I've
ever been to."</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span"
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style="font-family: Arial; "><em><br>
smart</em>Meme has trained over 4,000 activists since 2002
and collaborated and consulted with over 150 social change
organizations to apply this framework to critical campaigns.<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial; ">By popular demand, we are
offering a series of 1 day story-based strategy trainings for
strategists, communicators, and organizers in cities around
the country [San Francisco on December 14 and New York City on
January 17]. </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Storytelling
has always been a powerful tool for organizers and movement
builders to name problems, unite constituencies, and mobilize
people towards solutions. Story-based strategy links this
traditional organizing technique with new strategy, training,
and communications methods––like framing and branding-–to give
social change advocates the tools to hone their story,
challenge prevailing cultural narratives, and ultimately win
campaigns on the issues that affect all our lives.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><strong>THE
ONE DAY TRAININGS</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>offer a unique
opportunity to learn basic story-based strategy skills such as
framing, narrative power analysis, and effective message
development. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>smart</em>Meme’s
hands on, multimedia curriculum will help you integrate the
power of storytelling into your organizing and campaign
strategy. Included in the tuition of $250*, participants
receive lunch, training materials, and a copy of smartMeme’s
book<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a
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style="color: rgb(230, 120, 14); text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif; "><span
style="font-family: Arial; ">Re:Imagining Change -- How to
use story-based strategy to win campaigns, build movements,
and change the world.</span></a><span style="font-family:
Arial; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Each of
these workshops will run from 9:30AM-5PM.<span
style="font-weight: bold; "><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
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href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5191/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6342"
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font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif; ">APPLY NOW</a>.</span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial; "><span style="font-size: larger; "><strong><span
style="background-color: lime; "></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-size: larger; "><span
style="font-family: Arial; "><strong>THE 2012<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong><em><strong>ADVANCED
PRACTITIONER’S TRAINING</strong></em></span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will take place near
Boston, MA at the beautiful<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
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style="color: rgb(230, 120, 14); text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif; ">Essex
Conference Center and Retreat</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial; ">from<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u><strong>April
15-19, 2012</strong></u>. Please save the date -
Applications will be opened soon.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">The
Advanced Training is designed as a full immersion 5 day, 4
night residential experience. This training aims to grow the
progressive movement’s network of story-based strategy
practitioners.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial; ">The Advanced Training is for<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>smart</em>Meme
training alumni or practitioners familiar with the story-based
strategy approach, either from attending a training in the
past or partnering directly with<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>smart</em>Meme
through their organization. Folks with this experience will be
prioritized when reviewing applications, but please apply if
you feel this is the right training for you. Space is limited.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 18px;
text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">The
Advanced Training provides deep exposure to<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>smart</em>Meme’s
story-based Strategy curriculum. Participants will learn how
to integrate narrative power analysis into their campaign work
and get hands on experience facilitating story-based strategy
exercises. Intensive team-based simulations provide an
opportunity to apply story-based strategy concepts to current
issues and organizing challenges. This comfortable location,
just north of Boston on the coast, offers a chance to shift
gears and thinking.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Included
in the tuition of $1500* is 4 nights lodging, delicious meals,
and 4 days of intensive facilitated training on story-based
strategy.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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text-align: left; "><big><strong><span style="font-family:
Arial; "><em>*Scholarships may be available for all
trainings. Please do not hesitate to apply. We also
offer discounts if multiple members of an organization
want to attend. </em></span></strong></big><em></em></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; ">For more
information contact:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a
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href="mailto:Danielle@smartmeme.org?subject=smartMeme%20Training"
style="color: rgb(230, 120, 14); text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif; "><span
style="font-family: Arial; ">training@smartmeme.org</span></a></p>
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text-align: left; "><span style="font-family: Arial; "><em>Smart</em>Meme's
training work is made possible through the generous support of<em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>smart</em>Meme’s
member donors</span><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
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font-weight: bold; font-family: sans-serif; "><span
style="color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(LIKE YOU -
Donate now!)</strong></span></a></span><span
style="color: rgb(255, 102, 51); "><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and:
The
Frances Fund, The UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Ben &
Jerry’s Foundation, and the Levinson Foundation. THANK YOU!</span></p>
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