Updates - training locations and added film screenings!<br><b><br>Community Non-Violent Direct Action Trainings and film screenings</b><br><br>ALL TRAININGS AND MOVIES ARE <b>FREE</b><br><br>Inspired by the Occupy movement these trainings are part of a community capacity building effort in the <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136)">Boston</span> area. The trainings will be facilitated by members of the <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136)">New England</span>
Trainers Network, Alliance of Community Trainers and the Health
Justice Working Group of Occupy Boston. The aim is to build the skill
sets and confidence of community groups and activists in doing NVDA. Please sign up ahead of time for the trainings to help the trainers plan. <br><br>
Sign up:<br>
Email: <a href="http://us.mc1610.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net" target="_blank"><span>bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net</span></a><br>
Phone: <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136)"><a href="tel:%28617%29%20971-8753" value="+16179718753" target="_blank">(617) 971-8753</a></span><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/NVDAtraining" target="_blank"><span>www.tinyurl.com/NVDAtraining</span></a><br><br>TRAININGS<br><br><b>Thursday December 8th</b> 10am -3:30pm :: Non-violent Direct Action basics, Facilitated by Starhawk - <a href="http://www.starhawk.org/activism/activism.html" target="_blank"><span>http://www.starhawk.org/activism/activism.html</span></a> an amazing organizer and trainer out of the <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136)">Bay Area</span>.<br>
Location: Community Church, <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent">565 Boylston Street, Boston</span><br>
<br><b>Saturday December 10th </b> 1pm 4:00pm <b>*note time change of training*</b> :: Facilitation and Group Process -agendas, running meetings, decision making models, dealing with challenging people and more. <b></b><br>
Location: Community Church, <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent">565 Boylston Street, Boston</span><br><br><b>Saturday December 10th </b> 6pm :: [MOVIE] <font size="2"><b><span style="line-height:115%">We Interrupt this Empire</span></b><span style="line-height:115%"><br>
A film documenting the mass coordinated direct action in San Francisco after
the start of the Iraq war. </span></font><br>Location: Community Church, <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136);background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent">565 Boylston Street, Boston</span><br><br><b>Saturday
December 17th</b> 10am to 5pm :: Non-Violent Direct Action: History,
Street Tactics, Planning, Strategy, Legal, Affinity Groups and More!
Full day training<br>Location: Community Church, 565 Boylston Street, Boston<br><br><b>Saturday
December 17th</b> 5:30pm :: [MOVIE] <font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%"><b>This is What
Democracy Looks Like</b><br>
In 1999 mass demonstrations and coordinated direct actions in Seattle, WA shut
down the WTO ministerial meeting and spring boarded the US anti-globalization
movement. </span></font><br>Location: Community Church, 565 Boylston Street, Boston<br><br><b>Sunday December 18th</b> 12pm 5pm :: Direct Action Strategy and Action Planning Digging a little deeper.<br>Location: TBA<br>
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<b>Monday December 19th</b> 6:30pm :: [MOVIE] <font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%"><b>The Take 6:30</b></span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="line-height:115%">
A film by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klien, The Take is a film about<span> </span>thirty unemployed auto-parts workers who walk
into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave.</span></font><br></p>Location: Community Church, 565 Boylston Street, Boston<br><br>Sign up:<br>
Email: <a href="http://us.mc1610.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net" target="_blank"><span>bostonactiontrainings@riseup.net</span></a><br>Phone: <span style="border-bottom:2px dotted rgb(54,99,136)"><a href="tel:%28617%29%20971-8753" value="+16179718753" target="_blank">(617) 971-8753</a></span><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/NVDAtraining" target="_blank"><span>www.tinyurl.com/NVDAtraining</span></a>